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(More customer reviews)If I could own only one book on Buddhism, this would be my choice. Translated by Thupten Jinpa, the principal English translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, this work is a gift to those of us who speak English. The passages are clear and lucid. The elements of verse flow and the prose is elegant in its force and simplicity. This book could have been a nightmare to read, because the subject matter is not simple, and anyone who has read translations of Sanskrit, Pali or Tibetan knows that many texts come across twisted and convoluted in English. As such, it can be difficult to ascertain meaning. Such is not the case here.
This book can be read at long sittings, or picked up and perused for 5 minutes to create grist for your meditative practice. Either way, it is an indispensible reference for serious students of Tibetan Buddhism, with extensive end notes and a comprehensive glossary.
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The Tibetan practice of "mind training," or lojong, stretches back for hundreds of years and encompasses a variety of techniques for cultivating altruistic thoughts and coping with the inevitable challenges of everyday life. Mind Training: The Great Collection is an English adaptation of the first anthology of these techniques. Presenting 44 of the original texts - including seminal works such as "Leveling out All Preconceptions" and "Eight Verses on Training the Mind" - Mind Training combines eloquent translations and historical commentaries to demonstrate how anyone can learn to exude love, compassion, and perseverance.
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