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Wisdom energy : basic Buddhist teachings / Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Jonathan Landaw with Alexander Berzin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thubten Yeshe, 1935-1984.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spiritual life--Buddhism.
- Spiritual life.
- Buddhism--Doctrines.
- Buddhism.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 146 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Twenty-fifth anniversary revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Wisdom Publications, 2000.
- Summary:
- "Wisdom Energy is a simple and compelling introduction to Buddhism by two Tibetan lamas renowned for their insight and skill in teaching Westerners. Containing an entire meditation course, it goes to the heart of basic Buddhist practice and discusses the meaning and purpose of meditation, the causes of dissatisfaction and unhappiness, and the methods for subduing them and gaining control over our minds and lives. This special 25th Anniversary Edition of "Wisdom Energy preserves the power, humor, and directness of the lamas's first teaching tour of North America, giving the reader the feeling of an intimate audience with two highly respected teachers.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Entering the Spiritual Path
- 1 The Purpose of Meditation 13
- 2 Approaching the Study of Dharma 21
- 3 Searching for the Causes of Unhappiness 31
- 4 How Delusions Arise 39
- 5 Understanding Suffering and Controlling the Mind 47
- Part 2 A Meditation Course
- 6 The Three Principal Aspects of the Path to Englightenment 67
- Purification Visualization 67
- The Superiority of Spiritual Practice 69
- The Preciousness of Our Human Form 72
- The Fully Renounced Mind 75
- The Renunciation of Suffering 78
- The Six Realms of Samsara 82
- How We Create Samsara 87
- The Advantages of an Enlightened Motive 91
- Achieving Equilibrium 94
- Remembering the Kindness of Our Many Mothers 96
- Benefiting Others 99
- Perceiving the Nature of Reality 102
- 7 Integrating Dharma into Everyday Life 111.
- Notes:
- "First published in 1976"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [137]-140) and index.
- ISBN:
- 086171170X
- OCLC:
- 44089452
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