"Wisdom Energy" is a simple and compelling introduction to Buddhism by two Tibetan lamas renowned for their insight and skill in teaching Westerners. Containing an entire meditation course, it goes to the heart of basic Buddhist practice and discusses the meaning and purpose of meditation, the causes of dissatisfaction and unhappiness, and the methods for subduing them and gaining control over our minds and lives.
This special 25th anniversary edition of Wisdom Energy preserves the power, humor, and directness of the Lama's first teaching tour of North America. It gives the reader the feeling of an intimate audience with two highly respected teachers.
Wisdom Energy, Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Wisdom Publications, 146 pages, $15.95
Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-1984) was born in Tibet and educated at the great Sera Monastic University. He fled the Chinese oppression in 1959 and in the late 1960s, with his chief disciples, Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, began teaching Buddhism to Westerners at their Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal. In 1975 they founded the international Buddhist organization, the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), which now has about 80 branches worldwide.
Preface to the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition
Introduction to the First Edition
Part One: Entering the Spiritual Path
1 The Purpose of Meditation
2 Approaching the Study of Dharma
3 Searching for the Causes of Unhappiness
4 How Delusions Arise
5 Understanding Suffering and Controlling the Mind
Part Two: A Meditation Course
6 The Three Principal Aspects of the Path to Enlightenment
Puri�cation Visualization
The Superiority of Spiritual Practice
The Preciousness of Our Human Form
The Fully Renounced Mind
The Renunciation of Suffering
The Six Realms of Samsara
How We Create Samsara
The Advantages of an Enlightened Motive
Achieving Equilibrium
Remembering the Kindness of Our Many Mothers
Bene�ting Others
Perceiving the Nature of Reality
7 Integrating Dharma into Everyday Life
Glossary
Suggested Further Reading
Index
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