A gentle, accessible guide to finding calm within. In this soothing introduction to Dzogchen, the Dalai Lama offers clear, compassionate teachings that help you reconnect with your natural clarity and inner steadiness. A peaceful companion for anyone seeking simplicity, presence, and a more grounded way of being.
Curated with care by Rory
Author(s): H.H. The Dalai Lama (Author) and Jeffrey Hopkins (Translator) Publisher: Shambhala Paperback Book ISBN: 9781611804089
195mm x 127mm x 12mm
Publication: 11 April 2017, Pages: 168.
Book Description
The Dalai Lama reveals how training the mind in compassion for other beings is directly related to and a prerequisite for the very pinnacle of Buddhist meditation.
The heart of meditation the thing that brings it alive is compassion. This is not an ordinary compassion but one that is developed and expanded in parallel with wisdom that arises through meditation. Without that essential foundation, other practices are pointless. Fortunately, the mind can be trained in compassion, and the mind thus trained is fertile ground for the practice of the Great Completeness (Dzogchen), which is considered the pinnacle of spiritual practice by many in Tibetan Buddhism.
In this book, His Holiness the Dalai Lama teaches the Great Completeness simply but thoroughly, using as his reference a visionary poem by the nineteenth-century master Patrul Rinpoche to show that insight can never be separated from compassion. Through practice of the Great Completeness, we can access our innermost awareness and live our lives in a way that acknowledges it and manifests it. The wisdom and compassion that arise from such insight are critical, His Holiness teaches, not only to individual progress in meditation but to our collective progress toward peace in the world.
Just started this wonderful book,
It’s so thought provoking , very tactile and beautifully illustrated.
Just so lovely to pick up.
It arrived quicker than expected too
Very very happy. Thank you Rory X
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