Karma: What It Is, What It Isn't, Why It Matters by Kyabgon, Traleg
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Karma: What It Is, What It Isn't, Why It Matters by Kyabgon, Traleg

Karma: What It Is, What It Isn't, Why It Matters

Shambhala
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A master of Tibetan Buddhism cuts through prevalent misconceptions around karma and rebirth to get to the root cause of our suffering--and how we can end it

The Buddha's teaching on karma (literally, "action") is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts and actions determine our future, and therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions found in popular culture, especially oversimplifications that make it seem like something not to be taken seriously. Karma is not simple, as Traleg Kyabgon shows, and it's to be taken very seriously indeed.

In this book, Kyabgon cuts through the persistent illusions we cling to about karma to show what it really is--the mechanics of why we suffer and how we can make the suffering end. He explains how a realistic understanding of karma is indispensable to Buddhist practice, how it provides a foundation for a moral life, and how understanding it can have a transformative effect on the way we relate to our thoughts and feelings and to those around us.

Author: Traleg Kyabgon
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 06/30/2015
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781590308882
ISBN10: 1590308883
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | History
- Religion | Buddhism | Tibetan

About the Author
TRALEG KYABGON (1955-2012) was born in eastern Tibet and educated by many great masters of all four major lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the founder of the Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute, which is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, with a major practice center in New York City. He taught extensively at universities and Buddhist centers in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia beginning in 1980, and is the author of numerous books that present Buddhist teachings to Western readers, including The Essence of Buddhism and Mind at Ease.