Not for Happiness Guide to Preliminary Practices Paperback Edition-image

Not for Happiness Guide to Preliminary Practices Paperback Edition

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Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated Item Width: 5.5 in Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, Philosophy Publication Year: 2012 Item Length: 8.5 in Number of Pages: 240 Pages Item Weight: 10.2 Oz Format: Trade Paperback Type: book gtin13: 9781611800302 Topic: Mindfulness & Meditation, Buddhism / Tibetan, Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, Buddhist Author: Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Language: English Book Title: Not for Happiness : a Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices ISBN: 9781611800302 Item Height: 0.6 in Intended Audience: General/trade Narrative Type: book

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From the author of What Makes You Not a Buddhist comes a fresh look at the foundations of Tibetan Buddhist practice, with practical advice and guidance for the modern practitioner

Do you practice meditation because you want to feel good? Or to help you relax and be “happy”? Then frankly, according to Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, you are far better off having a full-body massage than trying to practice the Dharma.

Genuine spiritual practice, not least the Ngöndro preliminaries, will not bring the kind of comfort and ease most worldly people crave. Quite the opposite, in fact. But if your ultimate goal is enlightenment, Ngöndro practice is a must, and Not for Happiness your perfect guide, as it contains everything an aspiring practitioner needs to get started, including advice about:

• Developing “renunciation mind”
• Discipline, meditation and wisdom
• Using your imagination in visualization practice
• Why you need a guru

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