Alan wallace the practice of lojong traleg kyabgon. Nov 22, 2011 essential mind training is drawn from the earliest collection of tibetan spiritual literature known as mind training or lojong in tibetan. Jun 08, 2016 thupten jinpa addresses the importance of mind training and how this kind of practice can help people gain greater peace and happiness in daily life. In an era when buddhist meditation is largely equated with simply calming the mind and developing mindfulness, this compendium of methods for training the mind gives a glimpse of the tremendous richness and depth of the buddhist tradition for enhancing mental. At a school for refugee children, he had a traditional tibetan buddhist education. T he book is, in fact, a translation of an anthology of tibetan buddhist texts called lojong, or mind training, which is at the heart of mental and emotional training. Thupten jinpa s family escaped from tibet to india when he was just a year old and he began his monastic life shortly thereafter. Conversations on compassion with thupten jinpa, phd. The remaining five verses are extracted from the book transforming the mind by his holiness the dalai lama. The core texts epub adobe drm can be read on any device that can open epub. Two exercises from thupten jinpa for turning intention into. Essential mind training by thupten jinpa overdrive.
Thupten jinpa has been a principal english translator to his holiness the dalai lama since 1985. Excerpted from a talk given at the sacred stream center in berkeley, ca. That friendliness or compassion is known in tibetan as nyingje, which. Jinpas own works include self, reality and reason in tibetan philosophy and mind training. The principal focus of these texts is the systematic cultivation of such altruistic thoughts and emotions as compassion, love, forbearance, and perseverance. Tibetans revere the mind training tradition for its pragmatic and downtoearth advice, especially the teachings on transforming adversity into opportunity. Mind training, the tibetan tradition of mental and emotional. Today, alongside mindfulness, meditationbased compassion practice is emerging as a major focus in contemplative science related initiatives. How the courage to be compassionate can transform our lives, and english translator for his holiness the dalai lama. Every sunday afternoon, a monastic teacher would give a dharma teaching, jinpa remembers. Two exercises from thupten jinpa for turning intention. The downloading process can take up to 30 min depending on the version of the book and the speed of your internet connection. Roeser,9 and david vago10 1university of wisconsin, 2emory university, 3university.
Mind training techniques for the west with thupten jinpa, ph. Geshe gelek chodak presents the seven point mind training as translated by thupten jinpa in his mind training. Thupten jinpa understanding meditationbased compassion. He has translated and edited more than a dozen books by h. He received his early education and training as a monk at zongkar choede monastery in hunsur near mysore, karnataka, south india and later joined the shartse college of ganden monastic university, in mundgod, karnataka, south india, where he. An eightweek program modeled after mindfulnessbased stress reduction founded at the university of massachusetts by renowned meditation teacher jon kabatzinn, cct teaches. The great collection is the earliest anthology of a special genre of tibetan literature known as mind training, or lojong in tibetan. Essential mind training, tibetan wisdom for daily life ebook by.
Sep 03, 2015 conversations on compassion with thupten jinpa, phd. The kadam school of tibetan buddhism emerged in the eleventh century from the teachings of the indian master atisa and his principal tibetan student, dromton, isbn 9780861718030. In an era when buddhist meditation is largely equated with simply calming the mind and developing mindfulness, this compendium of methods for training the mind gives a glimpse of the tremendous richness and depth. Thupten jinpa received his early education and training as a monk and received the geshe lharam degree from ganden monastic university, south india. Apr 12, 2016 thupten jinpa is a former monk and holds a ph. He taught buddhist epistemology, metaphysics, middle way philosophy and buddhist. Standardized protocols, such as stanford cct compassion cultivation training and cbct cognitive based compassion training, are being offered extensively as.
