Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness - Hardcover

Gyatso, Geshe Kelsang

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 094800665X ISBN 13: 9780948006654

Publisher: Tharpa Publications, 2000

Synopsis

This inspiring book reveals essential methods for developing universal love and compassion, the source of true happiness for both self and others. It gives a detailed and practical commentary to eight beautiful verses that comprise one of Buddhism's best-loved and most enduring teachings, Eight Verses of Training the Mind. Composed by the great Tibetan Bodhisattva, Langri Tangpa, this short poem shows how we can transform all life's difficulties into valuable spiritual insights. Now, in this book, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso shares the immeasurably rich insight of this ancient wisdom with all those seeking lasting happiness and greater meaning in their modern lives.

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About the Author:

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was ordained as a Buddhist monk in Tibet at the age of eight. He is a fully accomplished meditation master, an international teacher, and the author of 20 acclaimed books on Buddhism. He is the founder of more than 1,000 Kadampa Buddhist meditation centers and branches around the world.

Review:

Induces calmness and compassion into one's being. -- New Humanity Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Tharpa Publications
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 094800665X
• ISBN 13: 9780948006654
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 310