Uncommon Happiness

by Rinpoche, Dzigar Kongtrul

• ISBN13: 9789627341635
• ISBN10: 9627341630
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-10
• Publisher: Rangjung Yeshe Publications

Summary

Uncommon Happiness is Dzigar Kongtrl's commentary on Shantideva's eighth-century text The Way of the Bodhisattva. It is also a testament to this brilliant teacher's compassionate and compelling style, saturated with advice from an adept practitioner. Rinpoche guides us through intelligent reasoning to identify our deluded perception of a truly existing self and shows us the key to awakening from this fundamental confusion. By clarifying the essential meaning of the Buddhist path and introducing skillful methods to use along the way, he reveals our wisdom mind and challenges us to meet our intrinsic enlightened capacity. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche is a former teacher at the prestigious Naropa Institute and founder of the spiritual group Mangala Shri Bhuti. He established the mountain retreat center Longchen Jigme Samten Ling in southern Colorado. When not living at his retreat, he travels worldwide teaching and furthering his own education.

Table of Contents

Editor's Preface	p. vii
A True Caregiver	p. I
Transformation	p. II
The Path	p. 19
Training	p. 29
Rejoice	p. 49
Digesting Pain	p. 61
Integration	p. 73
Aspiration and Engagement	p. 87
Stepping Stones: The Six Paramitas	p. 99
A Can-Do Attitude	p. 115
Meditation	p. 133
Daily Medicine	p. 149
Application	p. 165
Acknowledgments	p. 173
Contact Information for Teachings and Retreats	p. 175
Notes	p. 177
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