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Contains brief readings which blend Buddhist psychology with western psychology and presents ideas and techniques drawn from Buddhism, western psychological approaches, as well as the authors' personal experiences in working to develop compassion in their own lives and in their w...ork with others.
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Perhaps the most widely known and loved deity throughout the Buddhist world, Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara) is the Buddha of Compassion. The meditation practice in this book is presented as a useful manual for ease of practice. It contains instructions in the form of a commentary an...d tips on making the practice more relevant to daily life.
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Will help many on the path of meditation and in dealing with life's everyday challenges.--Asian Foodbookery
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Buddhism for Beginners answers the fundamental questions and issues that arise in the minds of modern Western individuals who are beginning this tradition of practical spirituality. American-born Tibetan Buddhist nun Thubten Chodron travels worldwide teaching Buddhism and meditat...ion.
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"We all wish to gain greater understanding of ourselves. This ideal follow-up to the author's extremely popular Buddhism for Beginners explains in clear and simple language the essence of Buddhist philosophy and psychology together with practical tools for immediate implementatio...n in our daily lives.We all want to have good relationships with others. Chodron offers practical techniques to help us gain a more spacious perspective on relationships, whether they be between lovers, parent and child, employer and employee, friends, or spiritual teacher and student. Guidelines are given for how to practice freeing ourselves from habitually blaming others for our problems and learning to be on the spot and take responsibility for our lives. This book describes how our mind/heart, not the external world, is the ultimate source of our happiness. We learn how to look at people and situations in an entirely new light. The book concludes with a discussion of common misconceptions about Buddhism. The author's down-to-earth language and examples invite usnot only to engage the material but to implement it in our own lives. The author's open-minded approach makes this
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There are several popular treatments of Buddhism s famous text, the Thirty-Seven Practices of Boddhisattvas, but this is the only one that includes personal accounts by Buddhist practitioners of the ways they have successfully used its teachings of compassion and forgiveness in t...heir everyday lives. The book is briskly-paced and Chodron s explanations make immediate impact.
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Discusses ways to subdue and prevent anger through Buddhist methods through the use of patience and compassion.
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A practical and inspiring guide for developing our ability to be happy and benefit others. The root text gives, in 37 short verses, the essential practices leading to enlightenment.
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Previously published as: Guided Meditations on the Stages of the Path.
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The search to understand our mind and heart, to be at peace withing ourselves, is the most valuable path one can follow.
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