Mind Training/Lojong
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COMFORTABLE WITH UNCERTAINTY: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion by Pema Chodron 224 pp. #COWIUN - $ 6.99 Short, stand-alone readings designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than just a collection of "thoughts for the day," this book offers a progressive program of spiritual study. Comfortable with Uncertainty, like a set of traditional Buddhist prayer beads, strings together 108 gems that will be cherished for their guidance and inspiration. More ... | |
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COMMENTARY ON THE THIRTY SEVEN PRACTICES OF A BODHISATTVA by H.H. the Dalai Lama, trans. by Acharya Nyima Tsering, ed. by Vyvyan Cayley & Mike Gilmore 106 pp. #COTHSE - $ 14.00 One of Tibetan Buddhism's most popular texts, incorporating mind training and Lam-rim teachings. His Holiness elucidates each stanza and gives introductory talks on living one's Buddhism. | |
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THE COMPASSION BOX by Pema Chodron 288 pp. book, CD, card deck, card stand. #COBO - $ 26.95 For many centuries Tibetan Buddhists have used a traditional collection of pithy, penetrating slogans to help them develop equanimity, intelligence, and compassion amid the turbulence of daily life. This beautiful boxed set presents all the tools needed to learn this transformative practice (called lojong* in Tibetan), presented in Pema's accessible, down-to-earth style, with a set of finely produced cards presenting fifty-nine powerful maxims. The cards can be displayed at work or home for guidance and inspiration throughout the day. On the reverse side of each card Pema offers new, illuminating, and inspiring commentary on how to understand and apply the maxims. More ... | |
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COMPASSION CONQUERS ALL: Teachings on the Eight Verses of Mind Transformation by Tsem Tulku Rinpoche 144 pp. #COCOAL - $ 18.95 The heart of Buddhist wisdom in eight short verses, elucidated by this lively pioneer of contemporary dharma (watch him on www.YouTube!). Unconditional love and freedom are here and now if we let go of self-centred obsession and let ourselves be embraced by WHAT IS. The very life we are living, with all its difficulties, failures and frustrations, can be the road to liberation. The world can be our school of transformation. Everybody becomes our best friend. We become our own best friend. Deeper and deeper, from learning to cherish all beings as precious, to realising that those we perceived as enemies are our supreme teachers, the teachings in this book take us into our innermost heart, where we discover that we are the light we have been longing for. More ... | |
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THE ESSENCE OF MAHAYANA LOJONG PRACTICE by Sermey Khensur Lobsang Tharchin 113 pp. #ESMALO - $ 6.95 Mind training develops and strengthens Bodhichitta, (altruistic aspiration). Geshe Langri Tangpa Dorje Seng-ge (1054-1123), an early teacher in the Kadampa tradition established by Atisha's Tibetan followers, devised the eight-part method of teaching mind training explained here. | |
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FOUR ESSENTIAL BUDDHIST COMMENTARIES by The Dalai Lama 154 pp. #FOESBC - $ 10.95 The Dalai Lama explains four central Tibetan Buddhist practice texts: Thirty Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas, the Three Principle Aspects of the Path, the Eight Verses on Mind Training, and the Song of Four Mindfulnesses. More ... | |
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THE GREAT MEDICINE THAT CONQUERS CLINGING TO THE NOTION OF REALITY: Steps in Meditation by Shechen Rabjam, fore. by Matthieu Ricard 160 pp. #GRMECO - $ 16.95 In these inspiring teachings on how to open the heart, a contemporary Tibetan Buddhist master shows us how to change our self-centered attitude and develop concern for the well-being of others. He teaches that when we acknowledge our own wish for happiness, we realize that all beings wish for the same. With a broader perspective, we can develop the strength to extend gratitude and kindness first to those we love, and eventually to everyone. More ... | |
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THE GREAT PATH OF AWAKENING: The Classic Guide to Lojong, a Tibetan Buddhist Practice for Cultivating the Heart of Compassion by Jamgon Kongtrul, translated by Ken McLeod 112 pp. #GRPAAW - $ 14.95 Here is a practical Buddhist guidebook that offers techniques for developing a truly compassionate heart in the midst of everyday life. For centuries, Tibetans have used fifty-nine pithy slogans--such as "A joyous state of mind is a constant support" and "Don't talk about others' shortcomings"--as a means to awaken kindness, gentleness, and compassion. While Tibetan Buddhists have long valued these slogans, recently they have become popular in the West due to such books as Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron and Training the Mind by Chogyam Trungpa. This edition of The Great Path of Awakening contains an accessible, newly revised translations of the slogans from the famous text The Seven Points of Mind Training. It also includes illuminating commentary from Jamgon Kongtrul that provides further instruction on how to meet every situation with intelligence and an open heart. More ... | |
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THE HEART OF COMPASSION: A Commentary on the Thirty-seven-fold Practice of a Bodhisattva by Dilgo Khyentse, trans. by the Padmakara Translation Group 256 pp. #HACOCO - $ 16.95 The inspiring and eloquent verses found in The Thirty-seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva were composed by Gyalse Ngulchu Thogme (1295–1369), an ancient Tibetan master and legendary exemplar of generosity and kindness. This classical text--a concise and easy-to-memorize distillation of the teachings presented in Shantideva’s masterwork The Way of the Bodhisattva--has been studied and followed by Tibetan monks and scholars for centuries. In this new translation, featuring the commentary of the beloved 20th-century master Dilgo Khyentse, this treasure-text is made accessible and relevant to contemporary Buddhists. | |
