Don't Believe Everything You Think: Living with Wisdom and Compassion
Product ID: 14768312
It can be hard for those of us living in the 21st century to see how 14th-century Buddhist teachings still apply. When you’re trying to figure out which cell phone plan to buy or brooding about something someone wrote about you on Facebook, lines like "While the enemy of your own anger is unsubdued, though you conquer external foes, they will only increase" can seem a little obscure. Thubten Chodron’s illuminating explication of Togmay Zangpo’s revered text, The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas , doesn’t just explain its profound meaning; in dozens of passages she lets her students and colleagues share first-person stories of the ways that its teachings have changed their lives. Some bear witness to dramatic transformations - making friends with an enemy prisoner-of-war, finding peace after the murder of a loved one - while others tell of smaller lessons, like waiting for something to happen or coping with a minor injury. Review: Clear psychological advice to enhance everyday happiness - This is a fantastic book that gave me tremendous insight into my own thoughts. The book helps you distance yourself from your thoughts, and determine thought patterns that are ultimately helpful or harmful towards achieving inner peace and happiness. The philosophy and psychology is rooted in Tibetan Buddhism, but explained in such a way that non-buddhists can easily understand and apply the lessons of this book to everyday life. Thubten Chodron is incredibly clear and compassionate in her delivery. It's rare to find a book that can turn around your mind and aid in everyday happiness, and this is one of them. Review: Practical Buddhism for Daily Life - One of the things I love most about Thubten Chodron's books, and what keeps me coming back, is that she deftly mixes practical application for real life issues with a solid foundation in Mahayana Buddhist thought. It's not an easy balance to strike, but Ven. Chodron does a remarkable job making complex topics approachable without watering them down or making them feel like pop-psychology. The format of this book makes it easy to pick up for short doses of wisdom. Lay practitioners share their experiences understanding and applying Dharma to their daily lives right along side Venerable Chodron's skillful teaching. Highly recommended!
G**O
Clear psychological advice to enhance everyday happiness
This is a fantastic book that gave me tremendous insight into my own thoughts. The book helps you distance yourself from your thoughts, and determine thought patterns that are ultimately helpful or harmful towards achieving inner peace and happiness. The philosophy and psychology is rooted in Tibetan Buddhism, but explained in such a way that non-buddhists can easily understand and apply the lessons of this book to everyday life. Thubten Chodron is incredibly clear and compassionate in her delivery. It's rare to find a book that can turn around your mind and aid in everyday happiness, and this is one of them.
L**D
Practical Buddhism for Daily Life
One of the things I love most about Thubten Chodron's books, and what keeps me coming back, is that she deftly mixes practical application for real life issues with a solid foundation in Mahayana Buddhist thought. It's not an easy balance to strike, but Ven. Chodron does a remarkable job making complex topics approachable without watering them down or making them feel like pop-psychology. The format of this book makes it easy to pick up for short doses of wisdom. Lay practitioners share their experiences understanding and applying Dharma to their daily lives right along side Venerable Chodron's skillful teaching. Highly recommended!
W**E
Four Stars
A good clear explsination on the 37 aspects of a bodhisattva
A**R
Awesome book.
Super great book Venerable Thubten Chodron is a master teacher and you can't go wrong with this book. Don't need to be a Buddhist or understand much about Buddhism to enjoy the practical teachings and lessons in this book. Great book at great price.
J**.
Must have!
This book clarifies all the messy situations we find ourself in just by the way we think. It is so easy to read!
N**I
Clear, relevant, written in every day language, ...
Clear, relevant, written in every day language, emphasising how the dharma is so applicable to modern life. With personal stories as illustration, Thubten Chodon's book is an invitation to live a fruitful life, for oneself and others.
S**Y
Great read on Dharma
This book explains Dharma teaching and how it applies to real life in a clear and understandable way. I recommend this to those exploring the practice and those who've been practicing a long time.
B**N
This was a Great Book,
This was a Great Book. I have 3 other Books by the same Author. I Really enjoyed reading it. She is an Abbot of a Tibetan Buddhist Monastic Temple in The USA.
J**0
Interesting
A book based on a very good idea, see title! Then backed up by people's personal stories. I don't think it is her best book ever (mainly because there are so many quotes from other people so not so much directly from her) but a worthwhile read and a message we should never forget if we want to be free!
Y**D
Thought Provoking
excellent ideas on how we think and the role it plays in our life with we develop the awareness to use it as a teacher
C**A
Excellent
Excellent book. Easy to read and understand. Very useful for everyday life. Interesting the work of the author with inmates.
R**R
I love this book - it's been an invaluable guide
A clearly written and helpful guide to the 37 practices of Bodhisattvas. The book is totally relevant to my everyday experience and has helped me deal with lots of problems, for example at work and in relationships. The book is divided into fairly short sections which are easy to read and meditate on. I'd recommend this guide to anyone looking for practical suggestions about how to apply Buddha's teachings in our daily lives.
M**A
Das Buch ...
...kann Leben retten!
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