Lazy Lama looks at Meditation

by Ringu Tulku

In this book Ringu Tulku brings us directly and lightheartedly to the point of Buddhist it helps to develop the two positive life enhancing qualities that lie naturally within us, clarity of mind and kindness for self and others. He reminds us that through meditation we can come to understand how the interconnectedness of all things is crucial for human wellbeing and for the future of the planet. No fuss or frills, it is as simple as that. The methods for practice he describes are relaxed and straightforward, the logic is clear, and the result is peace of mind. 

Genres: Buddhism

39 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 1999

About the author

Karma Tsultrim Gyurmé Trinlé (Tibetan: ཀརྨ་ཚུལ་ཁྲིམས་འགྱུར་མེད་ཕྲིན་ལས་, Wylie: kar+ma tshul khrims 'gyur med phrin las)—more commonly known as Ringu Tulku (Tib. རི་མགུལ་སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་, Wyl. ri mgul sprul sku) for the Ringu Monastery with which his incarnation line is associated—is a lama of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and proponent of the Rimé (non-sectarian) movement. In 1975 he was awarded the academic title of Khenpo, and in 1983 the that of Dorje Lopön Chenpo (Sanskrit: mahavajracarya; equivalent to a PhD). He served as Professor of Tibetology in Sikkim for 17 years, and since 1990 has been traveling and teaching Buddhism and meditation at more than 50 universities, institutes and Buddhist centers in Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and Asia.

Reviews

[Kieran Telo · Rating 5 out of 5]

The beautiful clarity of Ringu Tulku's discussion is told in a gentle and at times very funny style. The story of the man despairing of his chaotic home life who is prescribed first a chicken, and then a goat, is hilarious but very telling also. You could easily read this in an hour and take away some great points. But practise, then read, practise, practise, read, etc!

It was a great honour a few weeks ago to meet Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, to hear his dharma talk, take Refuge with him, and make Bodhisattva vows led by him. A genuinely lovely man.