Interpreter to his holiness the dalai lama thupten jinpa, phd, received his early education and training as a monk and obtained the geshe lharam degree from the shartse college of ganden monastic university, south india. As a training toward the ethical ideal of bodhicitta awakening mind, lojong utilizes. The key to happiness is not the eradication of all problems but rather the development of a mind capable of transforming any problem into a cause of happiness. Oct 21, 2019 thupten jinpa has been the dalai lamas translator since 1985.
Download the ebook for essential mind training by thupten jinpa. Currently the board chair, jinpa has been a core member of the mind and life institute, the founder and president of the institute of tibetan classics. A group from stanford went to see his holiness tenzin gyatso, the 14th dalai lama to bring him a proposal for establishing a center for research and education in compassion and altruism. Bagaimana kita dapat terkoneksi dengan orang lain, memahami permasalahan mereka dan memiliki pengharapan untuk menghilangkan penderitaan orang itu.
And as soon as mental and emotional afflictions arise. The great collection, edited by thupten jinpa, 8385. The eight verses of mind training lo jong tsig gye ma by langri tangpa dorje senge 1. The seven points of mind training institut vajra yogini. Not really a book for the complete beginners to buddhism or mind training. As thupten jinpa points out, these slogans are not part of the seven points. Mind training thupten jinpa 20140501 compiled in the fifteenth century, mind training. Pdf mind wandering, or the tendency for attention to drift to taskirrelevant thoughts. Ellos paul budnitz brooklyn zen 5 buddhist slogans for.
The tibetan book of the dead gyurme dorje translator graham coleman editor 2007 the good heart dalai lama author laurence freeman author of introduction, etc. Mind training, the tibetan tradition of mental and. O ne of the key themes of mind training lo jong practices is a radical reorientation of our personality, attitudes, and thoughts. The principal focus of these texts is the systematic cultivation of such altruistic thoughts and emotions as compassion, love, forbearance, and perseverance. Oct 24, 2020 thupten jinpa is a former tibetan monk who holds the geshe lharam degree, as well as a b. Each of the major topics is introduced by thupten jinpa, the dalai. He received the milarepa instructions from rechungpa and had many other great teachers like geshe tsan, jayulpa and so forth.
Ellos paul budnitz brooklyn zen 5 buddhist slogans. With the wish to achieve the highest aim, which surpasses even a wishfulfilling gem, i shall train myself to at all times cherish sentient beings as supreme. With a determination to achieve the highest aim for the benefit of all sentient beings which surpasses even the wishfulfilling gem, may i hold them dear at all times. Jun 08, 2016 thupten jinpa addresses the importance of mind training and how this kind of practice can help people gain greater peace and happiness in daily life.
He received his early education and training as a monk at zongkar choede monastery in hunsur near mysore, karnataka, south india, and later joined the shartse college of ganden monastic university in mundgod, karnataka, south india, where he received the geshe lharam degree. All of us wish to be happy and free of suffering, he shared during a podcast interview, making it all the more important to honor this aspiration in others. Mind training, the tibetan tradition of mental and emotional. Nov 22, 2011 thupten jinpa langri was educated in the classical tibetan monastic academia and received the highest academic degree of geshe lharam equivalent to a doctorate in divinity. It worries me a little bit about what has happened to mind fulness, we have taken mindfulness out of its original context. Nov 28, 2005 thupten jinpa has done us all a great service by editing and translating this marvelous volume, mind training. The great collection 1 library of tibetan classics 9780861714407. In 2006, wisdom publications published the work mind training. Thupten jinpa has done us all a great service by editing and translating this marvelous volume, mind training. Collection library of tibetan classics book 1 by thupten jinpa ph. Among many text on mind training, geshe chekawas seven points for training the mind is widely used chekhawa, was said to possess all the marks of a great being right from his birth.
According to thupten jinpa, the translator and editor of mind training the great collection see introduction, pages. In addition, jinpa holds a ba with honors in philosophy and a phd in religious studies, both from cambridge university. Apr 29, 2020 thupten jinpa is a former tibetan monk who holds the geshe lharam degree, as well as a ba in philosophy and a phd in religious studies, both from cambridge university. Two of them are drawn from the bodhicaryavatara and the source of the third is unknown. Rosenberg joel finkelstein emiliana simonthomas margaret cullen james r. His works include the translation of twelve books by the dalai lamamore. Since 1985, he has been the principal english translator to h. He is the founder and president of the compassion institute, the chair of mind and life institute, founder of the institute of. As for others, in my heart i hold them humbly in high esteem. Thupten jinpa, phd, received his early education and training as a monk and obtained the geshe lharam degree from the shartse college of ganden monastic university, south india. Nov 30, 2005 thupten jinpa has done us all a great service by editing and translating this marvelous volume, mind training. The great collection library of tibetan classics book 1 by thupten jinpa ph.
Using geshe chekawas classic text, sevenpoint mind training, this course presents methods for cultivating both wisdom ultimate bodhicitta and compassion conventional bodhicitta. Pdf, epubs, mobi, emagazines, epaper, ejournal and more. As a groupbased therapy, cmt is designed as a compassionbased therapeutic approach to help people with high shame and selfcriticism gilbert and irons 2005. Why a moment of compassion can change everything in business. Cft is the process of applying a compassion model to psychotherapy.
