It's Up to You: The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path

Kongtrul, Dzigar

ISBN 10: 1590304136 / ISBN 13: 9781590304136

Published by Shambhala Audio, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: It's Up to You: The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path
• Publisher: Shambhala Audio
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590304136
• ISBN 13: 9781590304136
• Binding: Audio CD
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

We speak of enlightenment on the spiritual path. But how do we reconcile the idea of enlightenment with what we see in the mirror—when insecurities, doubts, and self-centered tendencies arise in our minds? Dzigar Kongtrül suggests that these experiences are not a problem if we simply let them arise without judging them. And this approach is what he calls self-reflection.

Self-reflection is a practice, a path, and an attitude. It is the spirit of taking an interest in that which we usually try to push away. Self-reflection is the common thread that runs through all traditions of Buddhist practice. And it breathes life into our practice, protecting it from becoming just another ordinary activity.

It's Up to You is read by the best-selling author Pema Chödrön. As a student of Dzigar Kongtrül, Pema Chödrön's connection to these teachings shines through as she delivers a heartfelt and powerful reading of a book that has inspired her own life.

3 CDs, 3.5 hours, unabridged.

About the Author

Dzigar Kongtrül grew up in a monastic environment and received extensive training in all aspects of Buddhist doctrine. In 1989, he moved to the United States with his family and in 1990, he began a five-year tenure as a professor of Buddhist philosophy at Naropa University. He also founded Mangala Shri Bhuti, his own teaching organization, during this period. He has established a mountain retreat center, Longchen Jigme Samten Ling, in southern Colorado. When not guiding students in long-term retreats and not in retreat himself, Rinpoche travels widely throughout the world teaching and furthering his own education.