Transforming the mind : teachings on generating compassion / His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama ; translated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa ; edited by Dominique Side and Geshe Thupten Jinpa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-

Contributor:

Side, Dominique.

Thupten Jinpa.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Tibetan

Subjects (All):

Buddhist literature, Tibetan.

Buddhist meditations.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

viii, 168 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

New edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Thorsons, 2003.

Language Note:

Translated from the Tibetan.

Summary:

The "Eight Verses on Transforming the Mind" is one of the most important texts from a genre of Tibetan spiritual writings known as Lojong; literally "Transforming the Mind." Written by the eleventh-century meditator Langi Thangpa, this work is referred to by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as one of the main sources of his own inspiration. In his lucid, straightforward commentary on the Verses, His Holiness shows us how to cultivate wisdom and compassion in our daily lives.

Contents:

1 The Basis of Transformation 1

2 Transforming through Altruism 43

3 Transforming through Insight 89

4 The Eight Verses on Transforming the Mind 109

Appendix I The Eight Verses on Transforming the Mind / Geshe Langri Thangpa 135

Appendix II Ethics for the New Millennium: A public lecture 137.

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0007160003

9780007160006

OCLC:

52324348