Buddhist teachings on awakening to our natural intelligence
First Statement of Responsibility
Dzigar Kongtrül.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Shambhala
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvi, 125 pages ; 23 cm
CONTENTS NOTE
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The five self-centered emotions: --; Self-clinging: the juice of self-centered emotions --; Guilty as charged!: a case against jealousy --; The other side of the fence: a case against aggression --; Invisible strings: a case against attachment --; Entering the circle of dogs: a case against arrogance --; Connecting seed and fruit: a case against stupidity --; Working with others: --; The lenchak dynamic: not a healthy kind of love --; Part of the equation: no room for indifference --; Putting others in the center: the fundamental principle --; Faith: opening the shutters --; Working with a teacher: not a one-hand clap --; Devotion and lineage: from the womb of the mother --; Teachings on emptiness: --; Mere appearance: thinking like an elephant --; The haunted dominion of the mind: shaken from within --; The unfindability of phenomena: disassembling delusion --; Light comes through: potential and entirety.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Contends that the secret to achieving happiness and fulfillment lies in shifting the focus outward and showing a concern for others, and describes how to develop natural intelligence and innate compassion through the practice of Buddhist mediation and contemplation.