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The Six Perfections

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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1559399953
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (593 download)

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Download or read book The Six Perfections written by and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Six Perfections of generosity, ethical discipline, patience, enthusiastic effort, concentration, and wisdom are practiced by Bodhisattvas who have the supreme intention of attaining enlightenment for the sake of others. These six are perfections because they give rise to complete enlightenment. Practice of them also insures the attainment of an excellent body and mind in the future and even more favorable conditions for effective practice than those we enjoy at present. Generosity leads to the enjoyment of ample resources, ethical discipline gives a good rebirth, patience leads to an attractive appearance and supportive companions, enthusiastic effort endows the ability to complete what is undertaken, fostering concentration makes the mind invulnerable to distraction, and wisdom discriminates between what needs to be cultivated and what must be discarded and leads to greater wisdom in the future.

The Six Perfections

Author : Dale Stuart Wright
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0195382013
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book The Six Perfections written by Dale Stuart Wright and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2009 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a guide to the six perfections, a set of Buddhist teachings designed to transform human character.

The Six Perfections

Author : Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Publisher : Wisdom Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781614295853
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book The Six Perfections written by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and published by Wisdom Publications. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical and actionable guide to the six perfections, a backbone of the Buddhist path, by an internationally beloved teacher. The six perfections are the actions of the bodhisattvas—holy beings who have transcended selfless concerns. But they’re also skills we can and should develop right now, in our messy, ordinary lives. In this clear, comprehensive guide to the backbone of Mahayana Buddhist practice, Lama Zopa Rinpoche walks us through each of the six perfections: -charity -morality -patience -perseverance -concentration -wisdom As he carefully describes each perfection, he not only reveals the depth of its meaning and how it intertwines with each other perfection, but he also explains how to practice it fully in our everyday lives—offering concrete ways for us to be more generous, more patient, more wise. With the guidance he gives us, we can progress in our practice of the perfections until we, like the bodhisattvas, learn to cherish others above ourselves.

The World Could Be Otherwise

Author : Norman Fischer
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834842149
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book The World Could Be Otherwise written by Norman Fischer and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An imaginative approach to spiritual practice in difficult times, through the Buddhist teaching of the six paramitas or "perfections"—qualities that lead to kindness, wisdom, and an awakened life. In frightening times, we wish the world could be otherwise. With a touch of imagination, it can be. Imagination helps us see what’s hidden, and it shape-shifts reality’s roiling twisting waves. In this inspiring reframe of a classic Buddhist teaching, Zen teacher Norman Fischer writes that the paramitas, or “six perfections”—generosity, ethical conduct, patience, joyful effort, meditation, and understanding—can help us reconfigure the world we live in. Ranging from our everyday concerns about relationships, ethics, and consumption to our artistic inspirations and broadest human yearnings, Fischer depicts imaginative spiritual practice as a necessary resource for our troubled times.

Traveling to the Other Shore

Author : Xingyun
Publisher : Buddha's Light Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1932293280
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (322 download)

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Download or read book Traveling to the Other Shore written by Xingyun and published by Buddha's Light Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his forty years of teaching, the Buddha left behind teachings that would last for over two millennia. In Traveling to the other Shore, Venerable Master Hsing Yun has selected key stories from the life of the Buddha and his great disciples that teach the Six Perfections of Buddhism: giving, discipline, patience, diligence, concentration, and wisdom. Collected from across the vast Buddhist scriptures, these stories show both the depth of the Buddha¿s wisdom and the warmth of his compassion. Traveling to the other Shore is an excellent way for readers to learn from the Buddha¿s life and practice.

Entering the Mind of Buddha

Author : Tenshin Reb Anderson
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834842459
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Entering the Mind of Buddha written by Tenshin Reb Anderson and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring guide to the practice of the Buddhist paramitas or "perfections" from respected American Zen master Reb Anderson. The six paramitas—generosity, ethical discipline, patience, heroic effort, concentration, and wisdom—are among the core teachings of Buddhism across all its schools. For newcomers and seasoned practitioners alike, they are foundational practices to enter and realize the mind of Buddha. In this sincere and powerful book, Zen teacher Reb Anderson offers teachings and practice stories that elucidate and open up each paramita. Taken together, the six “perfections” form an integrated and complete path—the path of the heroic bodhisattva who vows to practice ceaselessly for the welfare and liberation of all beings.

