Living Fully Finding Joy in Every Breath

by Rinpoche, Shyalpa Tenzin

• ISBN13: 9781608680757
• ISBN10: 1608680754
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-01-24
• Publisher: New World Library

Summary

We all aspire to live fully and freely in the moment. In Living Fully, Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche reveals timeless wisdom that can help us fulfill this deepest aspiration. Each succinct teaching is a luminous jewel, an invaluable guide to actualizing our innate potential and breathing with joy and ease. Today, with so many struggling with financial, relationship, and career challenges, Living Fully: Finding Joy in Every Breath is a timely prescription. Rinpoche offers the tools we need to experience genuine inner freedom, uncorrupted by endless craving for something better. Topics include beginning with a pure motivation, the preciousness of breath, healing oneself and others, the essence of meditation, and spontaneous fulfillment. Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche has written the book that our troubled age has been yearning for. It is a treasure trove of heartfelt advice on how to seize the moment and live with kindness and understanding. Rinpoche’s teachings gently beckon us home to the purity and simplicity of our true nature. At peace with ourselves and at ease with the world, we can discover what it means to live our lives fully.

Author Biography

Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche is the founder of Ranging Yeshe Inc., a nonprofit that preserves Tibetan Buddhist teachings, and of the Tibetan Refugee Children’s Fund. He has lectured at Harvard, Yale, Wesleyan, and the Naropa Institute. He divides his time between Nepal and New York City.

Table of Contents

Editor's Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Living Fully
Natural Freedom	p. 9
Living Nakedly	p. 11
The True Purpose of Being	p. 13
Genuine Satisfaction	p. 15
The Intelligent Way to Begin
The First Step	p. 19
Kindhearted Intentions	p. 21
Unlock the Chains of Self-Cherishing	p. 23
A Daily Prayer	p. 25
Innate Intelligence	p. 27
The Spiritual Journey Is Our Journey	p. 29
The Qualities We Nurture
Honesty	p. 33
Sincerity	p. 39
Respect	p. 41
Generosity	p. 43
Simplicity	p. 45
Openness	p. 47
Confidence	p. 49
This Precious Moment
Being Present in the Breath	p. 53
Precious Human Birth	p. 55
Cherish Life	p. 59
Priceless Breath	p. 61
Whatever Arises Ceases
Embracing Change	p. 65
The Supreme Meditation	p. 69
Just a Short Stay	p. 73
Identity Crisis
Territorial Self	p. 77
Shattering Attachment	p. 79
Free from the Notion of Self	p. 81
Discovering the True Self	p. 85
Facing Obstacles and Obscurations
Beyond Fixation	p. 89
Look to the Source	p. 91
Dissolving Emotional Afflictions	p. 95
Conquering Your Enemies	p. 101
Sowing Seeds and Reaping Results
The Unfailing Law of Karma	p. 105
Going Around in Circles	p. 109
Confronting Chaos	p. 111
Fine-Tuning	p. 113
Perfect Freedom
Free from Duality	p. 117
Remember the Perfect Moment	p. 119
Spontaneous Fulfillment	p. 121
The Grass Isn't Greener	p. 123
Nonattachment	p. 125
Turn Toward Freedom	p. 127
What Is Self-Liberation?	p. 129
Not Clinging to Any Point of View	p. 131
Meditation as a Way of Life
Meditation Is Necessary	p. 135
Learning to Focus: A Basic Meditation	p. 137
Practice All the Time	p. 141
The Three Sublime Practices	p. 143
Breathing Meditation: Hello and Goodbye	p. 145
Nonmeditation Is the Ultimate Meditation	p. 147
Practicing on the Path
Nothing Is Working	p. 151
This Is a Fantasy	p. 155
To Follow the Buddha	p. 159
Your Highest Standard	p. 161
Coming and Going	p. 163
Point Your Finger Inward	p. 165
Accumulating Merit and Wisdom	p. 169
A Savings Account for All Beings	p. 171
The Compassionate Heart
The Four Boundless Qualities	p. 175
A Pure Heart	p. 181
Birth of the Compassionate Heart	p. 183
The Profound Meaning of Compassion	p. 185
Healing Self and Others	p. 187
The Bodhisattva's Way	p. 189
The Essence of Mind
The Hidden Jewel	p. 193
Ocean of Wisdom	p. 195
The Nature of Thought	p. I97
Like a River	p. 199
The Primordial Mirror	p. 201
Guidance of the Teacher
Blessings of the Lineage	p. 207
The Need for a Teacher	p. 209
Respect and Appreciation	p. 211
Unconditional Kindness of the Master	p. 213
The Teacher Is Everywhere	p. 217
Gesture of Devotion	p. 219
Luminous Teacher	p. 221
Fearlessness
Looking for Heaven	p. 227
In the Face of Uncertainty	p. 229
Look Inside the Fear	p. 231
Fearlessness and the View	p. 233
Abundant Wealth
Like a Small Flower	p. 239
On an Island of Gold	p. 241
Ceaseless Flow of Nectar	p. 243
In the Presence of the Master	p. 245
Understanding	p. 247
Afterword: Questions about Love, Work, and Life with Shyalpa Rinpoche	p. 249
Glossary	p. 257
Index	p. 263
About the Author	p. 273
About Shyalpa Rinpoche's Centers and Projects	p. 275
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