Tibetan Buddhism From The Ground Up

Author : B. Alan Wallace,Steven Wilhelm
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780861717903

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As long as our minds are dominated by the conditions of the external world, we are bound to remain in a state of dissatisfaction, always vulnerable to grief and fear. How then can we develop an inner sense of well-being and redefine our relationship to a world that seems unavoidably painful and unkind? Many have found a practical answer to that question in the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. Here at last is an organized overview of these teachings, beginning with the basic themes of the sutras--the general discourses of the Buddha--and continuing through the esoteric concepts and advanced practices of Tantra. Unlike other introductions to Tibetan Buddhism, this accessible, enjoyable work doesn't stop with theory and history, but relates timeless spiritual principles to the pressing issues of modern life, both in terms of our daily experience and our uniquely Western world view. This fascinating, highly readable book asks neither unquestioning faith nor blind obedience to abstract concepts or religious beliefs. Rather, it challenges us to question and investigate life's issues for ourselves in the light of an ancient and effective approach to the sufferings and joys of the human condition.

Author : Lama Dudjom Dorjee
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781559394208

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Stillness, Insight, and Emptiness by Lama Dudjom Dorjee Pdf

Meditation is the key to meaningful Buddhist practice, but establishing a solid foundation requires skill and sustained effort. In simple and inviting language, this book shows how to develop a successful meditation practice. In Tibetan Buddhism, developing a consistent and sustained meditation practice is the first step toward discerning the true nature of reality as taught by the Buddha. Lama Dudjom Dorjee encapsulates the Buddha's teaching in terms that are accessible and encouraging for beginning meditators, covering topics from establishing a proper meditation posture to realizing the luminous and spacious qualities of the mind. Chapters discuss •The life of the Buddha •The first turning of the wheel of dharma •The four noble truths and the eightfold path •Proper meditation posture •The nine stages of shamatha, or resting the mind •Common obstacles to shamatha and their antidotes •Benefits of developing shamatha •The subsequent stages of practice, including insight/vipashyana meditation and mahamudra

Author : B. Alan Wallace,Steven Wilhelm
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1993-10-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780861710751

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Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up by B. Alan Wallace,Steven Wilhelm Pdf

TIBETAN BUDDHISM FROM THE GROUND UP offers a clear & complete presentation of the main teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, beginning with the basic themes & concluding with the esoteric concepts & advanced practices of Tantra.

Author : Tarthang Tulku
Publisher : Dharma Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : IND:30000036580730

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Reflections of Mind by Tarthang Tulku Pdf

Pioneers in the healing professions offer essays based on personal encounters with Tarthang Tulku.

Author : Khandro
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834825529

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This Precious Life by Khandro Pdf

Using the traditional Tibetan Buddhist framework of the Four Reminders—the preciousness of human birth, the truth of impermanence, the reality of suffering, and the inescapability of karma—Khandro Rinpoche explains why and how we could all better use this short life to pursue a spiritual path and make the world a better place. The book includes contemplative exercises that encourage us to appreciate the tremendous potential of the human body and mind.

Author : Anam Thubten
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834844179

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Into the Haunted Ground by Anam Thubten Pdf

In Into the Haunted Ground, Anam Thubten invites us to embrace every aspect of our lives, from the most difficult to the most joyful. For those of us who feel caught in endless anxious thoughts and stuck in personal relationships, Anam Thubten offers a direct and practical approach to dismantle our conceptual fixations, reveal the deeper habits that motivate us, and step into the immediate open spaciousness that can heal ourselves and the world. Weaving together personal stories with philosophical explanations, Anam Thubten offers swift and straightforward methods to cut through old habits that no longer serve our best interests or reflect our true nature. Suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners alike, this book presents the core lessons of the Tibetan practice of Chöd as a fundamental wisdom that is accessible to any of us willing to enter the “haunted grounds” of our own minds.

Author : Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:69120252

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead by Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz Pdf

Author : Sogyal Rinpoche
Publisher : Random House
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781448116959

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The Tibetan Book Of Living And Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche Pdf

25th Anniversary Edition Over 3 Million Copies Sold 'I couldn't give this book a higher recommendation' BILLY CONNOLLY Written by the Buddhist meditation master and popular international speaker Sogyal Rinpoche, this highly acclaimed book clarifies the majestic vision of life and death that underlies the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. It includes not only a lucid, inspiring and complete introduction to the practice of meditation, but also advice on how to care for the dying with love and compassion, and how to bring them help of a spiritual kind. But there is much more besides in this classic work, which was written to inspire all who read it to begin the journey to enlightenment and so become 'servants of peace'.

