For the many people searching for ways to improve the quality of their lives, "Openness Mind" clearly explains the value of meditation and how to proceed with its practice. Defining meditation as a way of opening our minds to the richness of experience, this book emphasizes a practical approach that anyone can apply to develop awareness, transcend the limitations of self-image, improve concentration, and effect positive changes in their way of being. The chapters on Thoughts, Patterns, the Moving Tapestry of Dreams, and the Dream Lotus exercise offer ways to expand our understanding of reality and the nature of mind; Dimensions of Meditation engages questions commonly asked by beginning meditators.
Openness Mind, Tarthang Tulku, Dharma Publishing, 160 pages, $14.95
Tarthang Tulku, Rinpoche is Tibetan lama born in Golok, in Eastern Tibet. He left Tibet for exile in India in 1958. While a refugee in India Rinpoche taught at Sanskrit University, Varanasi, and began reprinting endangered Tibetan texts. In 1968 he moved to the United States where he has lived and worked ever since. Rinpoche has founded more than 20 organizations, preserving and promoting Buddhist wisdom both in Asia and in the West. Tarthang Tulku is the author of more than two dozen books, including Gesture of Balance; Time, Space, and Knowledge- A New Vision of Reality; Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga; Skillful Means, Revelations of Mind, and Caring.
Foreword
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vii
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Preface
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xi
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PART ONE: OPENNESS
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Learning through Experience
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2
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The Self-Image
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12
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Self-Change
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17
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Transforming Fear
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22
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Meditation: Let It Be
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31
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PART TWO: DEEPENING THROUGH MEDITATION
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The Deepening Stream
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40
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Opening to Feeling
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44
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Transcending Emotions
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50
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Fascination and Anxiety
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65
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PART THREE: REALITY AND ILLUSION
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Reality and Illusion
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70
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Moving Tapestry of Dreams
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74
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Dream Lotus
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87
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The Ground of Being
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92
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PART FOUR: BEYOND MEANINGS
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Dimensions of Mediation
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96
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Thoughts
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103
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Beyond Meanings
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111
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Awareness
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117
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The Illusion of Now
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125
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PART FIVE: THE LIVING DHARMA
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The Dharma Within |
134 |
Refuge |
141 |
Love and Compassion |
146 |
The Seed of Enlightenment |
152 |
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Index |
157 |
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