Transforming the Mind: Teachings on Generating Compassion

Transforming the Mind: Teachings on Generating Compassion

by HisHolinesstheDalaiLama (Author)

Synopsis

Based on three days of teaching in London May 1999, this book is an edited version of the Dalai Lama's discourse on one of the most profound and sacred texts in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The Eight Verses on Generating Compassion are known in Tibetan as lojong - literally, transforming your mind. In this commentary on these teachings, His Holiness the Dalai Lama shows us how to transform difficult situations into opportunities for spiritual growth. He also offers practical methods as to how to develop positive ways of thinking and compassion.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Publisher: Thorsons
Published: 04 Sep 2000

ISBN 10: 0722540302
ISBN 13: 9780722540305

Media Reviews
.. .the practice of compassion is at the heart of the entire [Buddhist] path. All other practices are either preliminary to it, or a foundation for it, or they are subsequent applications of this core practice.
Author Bio
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the exiled spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1989. He is the author of many books about Buddhism. He lives in Dharamsala, India.