Author : Go-rams-pa Bsod-nams-seng-ge,Jose Ignacio Cabezon,Lobsang Dargyay
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780861715237

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Freedom from Extremes by Go-rams-pa Bsod-nams-seng-ge,Jose Ignacio Cabezon,Lobsang Dargyay Pdf

"What is emptiness? This question has preoccupied the greatest minds of India and Tibet for almost two millennia, producing hundreds of volumes by scholars grappling with this question. Differentiating the Views (lTa ba'i shan 'byed), by the fifteenth-century Sakya scholar Goram Sonam Sengge, or Gorampa, is one of the most important expositions of the philosophy of emptiness in all of Tibetan literature, a work esteemed for its conciseness, lucidity, and profundity. So influential is this book that it is taught in Tibet's greatest academic institutions even to the present day. "

Author : Sangharakshita (Bhikshu)
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0904766861

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Tibetan Buddhism by Sangharakshita (Bhikshu) Pdf

'Karma', 'Nirvana', 'Dalai Lama' ...Tibetan Buddhism is becoming increasingly common and fashionable in Western media - but this familiarity can cause its teachings and message to be misunderstood. If we are to truly learn from the rich and noble Tibetan tradition we must look beyond adverts and lifestyle magazines, exotic artifacts and spiritual sound-bites. Sangharakshita is ideally suited as our guide through the vast realm of Tibetan Buddhism, having spent many years in contact with Tibetan lamas of all schools, from whom he received several initiations. This down-to-earth account of the origin and history of Buddhism in Tibet explains the essentials of the tradition and can act as the starting point for our own noble journey.

Author : Sangharakshita
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781909314450

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Tibetan Buddhism by Sangharakshita Pdf

Tibetan Buddhism is becoming increasingly common and fashionable in Western media but this familiarity can cause its teachings and message to be misunderstood. Sangharakshita is ideally suited as our guide through the vast realm of Tibetan Buddhism, having spent many years in contact with Tibetan lamas of all schools, from whom he received several initiations. This down-to-earth account of the origin and history of Buddhism in Tibet explains the essentials of the tradition and can act as the starting point for our own noble journey.

Author : B. Alan Wallace
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781458783899

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The Attention Revolution by B. Alan Wallace Pdf

Shamatha meditation is a method for achieving previously inconceivable levels of concentration. Author B. Alan Wallace, an active participant in the much-publicized dialogues between Buddhists and scholars, has more than 20 years' practice in the discipline, some of it under the guidance of the Dalai Lama. This book is a definitive presentation of his knowledge of shamatha. It is aimed at the contemporary seeker who is distracted and defocused by the dizzying pace of modern life, as well as those suffering from depression and other mental maladies. Beginning by addressing the inherent problems.

Author : Jane E. Caple
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780824878054

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Morality and Monastic Revival in Post-Mao Tibet by Jane E. Caple Pdf

The speed and extent of the Tibetan Buddhist monastic revival make it one of the most extraordinary stories of religious resurgence in post-Mao China. At the end of the 1970s, there were no working monasteries; within a decade, thousands had been reconstructed and repopulated. Most studies have focused on the political challenges facing Tibetan monasteries, emphasizing their relationship to the Chinese state. Yet, in their efforts to revive and develop their institutions, monks have also had to negotiate a rapidly changing society, playing a delicate balancing act fraught with moral dilemma as well as political danger. Drawing on the recent “moral turn” in anthropology, this volume, the first full-length ethnographic study of the subject, explores the social and moral dimensions of monastic revival and reform across a range of Geluk monasteries in northeast Tibet (Amdo/Qinghai Province) from the 1980s on. Author Jane Caple’s analysis shows that ideas and debates about how best to maintain the mundane bases of monastic Buddhism—economy and population—are intermeshed with those concerning the proper role and conduct of monks and the ethics of monastic-lay relations. Facing a shrinking monastic population, monks are grappling with the impacts of secular education, demographic transition, rising living standards, urbanization, and marketization, all of which have driven debates within Buddhism elsewhere and fueled perceptions of monastic decline. Some Tibetans—including monks—are even questioning the “good” of the mass form of monasticism that has been a distinctive feature of Tibetan society for hundreds of years. Given monastic Buddhism’s integral position in Tibetan community life and association with Tibetan identity, Caple argues that its precarity in relation to Tibetan society raises questions about its future that go well beyond the issue of religious freedom.

Author : Patrick French
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-09
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780307548061

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Tibet, Tibet by Patrick French Pdf

At different times in its history Tibet has been renowned for pacifism and martial prowess, enlightenment and cruelty. The Dalai Lama may be the only religious leader who can inspire the devotion of agnostics. Patrick French has been fascinated by Tibet since he was a teenager. He has read its history, agitated for its freedom, and risked arrest to travel through its remote interior. His love and knowledge inform every page of this learned, literate, and impassioned book. Talking with nomads and Buddhist nuns, exiles and collaborators, French portrays a nation demoralized by a half-century of Chinese occupation and forced to depend on the patronage of Western dilettantes. He demolishes many of the myths accruing to Tibet–including those centering around the radiant figure of the Dalai Lama. Combining the best of history, travel writing, and memoir, Tibet, Tibet is a work of extraordinary power and insight.

Author : Harvey Aronson
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-10
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0834823527

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Buddhist Practice on Western Ground by Harvey Aronson Pdf

This is the first book to offer Buddhist meditators a comprehensive and sympathetic examination of the differences between Asian and Western cultural and spiritual values. Harvey B. Aronson presents a constructive and practical assessment of common conflicts experienced by Westerners who look to Eastern spiritual traditions for guidance and support—and find themselves confused or disappointed. Issues addressed include: • Our cultural belief that anger should not be suppressed versus the Buddhist teaching to counter anger and hatred • Our psychotherapists' advice that attachment is the basis for healthy personal development and supportive relationships versus the Buddhist condemnation of attachments as the source of suffering • Our culture's emphasis on individuality versus the Asian emphasis on interdependence and fulfillment of duties, and the Buddhist teachings on no-self, or egolessness