Eight Verses for Training the Mind
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Eight Verses for Training the Mind
By (Author) Geshe Sonam Rinchen
Edited by Ruth Sonam
Translated by Ruth Sonam
Shambhala Publications Inc
Snow Lion Publications
15th February 2013
23rd August 2012
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Buddhism
Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization
Physical Properties
Paperback
112
Width 140mm, Height 216mm, Spine 8mm
147g
Description
How do we free ourselves from the demon of self-concern These instructions are found in "Eight Verses for Training the Mind", one of the most important texts from a genre of Tibetan spiritual writings known as lojong (literally "mind training"). The root text was written by the eleventh-century meditator, Langritangpa. His Holiness the Dalai Lama refers to this work as one of the main sources of his own inspiration and includes it in his daily meditations.
Reviews
"Among the many brilliant texts that Geshe Sonam Rinchen and Ruth Sonam have produced.... What a treasure!" - Prof. Jeffrey Hopkins, author of numerous key volumes on Buddhism."
Author Bio
Geshe Sonam Rinchen was born in Tibet in 1933. He studied at Sera Je Monastery and in 1980 received the Lharampa Geshe degree. He teaches Buddhist philosophy and practice at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India.
