Mind Training/Lojong
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BUDDHISM WITH AN ATTITUDE: The Tibetan Seven-Point Mind Training by B. Alan Wallace Cloth at the Paper Price. 288 pp., cloth. #BUAT - regular price $ 21.95 Our Price $13.61 Published by Snow Lion "Readers who put the advice this book contains into practice may indeed transform their minds and achieve a sense of inner peace, the key to greater peace and happiness within and in the world at large."--The Dalai Lama More ... | |
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by B. Alan Wallace 288 pp., paperback. (See description above.) #BUATPP - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 Published by Snow Lion | |
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COMPASSIONATE ACTION by Chatral Rinpoche, ed., intro. & annotated by Zach Larson 160 pages, including 16 pages of photos, mostly color (27 photos). #COAC - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 Published by Snow Lion Chatral Rinpoche, the quintessential "hidden yogi," has been a legend in the Himalayan region for the past seventy years. Although he has never traveled to the West, his amazing story and teachings have gradually been infiltrating the Western Buddhist consciousness since Father Thomas Merton first met him in 1968 and famously remarked that he was "the greatest man I ever met." More ... | |
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EIGHT VERSES FOR TRAINING THE MIND by Geshe Sonam Rinchen, trans. & ed. by Ruth Sonam 112 pp. #EIVE2E - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 Published by Snow Lion How do we free ourselves from the demon of self-concern? These instructions are found in Eight Verses for Training the Mind, one of the most important texts from a genre of Tibetan spiritual writings known as lojong(literally "mind training"). The root text was written by the eleventh-century meditator Langritangpa. His Holiness the Dalai Lama refers to this work as one of the main sources of his own inspiration and includes it in his daily meditations. "Among the many brilliant texts that Geshe Sonam Rinchen and Ruth Sonam have produced, this one explains in clear terms how to implement the essential practices of compassion, which are so difficult to integrate into one's daily life. What a treasure!"--Jeffrey Hopkins, author of Cultivating Compassion and Emptiness YogaMore ... | |
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ENLIGHTENED COURAGE: An Explanation of the Seven-Point Mind Training by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, translated by The Padmakara Translation Group 140 pp. #ENCO2 - regular price $ 15.95 Our Price $12.76 Published by Snow Lion Highly respected by thousands of students throughout the world, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was one of the foremost poets, scholars, philosophers, and meditation masters of our time. Here he speaks frankly from his heart, drawing on his own life-long experience. More ... | |
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GEMS OF WISDOM FROM THE SEVENTH DALAI LAMA by Glenn Mullin. 171 pp. #GEWISE - regular price $ 15.95 Our Price $7.97 Published by Snow Lion The Seventh Dalai Lama was one of the most beloved Buddhist masters--he had an outrageous sense of humor which found its way into his spiritual compositions. His popular Gems of Wisdom contains spontaneous verses employing earthy metaphors to illustrate key points--he uses metaphors like farts, body odor, slimy monsters and mindless lunatics to present the teachings. Simple yet direct his language captures the spirituality of his vision while avoiding religiosity. Here are Buddha's teachings in the context of mind training. Mullin translates and comments on the quintessential meanings of the Seventh's verses. More ... | |
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LIGHTING THE WAY by the Dalai Lama 148 pp. #LIWA - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $7.47 Published by Snow Lion This concise and extremely accessible presentation shows how to apply Buddhist principles in our lives. More ... | |
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MIND TRAINING by Ringu Tulku 160 pp., paper, pocket size, 4.5" x 6.5". #MITRRI - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 Published by Snow Lion This small, accessible book contains the essence of the Seven-Point Mind Training, expressed in the intimate, colloquial style that distinguishes Ringu Tulku's teachings. The Seven-Point Mind Training, a lojong practice, assumes no prior special training or preparation. It does not require practitioners to enter seclusion or change the way they live their lives. It asks that they examine their relationships with all those around them, and to make a strong determination to become enlightened for others' sake rather than for their own. It gives instructions for tonglen, breathing practice that ties the concepts of lojong to the physical act of breathing. Mind Training focuses simply on giving up self-cherishing and transforming self-centered thinking into compassion, egoistic feelings into altruism, desire into acceptance, and resentment into joy. More ... | |
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THE SEVEN-POINT MIND TRAINING by B. Alan Wallace 152 pp., 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. #SEPOMI - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 Published by Snow Lion In this society with its hurly-burly pace demanding of our time, it is ever so easy to let life slip by. The process of simply existing is not necessarily meaningful. And yet, there is an unlimited potential for meaning and value in this human existence. The Seven-Point Mind Training is one eminently practical way of tapping into that meaning. More ... | |
