Reflections on Silver River - Softcover

McLeod, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0989515311 ISBN 13: 9780989515313

Verlag: Unfettered Mind, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

In this masterful translation and commentary on Tokmé Zongpo's Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, Ken McLeod shines the light of wisdom on the challenges of contemporary life and illuminates a path the modern reader can take to freedom, peace and understanding. Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva is one of the most revered and loved texts in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. While this text has been translated many times, Ken McLeod's plain and simple English beautifully reflects the simplicity and directness of the original Tibetan. McLeod's commentary is full of striking images, provocative questions and inspiring descriptions of what it means to be awake and present in your life. Practical instruction, brief and to the point, is found in each of the verse commentaries, providing straightforward responses to the question, "How do I practice this?" McLeod is clearly writing from his own experience. Yet, instead of anecdotes and personal history, he challenges the reader to engage various scenarios, and consider how compassion, clarity, presence and balance could take expression in his or her life. The book is divide into three parts. The first is an introduction to the text and to Tokmé Zongpo. The second is McLeod's translation of Tokmé Zongpo's Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. The third section is the main part of the book, a traditional verse-by-verse commentary. At 184 pages, Reflections on Silver River is a highly accessible introduction to Tibetan Buddhist practice as well as a valuable resource for the experienced practitioner, regardless of his or her tradition of training.

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Ken McLeod is one of the more innovative teachers of Buddhism in the West. He studied and trained in the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism under Kalu Rinpoche beginning in 1970 and subsequently became his translator for two North American tours, 1972-3 and 1974-5. Under Kalu Rinpoche's tutelage, he completed two three-year retreats (1976-1983) and in 1985 was appointed as the resident teacher of Kalu Rinpoche's center in Los Angeles. After Kalu Rinpoche's passing in 1989, Ken established Unfettered Mind and pioneered a one-on-one consultancy model for spiritual guidance, a model that was quickly adopted by Buddhist teachers around the world. He has translated and written several books including. He has applied his training in a variety of contexts, including business consulting and leadership training, working with executives at HBO, TimeWarner, ReadyPac, and Volvo. Currently, he resides in Northern California where he continues writing about Buddhist practice. An archive of his work can be found at http://unfetteredmind.org

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Unfettered Mind
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0989515311
• ISBN 13: 9780989515313
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 186
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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