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The Heart of Meditation

The Heart of Meditation 1

Discovering Innermost Awareness

by Dalai Lama
Paperback
Publication Date: 18/04/2017
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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.

ISBN:
9781611804089
9781611804089
Category:
Tibetan Buddhism
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
18-04-2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
195x129x11mm
Weight:
0.17kg

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A little gem of gems. Patrol Rinpoche, the Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins - a formidable trio. One could not ask for more. Glad it's in hard cover as I expect to be re-reading this little book often over time.
Understanding may come frustratingly slowly but, however long it takes! I believe with perseverance all becomes possible.

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