Joyful Path of Good Fortune: The Complete Buddhist Path to Enlightenment - Hardcover

Gyatso, Geshe Kelsang

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0948006455 ISBN 13: 9780948006456

Publisher: Tharpa Publications, 1995

Synopsis

We all have the potential for self-transformation, and a limitless capacity for the growth of good qualities, but to fulfil this potential we need to know what to do along every stage of our spiritual journey.

With this book, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso offers us step-by-step guidance on the meditation practices that will lead us to lasting inner peace and happiness. With extraordinary clarity, he presents all Buddha's teachings in the order in which they are to be practised, enriching his explanation with stories and illuminating analogies. Following these practical instructions, we will come to experience for ourselves the joy that arises from making progress on a clear and structured path that leads to full enlightenment.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

With extraordinary clarity, all of Buddha's teachings are explained with precision and are enriched by stories and illuminating analogies. This presentation originates from the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, or Lamrim, composed by the 11th century Indian Buddhist master Atisha.

About the Author:

Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism who has pioneered the introduction of modern Buddhism into contemporary society. He is the author of 22 highly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our modern world. He has also founded over 1200 Kadampa Buddhist Centers and groups throughout the world.

In his teachings, Geshe Kelsang emphasizes the importance of meditation and how to apply it in daily life. He reveals practical methods for developing wisdom, cultivating a good heart and maintaining a peaceful mind through which we can all find true and lasting happiness. Demonstrating these qualities perfectly in his own life, Geshe Kelsang has dedicated his whole life to helping others find inner peace and happiness.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tharpa Publications
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0948006455
• ISBN 13: 9780948006456
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 640