A randomized controlled trial of compassion cultivation. This mind training lojong root text was composed by kadampa geshe langri tangpa 10541123. This is a very interesting book on the topic that might appeal to more intermediate or experienced readers of buddhist texts looking to delve a deeper. Tibetans revere the mind training tradition for its pragmatic and downtoearth advice, especially the teachings on transforming adversity into opportunity. In an era when buddhist meditation is largely equated with simply calming the mind and developing mindfulness, this compendium of methods for training the mind gives a glimpse of the tremendous richness and depth of the buddhist tradition for enhancing mental. Essential mind training essential mind training is the first volume in the tibetan classics series, which aims to make available accessible paperback editions of key tibetan buddhist works drawn from wisdom publications library of tibetan classics. The principal focus of these texts is the systematic cultivation of. Essential mind trainingtranslated, edited, and introduced by thupten jinpa.
E library of tibetan class mind training the great collection translated bythupten jinpa t. In an era when buddhist meditation is largely equated with simply calming the mind and developing mindfulness, this compendium of methods for training the mind gives a glimpse of the tremendous richness and depth. Thupten jinpa continues his discussion of mind training and how this kind of practice can help people gain greater peace and happiness in daily life. Essential mind training is drawn from the earliest collection of tibetan spiritual literature known as mind training or lojong in tibetan. Jinpa is a buddhist scholar, author, and the longume english translator for the dalai lama. The great collection library of tibetan classics by thupten jinpa ph. Essential mind training is the first volume in the tibetan classics series, which aims to make available accessible paperback editions of key tibetan buddhist works drawn from wisdom publications library of tibetan classics.
A profound mind cultivating wisdom in everyday life nacfe. Thupten jinpa is a former tibetan monk who holds the geshe lharam degree, as well as a ba in philosophy and a phd in religious studies, both from cambridge university. Jinpa shares his insights about the value of mental training and compassion in the mme of. Compassion training speaks to such a profound need in the world. The mind training teachings are highly revered by the tibetan people for their pragmatism and downtoearth advice on coping with the various challenges and hardships that unavoidably characterize everyday human existence. Since 1985, he has been the principal english translator to the dalai lama and has, in this capacity, traveled extensively with him. As chairman of the mind and life institute, he is at the center of the rich conversation between western science and buddhism. The great collection library of tibetan classics series by thupten jinpa. Essential mind training translated, edited, and introduced by thupten jinpa. February march 2008 lojong scholar and chief translator for his holiness the dalai lama, geshe thupten jinpa, continues his discussion of the tibetan tradition of mind training, which forms the basis of his important book mind training. Kunci dalam diri kita adalah ide mengenai bahwa kebahagiaan diri kita membentur sebuah ide paradoks yang menyatakan kita butuh melupakan diri kita untuk mencapai kebahagiaan.
A randomized controlled trial of a compassion cultivation training program hooria jazaieri geshe thupten jinpa kelly mcgonigal erika l. Nov 14, 2011 these are older writings on mind training translated by thupten jinpa with minor editing and very minimal commentary. Jinpa, discusses the tibetan tradition of mind training lojong, which forms. Scholar and chief translator for his holiness the dalai lama, geshe thupten jinpa, continues his discussion of the tibetan tradition of mind training, which forms the basis of his important book mind training. Among other books, he is the author of self, reality and reason in tibetan philosophy. Jinpa was born in tibet and was just one year old in 1959 when his family. This is a translation of a traditional tibetan compilation, dating from the fifteenth century, which contains altogether fortythree texts related to the practice of mind training. Because my aim is the highest good, i will always treasure them. The practice of lojong or mind training enables us to fully develop both of these qualities, to awaken our mind and to open our heart. No matter where, no matter who, in no way am i better, i deem. The great collection thegpa chenpo blosbyong rgyartsa, translated by thupten jinpa. Six months of training sounds like a long time, but relative to the traditional mode of practice, six months would not constitute a solid grounding in the practice. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mind training. His life and his career represent a true bridging of eastern and western ideas.
The premiere volume of thupten jinpa s thirtytwovolume library of tibetan classics, inaugurated to coincide with the. Whenever i interact with others, i will view myself as inferior to all, and i will train myself. The eight verses of mind training lo jong tsig gye ma by. Essential mind training thupten jinpa 20111122 essential mind training is drawn from the. The great collection ebook written by thupten jinpa. D this awesome book ready for download, you can get this book now for free. His works include the translation of twelve books by the dalai lama. Essential mind training ebook by thupten jinpa official publisher. Jinpa also holds a ba in philosophy and a phd in religious studies, both from the university of cambridge, england. The core texts, the last two being part of the library of. In association with the center for compassion and altruism research and education ccare, thupten jinpa developed stanford compassion training, an eightweek program adapt. The great collection is the earliest anthology of a special genre of tibetan literature known as mind training, or lojong in tibetan. Mind training in eight verses langri tangpa dorje senge 1054 1123 each sentient being is to me more valuable than a magic gem. The great collection 1 library of tibetan classics book by thupten jinpa ph.
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