A detailed and practical explanation of one of Buddhism's best-loved teachings, Eight Verses of Training the Mind, by the great Tibetan Bodhisattva, Langri Tangpa. Clear methods are simply presented for transforming all life's difficulties into valuable spiritual insights, for improving our relationships, and for bringing greater patience, empathy and compassion into our daily life. These methods have inspired generations of Buddhist practitioners for almost a thousand years, and brought lasting peace, inspiration and serenity to countless people. Now, with this book, Venerable Geshe Kelsang shares the immeasurably rich insight of this ancient wisdom to help us find greater happiness and meaning in our busy, modern lives. With this revised presentation, The New Eight Steps to Happiness, Venerable Geshe-la re-introduces us to the essential practices of Training the Mind. He not only challenges our entire understanding of the world, but also challenges us to transform ourself into the greatest being we can possibly become

The New Meditation Handbook is a practical guide to meditation that teaches us how to make ourselves and others happy by developing inner peace, and in this way making our lives more meaningful.

• 21 Kadampa Buddhist meditations leading to inner peace and enlightenment
• Advice on how to apply the meditations in daily life
• Step-by-step guide on how to start a meditation practice

From the author of Joyful Path of Good Fortune, The New Eight Steps to Happiness and Introduction to Buddhism. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso's remarkable books are clear and accessible, yet they contain the essential meaning of all Buddha's teachings. Suitable for people at all levels of interest, these books offer wise advice and genuine guidance for everyone in these troubled times. He is the founder of over 1000 Kadampa Meditation Centers, branches and Temples for World Peace throughout the world that host study and meditation programs, courses, retreats and international festivals.

An ancient poem for modern times

• Transform ordinary self-centeredness into loving kindness and altruism
• Transform ordinary confused views into profound wisdom
• Become a friend of the world who, motivated by compassion, seeks enlightenment to benefit all living beings

This famous and universally loved poem for daily living has inspired generations of Buddhists and non-Buddhists since it was first composed in the 8th century by the great Buddhist Master, Shantideva. This new translation, made under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, conveys the great lucidity and poetic beauty of the original, while preserving its full impact and spiritual insight.

Reading the verses slowly, while contemplating their meaning, has a profoundly liberating effect on the mind. The poem invokes special positive states of mind, moving us from suffering and conflict to happiness and peace, and gradually introduces us to the entire path to attaining the supreme inner peace of enlightenment, the real meaning of our human life.

En esta gu a concisa, que comienza con un relato de la vida de Buda, se exponen los principios fundamentales en los que se basa el modo de vida budista, como la comprensi n de la mente, la reencarnaci n, el karma, la verdad ltima y lo que significa ser budista.

Se revela el arte de la meditaci n de forma clara y sencilla como herramienta para desarrollar cualidades espirituales, como la paz interior, el amor y la paciencia. A lo largo del libro se hace hincapi en la aplicaci n de la teor a y la pr ctica de las ense anzas budistas para encontrar soluciones a los problemas de la vida cotidiana. Aquellos que est n interesados en el budismo y la meditaci n encontrar n en este libro una gu a y una enriquecedora fuente de orientaci n e inspiraci n.

Tharpa Publications is delighted to announce The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra Second Edition. In this special edition, Venerable Geshe-la has made numerous revisions and clarifications to guide the reader ever more confidently through the profound and world-transforming practice of Mahamudra - the very essence of Buddha's teachings of Sutra and Tantra.

This precious book reveals the uncommon practice of Tantric Mahamudra of the Ganden Oral Lineage, which the author received directly from his Spiritual Guide, Vajradhara Trijang Rinpoche. It explains clearly and concisely the entire spiritual path from the initial preliminary practices to the final completion stages of Highest Yoga Tantra that enable us to attain full enlightenment in this life.

Following the root text of Mahamudra, The Main Path of the Conquerors by the First Panchen Lama, this remarkable book provides extremely clear and easy to understand explanations and insights based on the author's experiences during many years of retreat.

Mahamudra is the union of the most subtle mind that experiences great bliss and realizes ultimate truth - the way things actually exist. From his practical experience, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso explains how to prepare our mind for Mahamudra meditation, how to remove obstacles to successful practice, and how we can experience progressively subtler states of mind. By explaining how to uncover and purify the deepest level of our mind and to use this very subtle blissful mind to meditate on ultimate truth, he shows how we can destroy all our negative minds at their very root and quickly reach the state of full enlightenment.

