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หัวใจอันประเสริฐ เปลี่ยนโลกได้จากภายใน
“ข้าพเจ้าไม่มีข้อมูลใหม่ไปบอกใคร ได้แต่มอบความรู้สึกสดใหม่ของตัวเอง และพยายามทำให้ความรู้สึกนั้นมีชีวิตชีวา พูดออกมาจากน้ำใสใจจริง”
องค์กรรมาปะกำลังมองโลกในแง่ดี และในขณะเดียวกันท่านก็กำลังเรียกร้องให้เราเปิดจิตและใจให้กว้างต่อความสัมพันธ์หลากหลายรูปแบบที่เรามีกับผู้อื่น ไม่ว่ากับคนในครอบครัว กับชุมชน ระบบสังคม หรือกับโลกของเรา เป็นเพราะท่านได้รับการฝึกฝนทางจิตวิญญาณมาอย่างลึกซึ้ง อีกทั้งมีความสนใจใคร่รู้และมีความรักให้กับโลกท่านจึงสามารถทำให้เราเข้าใจได้อย่างชัดเจนว่าการเป็นมนุษย์หมายถึงอะไร และเหตุใดจึงจำเป็นที่เราต้องเป็นห่วงเป็นใยความเป็นอยู่ของผู้อื่น ท่านชี้ให้เห็นว่าเราสามารถสร้างโลกใหม่ได้ด้วยความอุตสาหะ ด้วยการนำทรัพยากรที่เรามีอยู่แล้วอย่างล้นเหลือออกมาใช้ สิ่งนั้นก็คือหัวใจอันประเสริฐที่มนุษย์ทุกคนมีอยู่ภายในตัว
องค์กรรมาปะกำลังมองโลกในแง่ดี และในขณะเดียวกันท่านก็กำลังเรียกร้องให้เราเปิดจิตและใจให้กว้างต่อความสัมพันธ์หลากหลายรูปแบบที่เรามีกับผู้อื่น ไม่ว่ากับคนในครอบครัว กับชุมชน ระบบสังคม หรือกับโลกของเรา เป็นเพราะท่านได้รับการฝึกฝนทางจิตวิญญาณมาอย่างลึกซึ้ง อีกทั้งมีความสนใจใคร่รู้และมีความรักให้กับโลกท่านจึงสามารถทำให้เราเข้าใจได้อย่างชัดเจนว่าการเป็นมนุษย์หมายถึงอะไร และเหตุใดจึงจำเป็นที่เราต้องเป็นห่วงเป็นใยความเป็นอยู่ของผู้อื่น ท่านชี้ให้เห็นว่าเราสามารถสร้างโลกใหม่ได้ด้วยความอุตสาหะ ด้วยการนำทรัพยากรที่เรามีอยู่แล้วอย่างล้นเหลือออกมาใช้ สิ่งนั้นก็คือหัวใจอันประเสริฐที่มนุษย์ทุกคนมีอยู่ภายในตัว
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First published October 16, 2012
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Ogyen Trinley Dorje
21 books29 followersBorn Apo Gaga in the Lhatok region of Eastern Tibet, His Holiness Ogyen Drodul Trinley Dorje Rinpoche (ཨོ་རྒྱན་འཕྲིན་ལས་རྡོ་རྗེ། or O-rgyan 'Phrin-las Rdo-rje) is the more widely recognized of two claimants to the title of the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, the spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.
