Transforming the Mind: Eight Verses on Generating Compassion and Transforming Your Life - Tapa blanda

The Dalai Lama on one of the most important spiritual practices to develop wisdom and compassion.

Based on three days of teaching in London May 1999, this book is an edited version of the Dalai Lama’s discourse on one of the most profound and sacred texts in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The Eight Verses on Generating Compassion are known in Tibetan as ‘lojong’ – literally, transforming your mind.

In this lucid, straightforward commentary on these teachings, H. H. the Dalai Lama shows us how to transform difficult situations into opportunities for spiritual growth. He also offers practical methods as to how to develop positive ways of thinking and compassion.

The 'Eight Verses on Transforming the Mind' is perhaps the most important text genre of Tibetan spiritual writings known as 'lojong', literally 'transforming the mind'. Written by the eleventh – century meditator Langri Thangpa, this short work is referred to by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as one of his main sources of inspiration.

In this lucid, straightforward commentary on these teachings, His Holiness the Dalai Lama shows us how to cultivate wisdom and compassion in our daily lives. In particular, he addresses:

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enhancing compassion
· cultivating balanced attitudes toward oneself and others
· developing positive ways of thinking
· transforming adverse situations into conditions favourable for spiritual development.