Many people have the compassionate wish to benefit others, but few understand how to accomplish this successfully in daily life. Bodhisattvas are friends of the world who have such strong compassion that they are able to transform all their daily activities into ways of benefiting others. The path of the Bodhisattva was exquisitely explained in the universally loved poem Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life by the 8th century master Shantideva. With this commentary, the full effectiveness and profundity of this wonderful poem are revealed in full and made applicable for our time. This practical handbook is essential for those wishing to follow a way of life characterised by greater empathy and compassion for others.

Buddha Heruka is a manifestation of all the Buddhas' enlightened compassion, and by relying upon him we can swiftly attain a pure selfless joy and bring true happiness to others. Geshe Kelsang first explains with great clarity and precision how we can practise the sublime meditations of Heruka body mandala, and thereby gradually transform our ordinary world and experiences, bringing us closer to Buddhahood. He then provides definitive instructions on the completion stage practices that lead to the supreme bliss of full enlightenment in this one lifetime. This is a treasury of practical instructions for those seriously interested in following the Tantric path.

In this busy world, our experiences of happiness are fleeting and short-lived, while inner peace eludes us completely. Our negative states of mind, such as uncontrolled desire and anger, create endless problems for ourselves and others, and prevent us from fulfilling our deepest wishes. Geshe Kelsang begins by presenting Buddha's popular teaching on the Four Noble Truths, which offers a clear and simple solution to all our problems, guiding us to an oasis of peace within our hearts. He then focuses in particular on overcoming the problem of anger, learning how to develop and maintain patience when faced with even the most difficult circumstances.

Ocean of Nectar by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche is the first complete explanation in English of the renowned Indian Buddhist Master, Chandrakirti's Guide to the Middle Way, a precious Mahayana scripture, which to this day is regarded as the principal presentation of Buddha's profound view of emptiness, the ultimate nature of reality.

With a definitive translation and verse-by-verse commentary, the author reveals this profound meaning to the modern world with utmost clarity, and guides us along the stages of the Bodhisattva path to full enlightenment.

This book is an indispensable guide for the serious practitioner of Mahayana Buddhism.

Este libro nos muestra c mo integrar en la vida cotidiana las ense anzas esenciales de Buda, en particular el amor y la compasi n universales, para desarrollar nuestro potencial humano y descubrir el verdadero significado de nuestra vida, y encontrar paz y felicidad duraderas. Esta es una revisi n en profundidad de uno de los libros m s le dos y accesibles del venerable Gueshe Kelsang.

En este mundo ajetreado, las experiencias de felicidad son breves y efímeras, y la paz interior se nos escapa. Los estados mentales negativos, como el deseo incontrolado y el odio, nos causan innumerables problemas tanto a nosotros mismos como a los demás y nos impiden satisfacer nuestros deseos más profundos.

Gueshe Kelsang comienza con una exposición de las célebres enseñanzas de Buda conocidas como Las cuatro nobles verdades , que nos ofrecen una solución clara y sencilla a todos nuestros problemas y nos conducen al oasis de paz infinita que existe en nuestro corazón. A continuación se concentra en particular en cómo superar el problema del odio aprendiendo a cultivar la paciencia y mantenerla incluso en las circunstancias más adversas.

Este pr ctico manual, que goza de gran popularidad, nos permite descubrir la paz interior y la claridad mental que se obtienen mediante la pr ctica de la meditaci n. Tras una introducci n a la meditaci n -sus beneficios y c mo comenzar y mantener la pr ctica de la meditaci n-, el autor expone con claridad las diferentes clases de meditaci n, ense ndonos a dar sentido a nuestra vida, a liberarnos del sufrimiento y a cultivar las mentes de amor y compasi n verdaderos.

Si practicamos estas meditaciones, que forman en conjunto el camino budista completo a la iluminaci n, podremos disfrutar de estados mentales cada vez m s apacibles y beneficiosos, transformar nuestra vida cotidiana, desarrollar nuestro potencial espiritual y encontrar en nuestro interior una fuente inagotable de felicidad profunda y duradera. Para aquellos que est n interesados en la meditaci n budista, este libro es una gu a y compa ero perfectos.

Within all of us lies a source of infinite bliss, clarity of wisdom, and compassion for others. In this unique and highly praised book, based on Buddha's Tantric teachings, the contemporary Buddhist Master, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, presents authentic methods for discovering this inner wealth for ourselves. In a clear and precise way, he explains step-by-step how we can generate a deeply peaceful and concentrated mind by harnessing the subtle energy system within our body. With this blissful awareness we can uncover our true nature, destroy ignorance and suffering at its root, and swiftly become a source of inspiration and benefit for others. Clear Light of Bliss is a manual for Tantric meditation that reveals the most profound secrets of the ancient Yogis and makes their blissful experience accessible to the modern world.