尊貴的第十七世大寶法王－－鄔金欽列多傑，1985年誕生於西藏東部拉埵區、一個名為巴果的牧民區內。1992年 6 月，法王八歲時，被認證為藏傳佛教噶瑪噶舉傳承的最高法王、第十六世噶瑪巴讓炯立佩多傑的轉世，並於同年 9月27 日楚布寺坐床，正式成為第十七世大寶法王。
尊貴的第十七世大寶法王－－鄔金欽列多傑，1985年誕生於西藏東部拉埵區、一個名為巴果的牧民區內。1992年 6 月，法王八歲時，被認證為藏傳佛教噶瑪噶舉傳承的最高法王、第十六世噶瑪巴讓炯立佩多傑的轉世，並於同年 9月27 日楚布寺坐床，正式成為第十七世大寶法王。
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February 21, 2013
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Fresh off the presses comes His Holiness the Karmapa’s latest book ‘The Heart is Noble- Changing the World from the Inside Out’ which is based on a series of teachings His Holiness gave to a group of American college students over the course of several weeks in 2011. For this reason, the tone of the book is modern, inspiring and touches upon the concerns that this generation has in facing the world it has inherited. The wisdom within this book serves as to illustrate the love, compassion and wisdom that we need to manifest in all areas of our modern lives and provides helpful guidance on how to be uplifted rather than brought down by the challenges we face on a personal and global scale.
(On a personal note, I often suffer from this kind of overwhelm in watching the news, shaking my fists at the screen, witnessing and experiencing suffering, agony, pain, delusion, attachment to my views – you name it. I have to say that this book is a helpful tool for me in rousing my desire to be of service, to make a difference and to examine my decisions and motivation). Protip: Read passages of this after watching ‘The Daily Show’ just to keep balanced after groaning over political affairs. Then TAKE ACTION.
"Although I am a Buddhist monk, this is not a book about Buddhist theory or practice, but about our experiences as human beings. The shared ground that we meet on is our concern about our lives and our world. On that ground, we can meet as friends."
‘The Heart is Noble’ doesn’t go too far down the rabbit hole of Buddhist philosophy or ethics but touches upon these elements in explaining the background behind the Karmapa’s responses to the student’s questions. A myriad of subjects are touched upon, namely: vegetarianism, gender politics, relationships, politics, domestic and foreign policy, conflict resolution, consumerism, environmentalism, social action, religious pluralism and fighting activist burnout. The book covers a lot of ground. Concepts such as emptiness, interconnectedness, the nature that all is changing are all mentioned in some detail without requiring too much knowledge of Buddhism. In essence, this book is WWABD – What Would A Buddhist Do? in this current state of our world.
Changing the world is an inside job and much of the book relates to touching in with our noble heart and our compassion to help us see how we can build the world we wish to be a part of and share with others. The Karmapa also speaks to how archaic systems need to evolve and change, including the ordination of women, releasing strict gender roles, justice in social systems, reducing the dependence upon and over-consumption of natural resources to support greed, re-assessing our values and what we define as success, revamping immigration policy and food production among other subjects.
The Karmapa presents the wisdom of a 900 year old reincarnation lineage that has now taken form of a young, dynamic artist, environmentalist and writer. ‘The Heart is Noble’ is an optimistic guide on how to face the challenges of our precious human birth in this day and age and is a must read for all who are confounded and confronted with frustration over what can appear as the decline of our civilization. It’s a heartening read which I believe should form the basis of curriculum or discussion form in the future. Beyond that though, the book is a call to action. Our world needs action.
“Now it is up to you to maintain your enthusiasm in acting for the good of the world. If you do so, anything is possible. … Remember: there is no fixed starting point for you to begin from to accomplish whatever you aspire to achieve. Changing the world for the good can start from right where you are, right now.”
Fresh off the presses comes His Holiness the Karmapa’s latest book ‘The Heart is Noble- Changing the World from the Inside Out’ which is based on a series of teachings His Holiness gave to a group of American college students over the course of several weeks in 2011. For this reason, the tone of the book is modern, inspiring and touches upon the concerns that this generation has in facing the world it has inherited. The wisdom within this book serves as to illustrate the love, compassion and wisdom that we need to manifest in all areas of our modern lives and provides helpful guidance on how to be uplifted rather than brought down by the challenges we face on a personal and global scale.
(On a personal note, I often suffer from this kind of overwhelm in watching the news, shaking my fists at the screen, witnessing and experiencing suffering, agony, pain, delusion, attachment to my views – you name it. I have to say that this book is a helpful tool for me in rousing my desire to be of service, to make a difference and to examine my decisions and motivation). Protip: Read passages of this after watching ‘The Daily Show’ just to keep balanced after groaning over political affairs. Then TAKE ACTION.
