"An ordinary being cannot even begin to fathom the infinite compassionate action of a bodhisattva, so only a bodhisattva can provide such guidance. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, in my opinion, was a true bodhisattva who worked tirelessly to eliminate suffering in many different parts of the world. I rejoice that his teachings have been compiled into this book, and it is my aspiration that every single word of his will be put into practice."--Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
"Chagdud Rinpoche was an outstanding Buddhist master. In Change of Heart he hands us an extraordinary gift--a wise and gentle guide to the compassionate path of the bodhisattvas. Confronting directly the dilemmas and uncertainty facing people today, Rinpoche shows how anyone at all can follow this training and use its methods to discover inner peace, reduce suffering, deal with violence and aggression, awaken the Good Heart, and so live in the world in such a way as to benefit all those around them." --Sogyal Rinpoche
Change of the Heart, Chagdud Tulku RInpoche & Lama Shenpen Drolma, Padma Publishing, Paperback, 273 pp., $18.95
Born in eastern Tibet, in 1930, His Eminence Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche wa recognized at the age of two as the reincarnation of the abbot of Chagdud Monastery. The monastery was established in the early thirteenth century and is still standing today. The son of Dawa Drolma, one of the Tibet's most renowned female lamas, Chagdud Rinpoche received extensive training from many great lamas and belongs to the last generation of teachers to have received complete training in the vast wealth of Vajrayana Buddhist teachings and methods while still living in Tibet. In addition to his scholarship, realization, and boundless compassion, the evovate power of Chagdud rinpoche's singing voice has made him renowned among both Tibetans and Westerners.
List of Meditations |
ix |
Editor's Preface |
xi |
Acknowledgments |
xvii |
A Change of Heart |
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The Bodhisattva Peace Training |
3 |
Pure Motivation |
9 |
Equanimity |
29 |
Transforming an Angry Heart |
47 |
Awakening Compassion |
69 |
Loving Kindness and Rejoicing |
85 |
The Heart of Parenting |
101 |
Bringing People Together |
111 |
Walking the Bodhisattva Path |
121 |
A Change of Course |
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The Roots of Happiness and Suffering |
135 |
Mind and Meditation |
153 |
Precious Human Birth |
177 |
Impermanence |
185 |
Karma |
197 |
Working with Karma in Daily Life |
213 |
Purifying Karma |
225 |
The Path of Change |
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The Six Perfections |
241 |
The Radiant Heart |
263 |
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