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THE HUNDRED VERSES OF ADVICE: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on What Matters Most by Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche, Padampa Sangye, trans. by Padmakara Translation Group 208 pp. #HUVEPA - $ 14.00 A commentary by beloved 20th-century master Dilgo Khyentse accompanies this practical book by 11th-century scholar Padampa Sangye, who offers straightforward advice on living a spiritual life in a workaday world: dealing with family squabbles, competition in the marketplace, betrayal by friends, loneliness, and so on. Simple and direct, this short work is remarkably relevant for modern-day Western students. | |
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LIGHT COMES THROUGH: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening to Our Natural Intelligence by Dzigar Kongtrul Cloth. 144 pp. #LICOTH - $ 21.95 This book reveals that the true secret to attaining happiness has everything to do with shifting our focus from ourselves to others. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, teacher of Pema Chodron, shows that when our natural intelligence and innate compassion are sparked by Buddhist meditation and contemplation, we discover insights into what true happiness means - and how to achieve it. The longing for happiness expresses the great natural potential of the heart and mind, and turns us toward our innately positive attitude. More ... | |
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LIVING IN COMPASSION by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche #LICO - $ 16.95 Rinpoche brings teachings on the practice of compassion to everyday life. It begins with a teaching on marriage and relationships as seen from a Buddhist perspective, with emphasis on the applications of personal discipline and the understanding of karma in our personal and family lives. This is followed by a commentary on The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva and a teaching on the six perfections. 37 More ... | |
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MIND TRAINING: The Great Collection trans. and ed. by Thubten Jinpa Cloth. 768 pp. #MITRGR - $ 49.95 Mind-training or lojong is a radical system for achieving happiness. This translation of the first anthology of lojong techniques, whose texts span several hundred years, centers around several examinations of Seven-Point Mind Training. Eloquent translations by the Dalai Lama's principal translator. This is part of The Library of Tibetan Classics. | |
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THE NECTAR OF MANJUSHRI'S SPEECH: A Detailed Commentary on Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva by Kunzang Pelden, trans. by the Padmakara Translation Group Cloth. 464 pp. #NEMASP - $ 34.95 This is the first English translation of the authoritative commentary of Shantideva’s classic The Way of the Bodhisattva that has been studied deeply in the Tibetan language by practitioners and scholars alike for a century. The Way of the Bodhisattva, renowned for its inspirational message and for the lyric beauty of its verses, is the subject of many books, including Pema Chödrön’s No Time to Lose. More ... | |
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PATH OF HEROES: Birth of Enlightenment by Zhechen Gyaltsab, with practice instructions by Tarthang Tulku 2-vol. set. 674 pp. illustrations. #PAHEBI - $ 44.00 Focusing on the practice of Tong Len (unconditional giving and taking on the suffering of others), Zhechen's commentaries on The Seven Essentials of Self-Mastery, a famous lojong text by the 12th-century master Chekhawa are illuminated by Tarthang Tulku. Clear and invaluable handbook for this practice, in two volumes. Volume 1: First Essential--Preparation, the Foundation of Practice. Volume 2: Second Essential--Mastering the Two Aspects of Enlightened Mind. More ... | |
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PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT IN TIBETAN BUDDHISM by Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden 1100 pp., color plates, line drawings, cloth. #PAENTI - $ 89.00 This clear and massive presentation of the progressive stages of spiritual development is richly endowed with translations from the original sutras of the Buddha. The essential points of the vast range of Buddhist philosophy are presented with practical advice on how to transform your life with a range of extraordinary meditation methods. Also contains a detailed explanation of the lo jong mind training techniques and an extensive glossary, index and subject outline, and translation of the root and branch bodhichitta vows. Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Australia. | |
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PEACOCK IN THE POISON GROVE: Two Buddhists Texts for Training the Mind by Geshe Lhundub Sopa 288 pp. #PEPOGR - $ 16.95 Geshe Sopa offers insightful commentary on two of the earliest Tibetan texts that focus on mental training. Peacock in the Poison Grove presents powerful yogic methods of dispelling the selfish delusions of the ego, and maintaining the purity of our motives. Geshe Sopa's lucid explanations teach how we can fight the egocentric enemy within by realizing the truth of emptiness, and by developing a compassionate, loving attitude toward others. More ... | |
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THE PRACTICE OF LOJONG: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind by Traleg Kyabgon 286 pp. #PRLOCU - $ 18.95 This book presents commentary, stories, and historical background on the lojong slogans of Tibetan Buddhism. Used by meditators through the ages to cultivate awareness and compassion, this contemplation practice offers guidance for remaining receptive and wakeful amid the ups and downs of daily life. These meditations have long been considered the quintessence of Buddhist teachings for cultivating an awakened heart and a compassionate mind. More ... | |