How to Solve Our Human Problems : The Four Noble Truths

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780948006371
• ISBN10: 0948006374
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Tharpa Publications

Summary

In this busy world, our experiences of happiness are fleeting and short-lived, and inner peace eludes us. Our negative states of mind, such as uncontrolled desire and anger, create endless problems for ourselves and others, and prevent us from fulfilling our deepest wishes. Buddha's popular teaching on the Four Noble Truths offers a clear and simple solution, guiding us to an oasis of peace within our hearts.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	viii
PART ONE: The Noble Truths
Desire	3	(4)
Suffering	7	(2)
Origins	9	(2)
Cessations	11	(2)
The Path	13	(8)
PART TWO: Patience
The Faults of Anger	21	(10)
Why We Get Angry	31	(8)
Learning to Accept Suffering	39	(10)
The Patience of Definitely Thinking About Dharma	49	(8)
Learning Not to Retaliate	57	(34)
Dedication	89	(2)
Appendix I - Understanding the Mind	91	(6)
Appendix II - Past and Future Lives	97	(10)
Appendix III - Liberating Prayer and Prayers for Meditation	107	(10)
Appendix IV - What is Meditation?	117	(8)
Appendix V - The Kadampa Way of Life	125	(14)
Glossary	139	(11)
Bibliography	150	(5)
Study Programmes	155	(5)
Index	160