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THE THIRTY-SEVEN PRACTICES OF BODHISATTVAS by Geshe Sonam Rinchen, trans. & ed. by Ruth Sonam 112 pp. #THSEPR - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 Published by Snow Lion "Rinchen makes the meaning and the demanding character of the Bodhisattva ideal realistic for the contemporary reader. Offers insight upon insight as to the way a life should be led." --Library Journal More ... | |
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TRAININGS IN COMPASSION: Manuals on the Meditation of Avalokiteshvara trans. by Tyler Dewar under the guidance of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 132 pp. #TRCOMA - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 Published by Snow Lion This work includes translations of key Kagyu lineage meditation manuals for the practice of the deity of compassion Avalokiteshvara, one of the main introductory meditation practices presented in scores of Tibetan Buddhist centers across North America and Europe. More ... | |
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TRANSFORMING ADVERSITY INTO JOY AND COURAGE: An Explanation of the Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas by Geshe Jampa Tegchok, edited by Thubten Chodron 320 pp. #TRADIN - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 Published by Snow Lion A practical and inspiring guide for developing our ability to be happy and benefit others, this commentary on The Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas by Gyalsay Togme Sangpo is studied by followers of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The root text gives, in thirty-seven short verses, the essential practices leading to enlightenment. Gyalsay Togme Sangpo(1295-1369) was renowned as a bodhisattva in Tibet and revered for living according to the bodhisattva ideals and practices that he taught. He inspired not only his direct disciples but also generations of practitioners up to the present day. More ... | |
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WORKING WITH ANGER by Thubten Chodron. 170 pp. #WOAN - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 Published by Snow Lion Anger plagues all of us on a personal, national, and international level. Yet, we see people, such as the Dalai Lama, who have faced circumstances far worse than many of us have faced--including exile, persecution, and the loss of many loved ones--but who do not burn with rage or seek revenge. How do they do it? More ... | |
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ACHIEVING BODHICHITTA by Sermey Khensur Lobsang Tharchin 304 pp. #ACBO - $ 10.50 Two main methods of achieving bodhichitta are the Sevenfold Instruction on Cause and Effect and Equality and Exchange between Self and Others. Je Tsongkapa combined them into an eleven-step method of practice explained here along with meditation instruction. | |
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ADVICE FROM A SPIRITUAL FRIEND by Geshe Rabten & Geshe Dhargyey 176 pp. #ADSPFR - $ 15.95 Like wise old friends, two Tibetan masters offer down-to-earth advice for cultivating compassion, wisdom, and happiness in every situation. Based on practical Buddhist verses on seven and eight point thought transformation techniques plus Atisha's Jewel Rosary of an Awakening Warrior. Advice from a Spiritual Friend teaches how to develop the inner skills that lead to contentment by responding to everyday difficulties with patience and joy. More ... | |
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ALWAYS MAINTAIN A JOYFUL MIND And Other Teachings on Awakening, Compassion and Fearlessness--Book and CD set by Pema Chodron 144 pp. with 45-min. CD. #ALMAJO - $ 14.00 For centuries Tibetan Buddhists have employed a collection of pithy, penetrating slogans to help them develop equanimity, intelligence, and compassion amid the turbulence of daily life. This book presents this transformative spiritual practice (called lojong in Tibetan) in a way that readers of any background can understand and put to use. More ... | |
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THE BENEVOLENT MIND: A Manual in Mind Training by Ven. Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche 242 pp. #BEMI - $ 22.95 The 7-point mind training--a quintessential teaching of all the Tibetan Buddhist schools--focuses on the cultivation of bodhicitta and the enlightened heart. This line-by-line commentary by one of the most respected contemporary Kagyu masters, is a clear and practical guide in understanding and implementing these techniques. More ... | |
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BODHISATTVACHARYAVATARA: ENGAGING IN THE CONDUCT OF THE BODHISATTVAS Vol. 1 and 2 by Shantideva, with commentary by Sazang Mati Panchen, trans. by Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen and Ani Kunga Chodron 2-vol. boxed set: 335 and 512 pp. #BOENCO - $ 59.95 This beautifully produced 2-volume boxed set is a fitting format for the text, in one volume, and the commentary in the second. Each book is deep maroon, stamped and edged in gold, sliding perfectly into a substantial cloth-bound case. Shantideva's classic--considered essential for any serious dharma student--has been the handbook used by generations of masters for 1200 years to tame their minds. This clear, accurate translation offers the root verses in both English and Tibetan. The 13th-century commentary, the first full-length commentary translated into English, gives detailed explanations, outlines and a glossary. More ... | |
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A CALL TO COMPASSION: Bringing Buddhist Practices of the Heart into the Soul of Psychology by Aura Glaser, fore. by Robert Thurman 256 pp. #CACOBR - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 What role can a conscious development of compassion play in psychology--Freudian, Jungian and others? This skillful weaving of story, myth, and practical advice includes clear instructions on lojong meditations. More ... | |