To know Lama was to know he loved chocolate! It was his favorite metaphor to epitomize our attachments.
This funny and trenchant little volume answers the question of how we
can be happy even after the chocolate has run out. By cutting the
cords of attachment, we discover the indestructible happiness that has
always been available to us.
This beautiful little book captures the remarkable personality of Lama,
who played an integral role in introducing Tibetan Buddhism to the
world. When the Chocolate Runs Out will delight both readers who have
known Lama Yeshe for decades and those who have never met this
timelessly inspiring spiritual teacher.
This little book of wisdom is a perfect companion to How to Be Happy by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-84) was born in Tibet and educated at the great Sera Monastic University in Lhasa. In 1959 he fled the Chinese oppression and continued his study and practice in Tibetan refugee camps in India. In 1969, with his chief disciple, Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, he began teaching Buddhism to Westerners at their Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, and in 1974, at the invitation of their international students, the lamas began traveling the world to spread the Dharma. In 1975, they founded the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FFPMT), an international network of Buddhist projects, including monasteries in six countries and meditation centers in over thirty; health and nutrition clinics, and clinics specializing in the treatment of leprosy and polio; as well as hospices, schools, publishing activities, and prison outreach projects worldwide. Lama Yeshe is also the author of Introduction to Tantra, The Bliss of Inner Fire, and Becoming the Compassion Buddha.
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Contents: When the Chocolate Runs Out |
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Salvation Through Chocolate |
1 |
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Sources of Dissatisfaction |
5 |
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The Origin of Our Problems |
9 |
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Attachment and Release
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17 |
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Ego Barges In |
27 |
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Angry Interpretations |
33 |
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The Heart of the Dharma |
37 |
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Inner Psychology |
45 |
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Qualities of Mind |
53 |
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Why Meditate? |
61 |
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Effort and Expectation |
73 |
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Checking Up with Your Own Experience |
77 |
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Sleeping and Waking Up |
83 |
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The Indisputable Fact of Karma |
87 |
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"My Enemies Disappeared" |
101 |
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Embracing All Beings Equally |
105 |
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Equilibrium
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113 |
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True Charity |
117 |
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The Meaning of Emptiness |
119 |
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The Mind of Wisdom |
133 |
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Taking Refuge |
139 |
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How to Meditate |
143 |
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Leading an Inner Revolution - Exchanging Self with Others |
155 |
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Afterword |
161 |
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About the Author |
163 |
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