"Although I am a Buddhist monk, this is not a book about Buddhist theory or practice, but about our experiences as human beings. The shared ground that we meet on is our concern about our lives and our world. On that ground, we can meet as friends."
‘The Heart is Noble’ doesn’t go too far down the rabbit hole of Buddhist philosophy or ethics but touches upon these elements in explaining the background behind the Karmapa’s responses to the student’s questions. A myriad of subjects are touched upon, namely: vegetarianism, gender politics, relationships, politics, domestic and foreign policy, conflict resolution, consumerism, environmentalism, social action, religious pluralism and fighting activist burnout. The book covers a lot of ground. Concepts such as emptiness, interconnectedness, the nature that all is changing are all mentioned in some detail without requiring too much knowledge of Buddhism. In essence, this book is WWABD – What Would A Buddhist Do? in this current state of our world.
Changing the world is an inside job and much of the book relates to touching in with our noble heart and our compassion to help us see how we can build the world we wish to be a part of and share with others. The Karmapa also speaks to how archaic systems need to evolve and change, including the ordination of women, releasing strict gender roles, justice in social systems, reducing the dependence upon and over-consumption of natural resources to support greed, re-assessing our values and what we define as success, revamping immigration policy and food production among other subjects.
The Karmapa presents the wisdom of a 900 year old reincarnation lineage that has now taken form of a young, dynamic artist, environmentalist and writer. ‘The Heart is Noble’ is an optimistic guide on how to face the challenges of our precious human birth in this day and age and is a must read for all who are confounded and confronted with frustration over what can appear as the decline of our civilization. It’s a heartening read which I believe should form the basis of curriculum or discussion form in the future. Beyond that though, the book is a call to action. Our world needs action.
“Now it is up to you to maintain your enthusiasm in acting for the good of the world. If you do so, anything is possible. … Remember: there is no fixed starting point for you to begin from to accomplish whatever you aspire to achieve. Changing the world for the good can start from right where you are, right now.”
August 13, 2013
This is the book that came as a result of my 3 week stay in Dharmasala, India my freshman year of college. In those three weeks we spent over twelve hours a day meeting as a group of 16 college students to discuss each topic covered in this book and come up with a series of questions to ask His Holiness.
It was really fun to read this book and see it presented in this nicely polished format. I feel so honored that I was able to be a part of this experience, as the book, I believe, will help many people and answer many questions. There are many things I have always personally believed shared from another perspective, so that is fun too.
I would definitely recommend this book and I will likely go back and read it many times in my life.
It was really fun to read this book and see it presented in this nicely polished format. I feel so honored that I was able to be a part of this experience, as the book, I believe, will help many people and answer many questions. There are many things I have always personally believed shared from another perspective, so that is fun too.
I would definitely recommend this book and I will likely go back and read it many times in my life.
March 30, 2014
Written in a deceptively simple style, this dharma book from the current Karmapa is a look at current issues in the world, and his thoughts on how he would address them. What I enjoyed the most is his attitude of "this is how I view it, and what I would do. What do you see? What would you do?"
The more contact I have with this monk and his ideas, the more insight I seem to get into how I would like to live, and to treat other people. Always be a work in progress.
The more contact I have with this monk and his ideas, the more insight I seem to get into how I would like to live, and to treat other people. Always be a work in progress.
September 25, 2021
Very clearly written, concise and humble. I consider it a wonderful read for people starting on the path of living through compassion. I personally rated 3 stars because I was expecting to be stimulated to think deeper. However, almost everything raised in the book I had already encounter through other books, listening, thinking, experience, etc. Therefore it felt more like a reminder than engaging with new ideas. Still, a good read.
October 5, 2022
Excellent and relevant read on how Buddhism can help us live skillfully in these challenging times of ours. Recommended to anyone interested in Buddhism, especially the Tibetan traditions, or who is looking for tools to live more skillful and beneficial lives.
October 29, 2018
Very clearly written ... inspirational!
