The text he presents here is the Seven Point Mind Training, brought to Tibet by the Indian master Atisha. This teaching is the vey core of the entire practice of Tibetan Buddhism. It condenses the compassionate path to Buddhahood into practical instructions which make use of all the circumstances of everyday life. Khyentse Rinpoche gave this commentary during his last visit to the West. He speaks frankly from his heart, drawing on his own life-long experience. The fact that Rinpoche has departed from this world adds much poignancy to his words, which many of his students regard as his parting gift. "This is a book to keep and reread, a book to jolt one out of oneself and back to one's senses." -Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.
Enlightened Courage: An Explanation of the Seven Point of Mind Training, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Padmakara Translation Group, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, 1993/2006, 120 pp, $16.95
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, whose remarkable life came to an end in September, 1991, was one of the foremost poets, scholars, philosophers and meditation masters of the Mahayana, Mahamudra and Great Perfection traditions of Vajrayana Buddhism. He was highly respected by thousands of students in Tibet and throughout the world.
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Contents: Enlightened Courage: An Expalanation of the Seven Point of Mind Training |
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Foreword |
ix |
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Preface |
xiii |
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The Root Text |
1 |
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The Teaching |
7 |
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Introduction |
9 |
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The Basis for the Practice of Bodhichitta |
15 |
II. |
Bodhichitta |
19 |
III. |
Carrying Difficult Situations onto the Path of Enlightenment |
39 |
IV. |
An Explanation of the Practice as a Way of Life |
59 |
V. |
Standards of Proficiency in the Mind Training |
67 |
VI. |
The Commitments of the Mind Training |
71 |
VII. |
Guidelines for the Mind Training |
79 |
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Conclusion |
97 |
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Nectar of the Mind |
101 |
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Notes |
107 |
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Glossary |
113 |
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