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Seven Steps to Train Your Mind
Learn the ropes of a cultivating a resilient and warm heart, even in the face of great difficulty, from one of the most beloved of the last generation of lamas trained in pre-invasion Tibet.
The aphorisms of the Seven-Point Mind Training present a powerful and counter-intuitive call to Buddhist practice—view reality as dreamlike, contemplate the kindness of your enemies, give up expectations of reward, change yourself but remain as you are! When he fled Tibet, Gomo Tulku carried in his heart this widely studied Tibetan text, which he turned to time and again when faced with difficulties in life. Having relied on this practice to transform his own hardships, he shares here an inspired commentary to help us get through ours. Mirroring the simplicity of the original, Seven Steps to Train Your Mind succinctly provides a practical description of how to train the mind and develop the mental qualities of peace, joy, and wisdom that will carry one through any circumstance.
The aphorisms of the Seven-Point Mind Training present a powerful and counter-intuitive call to Buddhist practice—view reality as dreamlike, contemplate the kindness of your enemies, give up expectations of reward, change yourself but remain as you are! When he fled Tibet, Gomo Tulku carried in his heart this widely studied Tibetan text, which he turned to time and again when faced with difficulties in life. Having relied on this practice to transform his own hardships, he shares here an inspired commentary to help us get through ours. Mirroring the simplicity of the original, Seven Steps to Train Your Mind succinctly provides a practical description of how to train the mind and develop the mental qualities of peace, joy, and wisdom that will carry one through any circumstance.
176 pages, Paperback
First published March 17, 2015
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January 2, 2018
Very basic ideas from Buddhism, and it is these basic ideas that can bring you so far in life. This is also quite a short book. A very succinct and simple book. And yet, I feel it's power is from it's simplicity.
This book also reminds me (on my own, there was no such mention in this book) on how closely related Buddhism is to Stoicism. At the end of the day, it's your mind that is bringing you all your misery.
This book also reminds me (on my own, there was no such mention in this book) on how closely related Buddhism is to Stoicism. At the end of the day, it's your mind that is bringing you all your misery.
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