This Precious Life
Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on the Path to Enlightenment
$43.99
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2005
Summary
Using the traditional Tibetan Buddhist framework of the Four Reminders-the preciousness of human birth, the truth of impermanence, the reality of suffering, and the inescapability of karma-Khandro Rinpoche explains why and how we could all better use this short life to pursue a spiritual path and make the world a better place. The book includes contemplative exercises that encourage us to appreciate the tremendous potential of the human body and mind.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590301746 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1590301749 |
| Author: | Khandro |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2005 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 13mm |
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Critics Review
“The Four Reminders, explained here, form the bedrock of Buddhist practice. Khandro Rinpoche has had the benefit of combining religious upbringing and training with modern education, which lends a refreshing contemporary clarity to her explanation.“—His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
“Khandro Rinpoche’s teachings on the four elemental realities of our lives offer an inspired and vivid opportunity to connect with the profound simplicity of the Buddha’s wisdom.“—Sakyong Mipham, author of Turning the Mind into an Ally
“This is a gem of a book, and throughout Khandro Rinpoche is uncompromisingly direct in her discussion of topics that are often stumbling blocks for Westerners.“— Buddhadharma
About The Author
Khandro
Born in India in 1967, Khandro Rinpoche is the daughter of Tibetan meditation master His Holiness Mindrolling Trichen and is herself a renowned teacher in the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. She is the head of a Tibetan Buddhist nunnery in India and divides her time between teaching in the West, running the nunnery, and supporting charity projects for Tibetan refugees in India.
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