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    People often ask me for guidance about books to read, particularly those that would enhance the curriculum outlined in Wake Up To Your Life.

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Great Path of Awakening (Jamgon Kongtrul & Ken McLeod)

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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Wisdom of No Escape (Pema Chodron)

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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