June 27, 2024
This was, quite simply, one of the best books I have ever read. The Karmapa has an excellent way of providing brilliant solutions to so many of the world's problems: with you and me, right now. This book covers a broad range of topics, from gender identity to food justice, from self-love to environmental responsibility. It is not written from the point of view of Buddhism, but nearly all of it is wrapped up in what I love so much about Buddhism: the love and compassion for all beings, starting at ourselves and traveling beyond the multiverse. Change is exacted by individuals, acting with love, for the benefit of all. The Karmapa radiates this love in a genuine and sincere way that the world so desperately needs. He speaks to the compassion that exists without exception in all of us. I am thankful to the Religious Studies professor at USU who assigned my class this book (which I didn't finish then) 4 years ago; picking it back up this year and reading it cover to cover was among the most rewarding experiences I could have asked for. I am a more open-minded and better individual for having spent the last month pouring over and marking up these pages.
August 20, 2013
Succinct, powerful wisdom free of dogma suited to the modern era. If you are a student/practitioner of Buddhism, you will find profound dharma applied to very modern circumstances and challenges. If you are non-Buddhist, you will find a rich, practical philosophy for dealing with contemporary challenges.
October 2, 2013
Simply outstanding. There is something very special about this young man, and for some reason I feel very close to him and great affection for him. It is humbling to know I am reading an early work of a great spiritual leader of the next generation.
September 20, 2018
Originally posted at ragdollreads.co.uk
Life advice for anybody - not just Buddhists!
TL;DR - Advice and thoughts from a Buddhist monk to the rest of the world. Not just for Buddhists.
RAGDOLL RATING: 5/5 BUTTONS
Why I read it…
I've read lots of snippets from His Holiness around the internet in the course of my day-to-day ramblings, and have found those snippets to be insightful and useful to me, so I have been keen to read a book by His Holiness for some time - this just happened to be the first one I bought.
The Book…
This book is intended as personal thoughts and advice from His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, to anybody who is interested. It is based in Buddhist thought - as you would no doubt expect from a Buddhist monk - but it is not just for Buddhists, it's good advice for anybody.
The book is split into chapters covering a number of themes, ranging from Healthy Relationships to Food Justice / Vegetarianism to Gender Identity. His Holiness provides his own thoughts on a range of subjects he sees as problematic in the world and offers his own ideas as to how we all can work to combat these problems.
What I liked…
I found this book to be insightful, and very interesting. There is nothing dogmatic about this book - you aren't supposed to just agree 'because the Karmapa said so', or even because it seems like the Buddhist thing to do. His Holiness provides his thoughts in a clear manner, and invites you to test them against your own experiences to determine their validity.
I found the chapter on vegetarianism particularly interesting. I personally find this a difficult subject because of two parts of my personality. First, I love eating meat, secondly, I believe it is ethically wrong of me to do so. I expected this chapter to make me feel worse about it - to go on and on about how terrible I am for eating meat, like so many others have done in the past. But it didn't. What I got was a story from His Holiness about how things were in Tibet, and how they are now. We start by learning that His Holiness ate a lot of meat when he lived in Tibet - because that's what was available. He then explains how this changed once he escaped to India. He tells us he became vegetarian after watching a documentary about the meat industry and feeling a surge of compassion for the emotions of the animals. But it wasn't heavy handed, there was no sense that you must agree with his assessment, it was just stated plainly that this was how he felt and from that he turned to vegetarianism. His Holiness even admits that he still occasionally craves a certain kind of meat he remembers from his childhood. He then goes on to explain all sorts of things about why he thinks vegetarianism is would be a good thing for everyone to adopt, but it never feels pushy or aggressive. But it is persuasive. It has led me personally to make a move towards vegetarianism I felt poorly equipped to make before.
The whole book is like this. In a friendly, approachable style, His Holiness provides anecdotes and the occasional piece of Buddhist wisdom or storytelling to illustrate his points and reminds us constantly about the important of compassion and loving kindness.
What I disliked…
There is nothing about the book I really disliked, but I do have to mention one thing because it may upset some readers.
