In these fresh and inspiring teachings on how to open the heart, a contemporary Tibetan Buddhist master shows us how to change our self-centered attitude and develop concern for the well-being of others. He teaches that when we acknowledge our own wish for happiness, we realize that all beings wish for the same. With a broader perspective, we can develop the strength to extend gratitude and kindness first to those we love, and eventually to everyone.

In his warm and informal style, Rabjam offers accessible Buddhist teachings that will appeal to anyone who would like to find more meaning in life. Based on classical Tibetan teachings, his commentary is fresh, humorous, and sharply insightful. Here is a modern Tibetan teacher who appreciates the challenges of living in today’s world. The Great Medicine will help contemporary readers draw on ancient teachings to find their way to wisdom, freedom, and joy amid the struggles of real life.

The Great Medicine, Shechen Rabjam, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 2007, 142 Pages, $16.95

Shechen Rabjam, born in 1966, is the seventh in the line of the Rabjam succession and the grandson and spiritual heir of Dilgo Khyentse. At the age of three, he began taking teachings from his revered grandfather and today holds this unbroken lineage. He is the abbot of the Shechen monastery in Nepal and India, and the Shechen monastery in Bhutan, as well as founder of a number of ongoing humanitarian projects.

Shechen Gyaltsap Gyurme Peam Namgyal (1871-1926) was one of the most learned and accomplished scholar-practitioner of his time. His thirteen volumes of collected wrintings contain lucid and profound commentaries on many aspects of Buddhist philosophy and practice. He was the root teacher of Dilgo Khyentse.

	Contents: The Great Medicine
	Foreword by Matthieu Ricard	vii
	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xi
	Root Text	1
Part One:	Virtuous at the Beginning
1.	Introduction to the Text	25
Part Two:	Virtuous in the Middle
2.	Identifying the Awakened Mind	33
3.	Preliminaries and Refuge	41
4.	Developing the Awakened Mind	53
5.	Working with Afflictive Emotions	61
6.	The Sublime Exchange of Happiness and Suffering	71
7.	The Root of Suffering	81
8.	Stages of Training in the Ultimate Awakened Mind	87
9.	The Great Perfection	99
10.	Deviations from the View	111
11.	Postmeditation: The Six Transcendent Perfections	115
Part Three:	Virtuous at the Conclusion
12.	Dedicating the Merit	125
	Notes	129
	Glossary	131