From the author of many pioneering works on Tibetan Buddhism, a guide to fully incorporating Buddhism into all aspects of one's life and self

Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche IX skillfully illustrates how to incorporate the whole human experience onto the Buddhist path. With mastery of Western concepts, the author explains how to integrate traditional Buddhist philosophies, psychology, and Tibetan medicine in the service of reducing suffering and developing all aspects of one's personhood to overcome the confinement of a limited sense of self.
Integral Buddhism: Developing All Aspects of One's Personhood, Traleg Rinpoche, Shogam Publications, Paperback, 180 pp, $21.95

Traleg Kyabgon (1955-2012) was the founder of the Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute, which is headquartered in Melbourne, with a major practice center in upstate New York and a practice community in New York City. He taught extensively at universities and Buddhist centers in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia, and is the author of such books as Essence of Buddhism and Karma: What It Is, What It Isn't, Why It Matters.

CONTENTS: Integral Buddhism: Developing All Aspects of One's Personhood
Foreword by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche			x
Biography of Author			xi
Acknowledgements			xiv
Editor's Introduction			xv
Editor's Biography			xvii
SECTION 1: INTEGRAL BUDDHISM
1.	Towards an Integral Buddhist View		1
2.	An Integral Approach to Meditation		6
		Unlocking Our Resources	7
		Using the Breath in Meditation	8
		Mindfulness	11
		Overcoming Obstacles in Meditation	14
		Esoteric Meditation	19
		Integral Meditation	20
3.	Integral Buddhism, Ignorance, and Suffering		21
		Self and Personhood	25
		Four noble truths, Ethics, and the Integral Approach	28
		Ethics	31
4.	The Integral Approach to Overcoming Suffering		33
		Misunderstanding and Excessive Mental Reflection	35
		Pursuing an Integral Approach	38
		Renunciation	42
		Mindfulness, Awareness, and Thinking Clearly	44
5.	Working with Suffering and Becoming Stronger		45
		Three Kinds of Suffering	46
		Craving and Desire	47
		Desire, Freedom, and Renunciation	48
		Self-Identity	51
		Merit and Wisdom	52
		Ego and Personality	53
		Transformation	54
		Courage, Strength, Fortitude, Resilience	56
6.	Noble Eightfold Path		58
7.	Foundations of Wisdom		63
		Craving, Beauty, and Dharmas	64
		Interrelationship and Is-ness	67
		Fixation and Misunderstanding	68
		Mindfulness and Interdependent Origination	69
		Wisdom	73
SECTION 2: PHILOSOPHY
8.	Why Integrate Philosophy?		74
		Values	76
9.	Abhidharma (Pali: Abhidhamma)		78
		Hinayana	83
		Hinayana and Mahayana	83
10.	Yogacara		87
11.	Madhyamaka		93
		Fixation	97
12.	Madhyamaka, Emptiness, and Compassion		98
		Interdependent Arising and Compassion	100
		Middle View	102
		Bodhicitta and Becoming a Bodhisattva	104
13.	Mahayana, Bodhicitta, and Six Paramitas		110
		Six Paramitas	111
		The Integral Approach to Philosophy	115
SECTION 3: PSYCHOLOGY
14.	Psychology, Spirituality, and the Mind		119
		Understanding Our Mind	120
		Meditation	122
		Acceptance	124
		Attraction and Aversion	126
		Misunderstanding	126
		Letting Go and Sense of Self	130
		Spirituality and Psychology	132
		Contextualizing of the Self	133
		Integral Psychology	136
SECTION 4: HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
15.	Prana and Pranayama		138
		Prana	142
		Prana, Nadi, and Chakras	147
		Five Primary Pranas	149
		Five Secondary Pranas	151
16.	Tibetan Medicine		155
		Bile (Tib. Tripa)	156
		Phlegm (Tib. Peken)	157
		Causes of Malfunction and Recommended Actions	159
		Integral Approach to Health	163
17.	Conclusion		165
Notes			167
Index			177