Buddhism calls for universal compassion, and when I say universal I mean it. Compassion for everyone. In the last chapter we are taught how far this actually goes. It specifically mentions rapists, child abusers and murderers as people who deserve compassion. It states that we are quick to be compassionate to the victims (as indeed we should be) but that we are all too quick to withhold compassion from the perpetrators (which is true). This is hard to read - and His Holiness admits right at the start of the chapter that it is easier read than put into practice. It is a fairly simple concept to grasp, but can be quite difficult to read - especially if you have ever been the victim of something like this.
Just be aware of that.
Final thoughts...
I really enjoyed reading this book. It has been quite the treat for me to sit down every night before meditating and read a chapter of this book. I can't wait to read some more by His Holiness, and I hope you will consider reading it, whether you are Buddhist or not.
___________________________________________
Please note: I am in no way affiliated with the author or publishers. I bought this book with my own money for my own reasons. The opinions contained within are my own and have not been influenced by any external entity!
Life advice for anybody - not just Buddhists!
TL;DR - Advice and thoughts from a Buddhist monk to the rest of the world. Not just for Buddhists.
RAGDOLL RATING: 5/5 BUTTONS
Why I read it…
I've read lots of snippets from His Holiness around the internet in the course of my day-to-day ramblings, and have found those snippets to be insightful and useful to me, so I have been keen to read a book by His Holiness for some time - this just happened to be the first one I bought.
The Book…
This book is intended as personal thoughts and advice from His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, to anybody who is interested. It is based in Buddhist thought - as you would no doubt expect from a Buddhist monk - but it is not just for Buddhists, it's good advice for anybody.
The book is split into chapters covering a number of themes, ranging from Healthy Relationships to Food Justice / Vegetarianism to Gender Identity. His Holiness provides his own thoughts on a range of subjects he sees as problematic in the world and offers his own ideas as to how we all can work to combat these problems.
What I liked…
I found this book to be insightful, and very interesting. There is nothing dogmatic about this book - you aren't supposed to just agree 'because the Karmapa said so', or even because it seems like the Buddhist thing to do. His Holiness provides his thoughts in a clear manner, and invites you to test them against your own experiences to determine their validity.
I found the chapter on vegetarianism particularly interesting. I personally find this a difficult subject because of two parts of my personality. First, I love eating meat, secondly, I believe it is ethically wrong of me to do so. I expected this chapter to make me feel worse about it - to go on and on about how terrible I am for eating meat, like so many others have done in the past. But it didn't. What I got was a story from His Holiness about how things were in Tibet, and how they are now. We start by learning that His Holiness ate a lot of meat when he lived in Tibet - because that's what was available. He then explains how this changed once he escaped to India. He tells us he became vegetarian after watching a documentary about the meat industry and feeling a surge of compassion for the emotions of the animals. But it wasn't heavy handed, there was no sense that you must agree with his assessment, it was just stated plainly that this was how he felt and from that he turned to vegetarianism. His Holiness even admits that he still occasionally craves a certain kind of meat he remembers from his childhood. He then goes on to explain all sorts of things about why he thinks vegetarianism is would be a good thing for everyone to adopt, but it never feels pushy or aggressive. But it is persuasive. It has led me personally to make a move towards vegetarianism I felt poorly equipped to make before.
The whole book is like this. In a friendly, approachable style, His Holiness provides anecdotes and the occasional piece of Buddhist wisdom or storytelling to illustrate his points and reminds us constantly about the important of compassion and loving kindness.
What I disliked…
There is nothing about the book I really disliked, but I do have to mention one thing because it may upset some readers.
Buddhism calls for universal compassion, and when I say universal I mean it. Compassion for everyone. In the last chapter we are taught how far this actually goes. It specifically mentions rapists, child abusers and murderers as people who deserve compassion. It states that we are quick to be compassionate to the victims (as indeed we should be) but that we are all too quick to withhold compassion from the perpetrators (which is true). This is hard to read - and His Holiness admits right at the start of the chapter that it is easier read than put into practice. It is a fairly simple concept to grasp, but can be quite difficult to read - especially if you have ever been the victim of something like this.
Just be aware of that.
