Bodhicitta: Cultivating the Compassionate Mind of Enlightenment [Paperback]

Ve n.Lobsang Gyatso (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1997

Presents the classical methods for developing the mind of enlightenment and examines a wide range of obstacles to its development.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Tibetan

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One is unlikely ever to receive a Tibetan Buddhist teaching on either sutra or tantra in which Bodhicitta does not have a central role. Bodhicitta, the compassionate mind which aspires to attain full enlightenment in order to benefit beings, is the very quintessence of the Mahayana path of Buddhist practice. In this practical handbook, Ven. Lobsang Gyatso describes the classical methods for developing the mind of enlightenment and, based on his experience as a meditator and a teacher, examines a wide range of obstacles to its development.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 146 pages
• Publisher: Snow Lion Publications (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559390700
• ISBN-13: 978-1559390705
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #859,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Bodhicitta: Cultivating the Compassionate Mind of Enlightenment (Paperback)

This book uses a traditional approach to introduce the reader to bodhicitta, the mind of enlightenment or the awakening mind. The style of this book very much resembles Stages of the Path (Lamrim) literature. This book could easily pass for an excerpt from a larger Lamrim work. The focus of this book concerns how bodhicitta is to be integrated into one's meditation practice. Several meditation techniques are explained, including the sevenfold cause and effect instruction as well as the equalizing and exchanging self with others instruction. The latter method is also the central practice of the Tibetan mind training (lojong) tradition. The traditional, academic structure of this book can be somewhat daunting, but the strength and clarity of the actual instructions justifies a positive review.