By contemplating repeatedly the truth of karma and samsaric suffering, preoccupations with next life will come to cease. Thupten jinpa was enlisted as a visiting research scholar at ccare, during which time he developed a course of study called the compassion cultivation training cct. He received his early education and training as a monk at zongkar choede monastery 1 in hunsur near mysore, karnataka, south india and later joined the shartse college of ganden monastic university, 1 in mundgod, karnataka, south india, where he received the geshe lharam degree. Index of vajrayana buddhist ebooks scriptoq library. Standardized protocols, such as stanford cct compassion cultivation training and cbct cognitive based compassion training, are being offered extensively as well as studied. An excerpt from tulku thondup rinpoche\\s masters of meditation and miracles according to nyingma tradition, jamyang khyentse wangpo. The eighth verse deals with the practices that are directed toward cultivating the wisdom aspect of. By cultivating in mind that this human life is so hard to find yet has no time to spare, preoccupations with this life will cease.
Like now my own self is the enemy, and sentient beings are the friends. May 03, 2017 thupten jinpa was just one year old when his family fled to india in 1959 in the wake of the dalai lamas escape. Essential mind training by thupten jinpa, 9780861712632, available at book. Thupten jinpa translating the dalai lama the on being project. The first seven verses of the eight verses for training the mind deal with the practices associated with cultivating the method aspect of the path such as compassion, altruism, aspiration to attain buddhahood, and so on.
Geshe gelek applies this classic mind traing text to the problems and circumstances that we face in todays western society while retaining the essence of the original teaching. I requested him to explain the enigmatic line from the heart sutra form is emptiness and. If you prefer, you could also lie down on your back, ideally on a surface that is not too soft like a sinking mattress. Jun 03, 2014 thupten jinpa was enlisted as a visiting research scholar at ccare, during which time he developed a course of study called the compassion cultivation training cct. Mind training, tibetan wisdom for daily life by thupten jinpa online from. But when i try to cultivate that kind of state of mind in my own quiet sitting meditation, its tougher. He received his early education and training as a monk at zongkar chode monastery in south india and later joined the shartse college of ganden monastic university, south india, where he received the geshe lharam degree. Thupten jipa for my documentary journey of the heart.
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. Thupten jinpa school of religious studies mcgill university. Enjoy six key texts on the cornerstone meditation practice of the kagyu school of tibetan buddhism by some of its most celebrated forebearers. The great collection ebook written by thupten jinpa. Thupten jinpa on form is emptiness and emptiness is form. The practice of mind training lojong is based on the essential.
Sixty stanzas of reasoning by nagarjuna hymn to the buddha, the world transcendent by nagarjuna commentary on the awakening mind by nagarjuna a garland of views attributed to padmasambhava three principal aspects of the path by je tsongkhapa in praise of dependent origination by je tsongkhapa songs. Read pdf epub download mind training by thupten jinpa, shonu from the story saddle by styloglossus2005 with 0 reads. Geshe langri thanpas eight verses on mind training. Training the mind and cultivating lovingkindness by chogyam. Jinpa has been the principal english translator to h.
Scholar and chief translator for his holiness the dalai lama, geshe thupten jinpa, discusses the tibetan tradition of mind training lojong, which forms the basis of his important book mind training. Like these are visualized in the form of streams of dark clouds, smoke, or even brackish water, which enter our body. The great collection a natural choice for publication as part of. The six texts range in date from the twelfth to the seventeenth century and include such celebrated authors as.
This makes thupten jinpas translation mind training. The great collection is the earliest anthology of a special genre of tibetan literature known as. The bodhicaryavatara preliminary teachings to the kalachakra initiation dalai lama translated by thupten jinpa new york city nov. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Recommended reading essential mind training thupten jinpa buddhism with an attitude b. How the courage to be compassionate can transform our lives. Presenting 44 of the original texts including seminal works. Mind training download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. With the wish to achieve the highest aim, which surpasses even a wishfulfilling gem, i will train myself to at all times cherish every sentient being as supreme. Tsongkhapa, who lived from 571419, is considered one of the greatest buddhist.