The Six Perfections

Author : Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1614296081
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book The Six Perfections written by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical and actionable guide to the six perfections, a backbone of the Buddhist path, by an internationally beloved teacher. The six perfections are the actions of the bodhisattvas—holy beings who have transcended selfless concerns. But they’re also skills we can and should develop right now, in our messy, ordinary lives. In this clear, comprehensive guide to the backbone of Mahayana Buddhist practice, Lama Zopa Rinpoche walks us through each of the six perfections: -charity -morality -patience -perseverance -concentration -wisdom As he carefully describes each perfection, he not only reveals the depth of its meaning and how it intertwines with each other perfection, but he also explains how to practice it fully in our everyday lives—offering concrete ways for us to be more generous, more patient, more wise. With the guidance he gives us, we can progress in our practice of the perfections until we, like the bodhisattvas, learn to cherish others above ourselves.

Wake Up to What Matters

Author : Avikrita Vajra Sakya
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1611806607
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (118 download)

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Download or read book Wake Up to What Matters written by Avikrita Vajra Sakya and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the Dharma for millennials by a young Tibetan lama. This unique and fresh presentation of Tibetan Buddhism provides all the tools a millennial needs to navigate the Buddhist path in a modern world. The twenty-five-year-old lama, Avikrita Vajra Sakya, was born and raised in America and now lives in a monastery in India, training in and teaching meditation and Buddhist philosophy to hundreds of monks and nuns. He has thousands of students all over the world, with over 100,000 people following him on Facebook. His style of writing is frank and open, hitting straight to the heart of young people's concerns for why they should bother with a spiritual path in the age of cell phones and shopping malls. There is no other book like this available that makes such a direct argument for being a twenty-first century Buddhist, whether you are living in Seattle or in a Himalayan hermitage. Fundamentally, we all have the same hang-ups and all equally have the potential to become buddhas ourselves by cultivating loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom. And this book teaches readers to do just that.

The Practice of Perfection

Author : Robert Aitken
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 0307817474
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Practice of Perfection written by Robert Aitken and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2012-05-23 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Aiken, author of Encouraging Words and Taking the Path of Zen, is America’s most senior Zen Roshi. In this new book he presents the Ten Pãramitãs, of Transcendental Perfections—namely, giving, mortality, forbearance, zeal, focused meditation, wisdom, compassionate means, aspiration, spiritual power, and knowledge—two-thousand-year-old ideals that can serve us as both methods and goals. The Pãramitãs are the “skillful means” a person may employ to nurture and develop his or her spiritual and moral life. In religious instruction we are often met be restrictions, and are told what not to do. The Pãramitãs, explained from a Zen perspective, offer the seeker ten positive means of action, ten ways to live a life of clarity and grace in a modern world where neither seems easy or even possible. The transcendental perfections can lead us toward a life that is both spiritually invigorated and socially engaged. Aitken Roshi’s way of teaching—anecdotal, careful, insightful, and easily accessible—leads us further along the path of harmony and balance. Each of the inspiring and instructional essays in this book is followed by a section in which Aitken answers questions most often asked by his own students in their course of study. The Practice of Perfection will be useful to seekers of all cultures and faiths.

Mahamudra and Related Instructions

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 086171444X
Total Pages : 796 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Mahamudra and Related Instructions written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-05-17 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thupten Jinpa holds a Geshe Lharam degree from Ganden monastic university and a Ph.D. in religious studies from Cambridge University. The translator and editor of numerous books, he has been the principal English-language translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama for over two decades, and he is the author of Self Reality and Reason in Tibetan Philosophy. He lives in Montreal with his wife and two daughters. --Book Jacket.

Ornament of Precious Liberation

Author : Sgam-po-pa
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1614294178
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Ornament of Precious Liberation written by Sgam-po-pa and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A welcome new translation of Gampopa's classic overview of the Buddha's teachings. Discover the heart of the Buddha’s teachings in this new and beautiful translation of Gampopa’s classic guidebook. Ornament of Precious Liberation is a spiritual and literary treasure of Tibetan Buddhism and of the Kagyü lineage in particular. Laying out step-by-step the path to buddhahood that is open to us all, to read Gampopa’s text is like receiving the teachings directly from the master himself. It is a quintessential guide to enlightenment that students will return to again and again for its insights into living an awakened life.

