The Essence of Buddism : : an Introduction to its Philosophy and Practice
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Originally published: 2001.
Includes index.
1. Fundamentals : the four noble truths and the eightfold noble path -- 2. Ethical conduct : doing what is truly beneficial -- 3. Meditation : changing our mental outlook -- 4. Karma and rebirth : everything is in relationship -- 5. Mahayana Buddhism : helping others is helping oneself -- 6. The way of the bodhisattva : meditation and action go together -- 7. Realizing wisdom and compassion : bodhchitta and the paramitas -- 8. The link between wisdom and compassion : the paramita of meditation and the nine stages of shamatha -- 9. Insight meditation : the paramita of wisdom and the Madhyamaka school -- 10. The role of the mind : the Yogachara school and Buddha-nature -- 11. Spiritual progress : the five paths and the ten stages of the Bodhisattva -- 12. Buddhahood : the three kayas -- 13. Sutra and Tantra : the tantric levels of attainment -- 14. Supreme yoga tantra : becoming a total person -- 15. The six yogas of naropa : dealling with conflicting emotions -- 16. Mahamudra and the nature of mind : going beyond duality -- 17. Mahamudra meditation : allowing the mind to rest in its natural state.
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PUBLISHED
Boston : Shambhala, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: vixi, 188 pages ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781590307885
1590307887
SUBJECTS
Religious life -- Buddhism.
Buddhism -- Doctrines.