Posted on February 24, 2009 by kurukulla
Full Title: Peacock in the Poison Grove: Two Buddhist Texts on Training the Mind
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Translations of and commentaries on two Kadampa texts, the Wheel-Weapon and the Poison-Destroying Peacock. Mind training involves cultivating a way of approaching and experiencing life that rubs against our ordinary self-centered attitudes. The key [...]
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Posted on June 21, 2008 by kurukulla
Full Title: Great Path of Awakening: The Classic Guide to Lojong, a Tibetan Buddhist Practice for Cultivating the Heart of Compassion
Major Topic: mind training, taking and sending, lojong, tonglen
Level: middle and experienced
Mind training in the seven points is probably the most widely known mind training instruction. Kongtrul provides clear, authoritative commentary for the [...]
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Posted on June 21, 2008 by kurukulla
Full Title: Wisdom of No Escape: and the Path of Lovingkindness
Major Topic: Mind training
Level: all levels
Pema Chödron’s warm, folksy, but solid presentations of mind training (lojong) methods and how to apply them in one’s life. A good and very accessible introduction to these practices.
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