Buddhist Ethics for Laypeople

Author : Tien-Feng Lee
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811684685
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Buddhist Ethics for Laypeople written by Tien-Feng Lee and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively discusses the topics in Buddhism that are crucial for promoting lay people’s welfare—from mundane bliss in this life, i.e., wealth and good interpersonal relationships, to prosperity in the future, i.e., a good rebirth and less time spent in Samsara. This book presents some moral guidelines and a spiritual training path designed for householders and lay Buddhists, helping them secure the welfare. The guidelines and the training path presented in the book are based on the Pali Nikāyas and the Chinese Āgamas in Early Buddhism and an influential Chinese Mahayana scripture—the Upāsakaśīla Sūtra

The Graduated Path to Liberation

Author : Geshe Rabten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Graduated Path to Liberation written by Geshe Rabten and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historical Dictionary of Chan Buddhism

Author : Youru Wang
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538105527
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Chan Buddhism written by Youru Wang and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular name for Chan Buddhism, in the West, is Zen Buddhism, as it was Japanese scholars who first introduced Chan Buddhism to the West with this translation. Indeed, chan is a shortened form of the Chinese word channa, rendered from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, which denotes practices of the concentration of the mind through meditation or contemplation. Although rooted in the Indian tradition of yoga, which aims at the unification of the individual with the divine, meditative concentration became integrated into the Buddhist path to enlightenment as one of the three learnings (sanxue) of Buddhism. Early Buddhist (or the so-called Hinayana Buddhist) scriptures include the teachings on four stages of meditation, four divine abodes, four formless meditations, the tranquility (samatha) and insight (vipassanā) meditations, and so on. Early Buddhist communities commonly practiced these meditations, along with the moral disciplines and the study of the scriptures and doctrines. Mahayana Buddhism, in India and East Asia, continued the practice of meditation as one of the six perfections (or virtues) of the bodhisattva path. In this general context, some eminent monks might have composed scriptures/treatises for the training of meditation or have become more famed with meditation. However, the school of Chan is more than just a group of meditation practitioners. As one of the Chinese Buddhist schools, it involves its own ideology, its own community, and its own genealogical history, serving to establish its own identity. The Historical Dictionary of Chan Buddhism contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, schools, texts, vocabularies, doctrines, rituals, temples, events, and other practices. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Chan Buddhism.

Step by Step

Author : Namgyal Wangchen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861716000
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Step by Step written by Namgyal Wangchen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the profound meditation methods of Tibetan Buddhism based on the teachings of the Tibetan saint and founder of the Gulag school Tsongkhapa. The techniques are simple, direct and possess the power to radically alter the way we see the world and ourselves.

Buddhist Warfare

Author : Michael Jerryson
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195394836
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Buddhist Warfare written by Michael Jerryson and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2010-01-08 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers eight essays examining the dark side of a tradition often regarded as the religion of peace. The authors note the conflict between the Buddhist norms of non-violence and the prohibition of the killing of sentient beings and acts of state violence supported by the Buddhist community (sangha), acts of civil violence in which monks participate, and Buddhist intersectarian violence.

Of Benefit to Oneself and Others

Author : Xingyun
Publisher : Buddha's Light Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0971561265
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (715 download)

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Download or read book Of Benefit to Oneself and Others written by Xingyun and published by Buddha's Light Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The six "perfections" (paramitas), namely: giving charity, upholding the precepts, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajna-wisdom are often thought of as part of the Mahayana Buddhism's bodhisattva path. The word paramita in Sanskrit means "to cross over"; the implication is that by practicing these perfections, one can cross over from Samsara (the world of birth, death, and suffering) to Nirvana (the ultimate bliss). Venerable Master Hsing Yun writes, "These six perfections will benefit not only others but the one who practices them as well. They are for the liberation of others and also for oneself; they belong to others and oneself."