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by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso


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The book offers us deep insight into our mind, and shows how an understanding of its nature and functions can be used practically in everyday experience to improve our lives.

The first part is a practical guide to developing and maintaining a light, positive mind - showing how to recognize and abandon states of mind that harm us, and to replace them with peaceful and beneficial ones.

The second part describes different types of mind in detail, revealing the depth and profundity of the Buddhist understanding of the mind. It concludes with a detailed explanation of meditation, showing how by controlling and transforming our mind we can attain a lasting state of joy, independent of external conditions.

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  • Title How to Understand the Mind: The Nature and Power of the Mind
  • Author Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Ition Substanti
  • Pages 425
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Tharpa Publications
  • Date 2014-08-01
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary
  • ISBN 9781906665821 / 1906665826
  • Weight 0.99 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.73 x 5.19 x 0.65 in (19.63 x 13.18 x 1.65 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
    • Topical: New Age

About the author

Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism who has pioneered the introduction of modern Buddhism into contemporary society. He is the author of 22 highly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our modern world. He has also founded over 1200 Kadampa Buddhist Centers and groups throughout the world.

In his teachings, Geshe Kelsang emphasizes the importance of meditation and how to apply it in daily life. He reveals practical methods for developing wisdom, cultivating a good heart and maintaining a peaceful mind through which we can all find true and lasting happiness. Demonstrating these qualities perfectly in his own life, Geshe Kelsang has dedicated his whole life to helping others find inner peace and happiness.

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