Ogyen Trinley Dorje Karmapa Livres

We have always been – and continue to be – interconnected; through family, community, or our shared humanity. As the planet changes, it becomes increasingly vital to recognize that there is not only a connection between each other and the Earth, but that we must actively work as interdependent beings to create a healthy global society. The Karmapa first shows us how to become aware of our connectivity, and then guides us on how to modify our use of natural resources, so that we can become agents of ethical and social change on a planetary scale. With practical and clear language, grounded in his extensive knowledge of Buddhism and genuine concern for social issues, he addresses pressing topics such as consumerism, loneliness, animal advocacy, self-trust, and the power of compassion.

"Sixteen American college students spent a month in India with His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa. Together, they discussed topics ranging from food justice to gender identities to sustainable compassion. The Karmapa's teachings in this book are the product of those meetings. For those who wish to take up its challenge, this book can serve as a guide to being a friend to this planet and to all of us who share it. The Karmapa describes how to see the world as a global community, in which people are linked by their shared concerns for humanity--and their wish to bring about real change. While acknowledging the magnitude of this undertaking, the Karmapa shows us how to go about it, using the inner resources we have already"-- Provided by publisher

From the Preface by 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley people recite the Eight Verses only as a prayer or aspiration, but that was not Geshe Langri Thangpa's intention. He envisioned the text being used as a handbook for the practice of mind training. In these verses, he tells us precisely what we have to do. Through them, he teaches us how to visualize, how to prepare our mind, how to focus, and how to analyze. They cover all the crucial points for taming one's mind and developing bodhicitta. They are not just something to be understood intellectually or paid lip-service; they have to be put into practice. From the Gyalwang Karmapa has taught Geshe Langri Thangpa's Eight Verses of Training the Mind on several occasions. Though short, this text gets to the core of Mahayana practice, and each time he teaches it, he emphasizes different themes. In this particular teaching, he stressed how we need to bring our practice to bear on the difficulties that face us in our life and our dharma practice -- an issue that all practitioners must face if their practice is to be effective.