This stimulating book challenges our underlying assumptions about ourselves and the world around us. Only by seeing things as they really are can we become free from the inner source of unhappiness. Are things as solid and real as they appear? Realize the truth behind appearances, discover the dream-like nature of our world and cultivate the wisdom that liberates the mind. By skillfully explaining the dream-like nature of all things, the relationship between our mind and our world, and the extent to which we create our own reality, the author guides us towards a deep and unshakeable happiness.
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"All our problems... come from our delusions of attachment," writes Gyatso, a Tibetan-born teacher of Buddhism, and "Buddha's teachings are the supreme... method to solve human problems." Gyatso puts this thesis to the test by first offering very brief, general outlines of each of the Four Noble Truths. He spends the bulk of the book examining a particular delusion—anger—in chapters that more or less correspond to those Noble Truths. He begins by pointing out the many problems anger can cause, then investigates why we get angry. Gyatso then sets forth "patient acceptance" as a method of liberating one's mind from anger, and offers specific strategies for nurturing patient acceptance. He rounds out the book with several appendixes addressing topics such as reincarnation and meditation. Gyatso's discussions have mixed effectiveness. At times his insights are penetrating and his illustrations compelling, as when he explains that patient acceptance—far from being passive—requires strength and courage to resist "well-worn mental grooves of intolerance," but at other times he makes assertions with little or no explanation. Moreover, he fails to extrapolate lessons from his anger case study to address other human problems. Fans of Gyatso will find the book helpful, but others may feel he does not deliver on the book's ambitious title.
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"There is no less suffering in the world today," writes Buddhist teacher Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in this clarifying and genuinely instructive primer on the foundation of Buddhism, in spite of how technology has changed the material world. In fact, new technologies have caused dire new global problems, compounding the already demanding challenges inherent in the attempt to live a morally disciplined life. The author of nearly 20 books based on Kadampa Buddhism, a school founded by the Indian Buddhist master Atisha (982-1054 C.E.), Geshe Kelsang Gyatso illuminates the very heart of Buddhist thought and practice by offering exceptionally clear explanations of why individuals should seek to develop their "capacity of mind," and how the law of karma makes every action relevant not only to an individual's life but also to the very future of humankind. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso has a unique gift for simultaneously addressing everyday difficulties--particularly in his useful and inspiring elucidation of how to control anger and practice patience--and bringing into focus the spiritual dimension in which they reverberate. Donna Seaman
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By Bsaraceni
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I read this book several years ago, and much of it has stuck with me. So much so that I just purchased it for myself. The writing and perspective is calming and has provided me with lasting insight into my own approach to problems, anger, happiness and self awareness. Highly recommend.
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By Emaa
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I have enjoyed reading this book. It is very easy to follow and made a lot of sense. I wish I had read it earlier.
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This is another Tharpa doorstopper, I wish they would stop cutting down trees to print this garbage, I wish NKT would go back to the UK for ood, we dont need imported cults.
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