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Mind Training : The Great Collection by Thupten Jinpa (2005, Hardcover)

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Mind Training: The Great Collection (Library of Tibetan Classics) by Jinpa Ph.D. Ph.D., Thupten [Hardcover]

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PublisherWisdom Publications

ISBN-100861714407

ISBN-139780861714407

eBay Product ID (ePID)46918402

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Book TitleMind Training : the Great Collection

Number of Pages720 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBuddhism / Tibetan, Personal Growth / General, Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, General, Buddhism / Sacred Writings

Publication Year2005

GenreReligion, Self-Help

AuthorThupten Jinpa

Book SeriesLibrary of Tibetan Classics Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height2 in

Item Weight42.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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LCCN2005-024910

ReviewsThupten Jinpa has done us all a great service by editing and translating this marvelous volume, Mind Training: The Great Collection . In an era when Buddhist meditation is largely equated with simply calming the mind and developing mindfulness, this compendium of methods for training the mind gives a glimpse of the tremendous richness and depth of the Buddhist tradition for enhancing mental health and balance and realizing the full potential of consciousness in terms of wisdom and compassion. With the current rise of positive psychology, in which researchers are seeking a fresh vision of genuine happiness and well-being, this volume can break new ground in bridging the ancient wisdom of Buddhism with cutting-edge psychology. Such collaborative inquiry between spirituality and science is especially timely in today's troubled and divisive world., The practice of mind training ( lojong ) is based on the essential Mahayana teachings of impermanence, compassion, and the exchange of self and other that the eleventh-century master Atisha brought to Tibet from India. The lojong teachings are a source of inspiration and guidance shared by masters of all Tibetan traditions. This makes Thupten Jinpa's translation Mind Training: The Great Collection a natural choice for publication as part of the Library of Tibetan Classics series. For the first time, this early collection of the instructions of the great Kadampa masters has been translated in its entirety. The clarity and raw power of these thousand-year-old teachings are astonishingly fresh, whether studied as a complete anthology of opened at random for inspiring verses on the heart of Buddhist practice., Compiled in the fifteenth century, this is the earliest anthology on mind training (lojong), containing no fewer than 43 individual texts authored in the period between the eleventh and the fifteenth centuries. Each text in this anthology, compiled by two great masters, is like a sparkling jewel in a precious crown, which derives its luminosity from the spiritual realization of the adept who wrote it. Thupten Jinpa, the editor and translator, is a most erudite guide whose introduction and annotations to the texts greatly facilitate the reader's understanding of the essentially simple but multifaceted tradition of mind training. I have a feeling that this volume will be one of my favorite sources of inspiration in the years to come., The practice of mind training (lojong) is based on the essential Mahayana teachings of impermanence, compassion, and the exchange of self and other that the eleventh-century master Atisha brought to Tibet from India. The lojong teachings are a source of inspiration and guidance shared by masters of all Tibetan traditions. This makes Thupten Jinpa's translation Mind Training: The Great Collection a natural choice for publication as part of the Library of Tibetan Classics series. For the first time, this early collection of the instructions of the great Kadampa masters has been translated in its entirety. The clarity and raw power of these thousand-year-old teachings are astonishingly fresh, whether studied as a complete anthology of opened at random for inspiring verses on the heart of Buddhist practice.

Series Volume Number1

Compiled byGyaltsen, Konchok, Gyalchok, Shonu

SynopsisThe Tibetan practice of "mind training," or "lojong", stretches back for hundreds of years and encompasses a variety of techniques for cultivating altruistic thoughts and coping with the inevitable challenges of everyday life. "Mind Training: The Great Collection" is an English adaptation of the first anthology of these techniques. Presenting 44 of the original texts -- including seminal works such as "Leveling out All Preconceptions" and "Eight Verses on Training the Mind" -- "Mind Training" combines eloquent translations and historical commentaries to demonstrate how anyone can learn to exude love, compassion, and perseverance., Compiled in the fifteenth century, Mind Training: The Great Collection is the earliest anthology of a special genre of Tibetan literature known as "mind training," or lojong in Tibetan. The principal focus of these texts is the systematic cultivation of such altruistic thoughts and emotions as compassion, love, forbearance, and perseverance. The mind-training teachings are highly revered by the Tibetan people for their pragmatism and down-to-earth advice on coping with the various challenges and hardships that unavoidably characterize everyday human existence. The volume contains forty-four individual texts, including the most important works of the mind training cycle, such as Serlingpa's well-known Leveling Out All Preconceptions , Atisha's Bodhisattva's Jewel Garland , Langri Thangpa's Eight Verses on Training the Mind , and Chekawa's Seven-Point Mind Training together with the earliest commentaries on these seminal texts. An accurate and lyrical translation of these texts, many of which are in metered verse, marks an important contribution to the world's literary heritage, enriching its spiritual resources., The Tibetan practice of "mind training," or lojong , stretches back for hundreds of years and encompasses a variety of techniques for cultivating altruistic thoughts and coping with the inevitable challenges of everyday life. Mind Training: The Great Collection is an English adaptation of the first anthology of these techniques. Presenting 44 of the original texts -- including seminal works such as "Leveling out All Preconceptions" and "Eight Verses on Training the Mind" -- Mind Training combines eloquent translations and historical commentaries to demonstrate how anyone can learn to exude love, compassion, and perseverance., The Tibetan practice of "mind training," or "lojong, stretches back for hundreds of years and encompasses a variety of techniques for cultivating altruistic thoughts and coping with the inevitable challenges of everyday life. "Mind Training: The Great Collection is an English adaptation of the first anthology of these techniques. Presenting 44 of the original texts -- including seminal works such as "Leveling out All Preconceptions" and "Eight Verses on Training the Mind" -- "Mind Training combines eloquent translations and historical commentaries to demonstrate how anyone can learn to exude love, compassion, and perseverance.

LC Classification NumberBQ7800.T513 2005