Nov 30, 2005 thupten jinpa has done us all a great service by editing and translating this marvelous volume, mind training. The first three verses from the eight verses of training the mind along with the commentary by his holiness the dalai lama were given on 8 november 1998 in washington d. Most english speakers who have attended the teachings of the dalai lama have actually heard his wisdom through the voice of thupten jinpa, who has served as translator for his holiness since 1985. The convergence of science and spirituality morgan road books, 2005. The key to happiness is not the eradication of all problems but rather the development of a mind capable of transforming any problem into a cause of happiness.
If you can, sit on a cushion on the floor or on a chair with the soles of your feet touching the ground, which gives you a feeling of being grounded. Essential mind trainingtranslated, edited, and introduced by thupten jinpa. Thupten jinpas family escaped from tibet to india when he was just a year old and he began his monastic life shortly thereafter. The following interview appears in the fall 2011 issue of inquiring mind. Lojong mind training, the tibetan tradition of mental and. He has translated and edited more than a dozen books by the dalai lama including the new york times bestseller ethics for the new millennium riverhead, 1999, transforming the mind thorsons, 2000, and universe in a single atom. This acclaimed book by thupten jinpa is available at in several formats for your ereader. Jan 22, 2020 thupten jinpa answers the question, what makes you happy. Thupten jinpa addresses the importance of mind training and how this kind of practice can help people gain greater peace and happiness in daily life. The great collection is an english adaptation of the first anthology of these techniques. Thupten jinpa archives the center for compassion and.
Upcoming conference on compassionate leadership, featuring thupten jinpa april 6, 2016 amherst, mass. Training the mind and cultivating lovingkindness by chogyam trungpa edited by judith l. D compiled in the fifteenth century, mind training. Thupten jinpa has done us all a great service by editing and translating this marvelous volume, mind training. Other readers need to be connected to the internet to play the multimedia files in a separate browser window. Mind training techniques for the west with thupten. Thupten jinpa was just one year old when his family fled to india in 1959 in the wake of the dalai lamas escape.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mind training. Well, thats one thing that i do kind of, you know, cherish deeply about the experience of translating for him is the quality of the joyful state of mind i can automatically get into when im there. I would define compassion in a nutshell as a natural sense of concern that arises in us in the face of someone who is in need or someone who is in pain. Essential mind training is drawn from the earliest collection of tibetan spiritual literature known as. Training the mind and cultivating lovingkindness by. Scholar and chief translator for his holiness the dalai lama, geshe thupten jinpa, discusses the tibetan tradition of mind training lojong, which forms the basis of his important bookmind training. Adjunct professor, tibetan buddhist philosophy thupten jinpa was born in tibet in 1958. The mindtraining teachings are highly revered by the tibetan people for their pragmatism and. Every sunday afternoon, a monastic teacher would give. Thupten jinpa, official translator for the dalai lama, will be the keynote speaker at the conference for compassionate leadership on saturday, april 16 from 10. Because of technical limitations of most ebookreaders, the multimedia elements such as videos and sound files can only be displayed in the ipadcompatible version.
Jun 25, 2015 thupten jinpa has been a principal english translator to his holiness the dalai lama since 1985. Tibetans revere the mind training tradition for its pragmatic and downtoearth advice, especially. Other texts translated by thupten jinpa, phd institute. Click download or read online button to get mind training book now. Thupten jinpa answers the question of how mind training, including meditation and compassion practice can be helpful to people in contemporary societies. Six months of training sounds like a long time, but relative to the traditional mode of practice, six months would not constitute a solid grounding in the practice. Tsongkhapa, a buddha in the land of snows is buddhist scholar thupten jinpas contribution to shambhala publications remarkable series, the lives of the masters, which seeks to memorialize the contributions of some of the most important thinkers in buddhist philosophy. This third volume in the tibetan classics series highlights mahamudra, the central meditation practice of the kagyu school of tibetan buddhism. Sep 14, 20 i had the good fortunes of interviewing dr. Essential mind training translated, edited, and introduced by thupten jinpa. The life of jamyang khyentse wangpo the life of jamyang khyentse wangpo. Essential mind training is the first volume in the tibetan classics series, which aims to make available accessible paperback editions of key tibetan buddhist works drawn from wisdom publications library of tibetan classics.
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