Final thoughts...
I really enjoyed reading this book. It has been quite the treat for me to sit down every night before meditating and read a chapter of this book. I can't wait to read some more by His Holiness, and I hope you will consider reading it, whether you are Buddhist or not.
___________________________________________
Please note: I am in no way affiliated with the author or publishers. I bought this book with my own money for my own reasons. The opinions contained within are my own and have not been influenced by any external entity!
July 7, 2021
I've been spending the week in a cabin at a Meditation Retreat community and this book was on my desk. It is a wonderful easy-to-read look at all of the aspects of our lives to consider when pondering spirituality: relationships, gender, consumerism, food, the environment and more. Certainly not a one time read but a thoughtful perspective to go back to again and again. Now I have to buy a copy!
September 3, 2017
As the first book of The Karmapa, this is wonderful introduction to his world as a younger Buddhist seeing current issues. While he drives towards specific goals in food for everyone (which goes one for a bit), it's when he touches on simpler topics that he shines like being awake. With this book, we can see a leader growing in the world and someone who will benefit everyone.
September 18, 2025
Á þessum ömurlegu tímum ofbeldis og haturs gefur þessi bók okkur von um að við geturm orðið betri manneskjur. Við getum verið betri við okkur sjálf og gagnast öðrum betur. Við getum ekki lifað án annarra. Ef fréttir dagsins eru að draga þig niður þá kviknar vaknar vonin við að lesa þessa bók. Karmapa er alveg að bjarga mér þessa daga.
February 3, 2019
Practical advice, easy to read.
February 27, 2020
My favorite book
July 25, 2020
Perspective changing book
August 17, 2021
This was a very inspirational book. Makes you think about many different aspects of your life and ways to improve them which will help everyone around you.
March 26, 2022
Love his position on veganism. Go green!
April 11, 2022
Its not a religious book. Its must read for people who wants peace and to find out how to live with detaching from things.
July 14, 2022
A lovely, very special read ❤
March 16, 2017
This is a refreshing and very progressive take on many of today's current issues. I was especially impressed with the Karmapa's knowledge of gender diversity - his position and knowledge is up there with some of today's gender diversity educators. It gives me hope for the future of Tibetan Buddhism at least in the west.
January 20, 2016
I really enjoyed reading this book! I like how H.H. 17th Karmapa, talks about real issues such as environmental concerns, human rights , animal rights ect. He shares a Buddhist perspective without getting "religious" or into "dogma" or doctrine ". I think anyone can enjoy reading this, doesn't matter what you believe! What I took away from this book is that human beings, animals, nature, we are all connected. We are all in this world together. We have to coexist, so why not try to live peacefully with compassion as much as we can:)
April 30, 2016
Very sweet book about good intentions and how we are all connected. Kind and welcoming approach to a wider view of life.
I would suggest this to young/ young adults regardless of their faith.
For someone who has already been burnt and scarred in life this might be a bit too light (in two meanings of the word). In that case you may want more radical approach by for example Pema Chödrön.
I would suggest this to young/ young adults regardless of their faith.
For someone who has already been burnt and scarred in life this might be a bit too light (in two meanings of the word). In that case you may want more radical approach by for example Pema Chödrön.
August 30, 2016
The Heart is Noble is an approachable book about many of the issues of today and how the solutions lie within ourselves. The Seventeenth Karmapa offers his personal opinion on topics that include gender identity, climate change, grief and food justice.
He does so with humour, compassion and wisdom.
He does so with humour, compassion and wisdom.
February 27, 2013
I can't wait to read this book! I have no doubt that it is a masterpiece.
October 8, 2014
Love and Forgiveness are Most Important!
January 11, 2014
great ideas are always simple they say. He gives optimistic advice, easy to get, easy to understand and still very profound. I´m reading it again every now and then and it never fails to inspire me.
January 28, 2016
Thought provoking and simple that reason things out instead of just giving haphazard advice.
June 28, 2016
Not just a must-read but a must-own book. Loved it.
January 25, 2017
Very thoughtful. Great book to hold on to and re read.
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