Description
Classic Tibetan Buddhist guidance on living a dharmic life in our busy, modern-day world--with fresh and lively commentary from a beloved meditation teacher
This commentary on Padampa Sangye's classic verses of advice to Tibetan villagers of Tingri--by renowned and beloved meditation master Dilgo Khyentse--offers guidance for people trying to lead a dharmic life in the workaday world. These hundred verses, studied for centuries by Tibetans and students of Buddhism, contain a complete survey of the Tibetan Buddhist path. Dilgo Khyentse's lively explication of each stanza brings to light subtleties and amplifies the richness of the words and their pertinence to our lives. These two venerable teachers advise us in relating to everyday difficulties such as loneliness, craving, family squabbles, competition in business, disagreements with neighbors, and betrayal by friends--as challenging to us as they have been to meditators for centuries.
Author: Dilgo Khyentse, Padama Sangye
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 07/11/2006
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 6.92h x 4.92w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9781590303412
ISBN10: 1590303415
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | Tibetan
- Philosophy | Buddhist
This commentary on Padampa Sangye's classic verses of advice to Tibetan villagers of Tingri--by renowned and beloved meditation master Dilgo Khyentse--offers guidance for people trying to lead a dharmic life in the workaday world. These hundred verses, studied for centuries by Tibetans and students of Buddhism, contain a complete survey of the Tibetan Buddhist path. Dilgo Khyentse's lively explication of each stanza brings to light subtleties and amplifies the richness of the words and their pertinence to our lives. These two venerable teachers advise us in relating to everyday difficulties such as loneliness, craving, family squabbles, competition in business, disagreements with neighbors, and betrayal by friends--as challenging to us as they have been to meditators for centuries.
Author: Dilgo Khyentse, Padama Sangye
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 07/11/2006
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 6.92h x 4.92w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9781590303412
ISBN10: 1590303415
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | Tibetan
- Philosophy | Buddhist
About the Author
Padampa Sangye was an eleventh-century Indian yogi and spiritual master (known also as Kamalashila) who traveled widely throughout his life and brought Indian Buddhist teachings to China and Tibet.