Training the mind & cultivating loving-kindness

Chögyam Trungpa

250 pages  |  ~7 hrs

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Training the mind & cultivating loving-kindness

By Chögyam Trungpa

In a world where self-protection often takes precedence over genuine connection, this profound guide offers a radically different approach to spiritual development. Drawing from eight centuries of Tibetan Buddhist wisdom, this collection presents fifty-nine transformative slogans that challenge conventional thinking about relationships, compassion, and personal growth.

Each slogan serves as a powerful tool for awakening the heart and developing authentic kindness toward others. Rather than reinforcing the ego's desire for comfort and control, these teachings encourage practitioners to embrace vulnerability and openness in their daily interactions. The commentary provided illuminates how these ancient principles can be applied to modern life's ordinary challenges and conflicts.

This approach to mind training emphasizes cultivating intelligence and compassion simultaneously, regardless of circumstances. The slogans work to dissolve the barriers we typically construct between ourselves and others, fostering a more genuine way of engaging with the world. Through consistent practice with these teachings, readers learn to meet difficult situations with wisdom rather than reactivity.

The book serves as both a meditation manual and a practical guide for anyone seeking to develop greater emotional maturity and spiritual depth. By working with these time-tested principles, practitioners discover how to transform their habitual patterns of thinking and relating, opening pathways to more authentic compassion and understanding.

What You'll Discover

  • Learn practical meditation techniques
  • Explore Religious aspects
  • Understand Buddhist philosophy and practice
  • Explore Bodhicitta (Buddhism)
  • Explore Buddhist meditations
  • Explore Self-control
  • Explore Religious aspects of Self-control
  • Explore Spiritual life, buddhism

Topics

Meditation Religious aspects Buddhism Bodhicitta (Buddhism) Buddhist meditations Self-control Religious aspects of Self-control Spiritual life, buddhism

Details

Published
1993
Publisher
Shambhala
ISBN-10
0877739544
Pages
250
Language
EN