Universal Compassion: Practical instructions on increasing love and compassion

Gyatso Geshe Kelsang

ISBN 10: 8120818687 / ISBN 13: 9788120818682

Published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2002

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pp. x + 166 Illus.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Universal Compassion: Practical instructions on increasing love and compassion
• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8120818687
• ISBN 13: 9788120818682
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Universal Compassion is a book of practical instructions on increasing love and compassion, an ideal guide to the Mahayana Buddhist teachings on training the mind, step-by-step instructions on developing universal love and compassion in our daily life and, an essential advice on how to transform all life situations into opportunities for spiritual development. The supreme Dharma of training the mind (Tib. Lojong) is an unsurpassed method for controlling our mind and reveals the principal path to enlightenment. There are many different sets of Lojong instructions such as those contained in the one hundred practices of training the mind. The present text, universal compassion, explains how to put into practice the Lojong instructions given by Bodhisattva Geshe Chekhawa in his root text training the mind in seven points. The seven points are: The preliminary practices of training the mind, The main practice/training in the two bodhichittas, Transforming adverse conditions into the path to enlightenment, How to integrate all our daily practices, The measurement of success in training the mind, The commitments of training the mind, The precepts of training the mind. Geshe Kelsang provides us with an indispensable companion for our day-to-day life.

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.