Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4821 in Books
• Published on: 2000-04-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 310 pages

New Humanity Journal
`Throughout this journey one induces calmness and compassion into one's being and that is a fine achievement for the author.'

Synopsis
This inspiring book reveals deeply transforming yet practical methods to enable a powerful opening of the heart, the source of all true happiness. It explains how to meditate on eight beautiful verses that comprise one of Buddhism's best-loved and most enduring teachings, Eight Verses of Training the Mind. Composed by the great Tibetan Bodhisattva, Langri Tangpa, this short poem shows how we can transform all life's difficulties into valuable spiritual insights. For centuries, these liberating meditation practices have brought lasting peace, inspiration, and serenity to countless people in the East. Now, in this book, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso shares the immeasurably rich insight of this ancient wisdom with all those seeking lasting happiness in their modern lives.

About the Author
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was born in Tibet and is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism. Resident in the West since 1977, he is the author of a series of highly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our modern world. He has also founded many Buddhist Centres throughout the world.

Customer Reviews

Life changing
If ever a book could so beautifully convey how we can unknowingly live misguided and self-centred lives, this is the one. A remarkable and inspiring way to live a harmonious life and benefit all those around us!

Eight Steps to Happiness
I have read this book so many times I have lost count and I will doubtless read it again many times in the future. Every one of us, without exception, wants to be happy. The key to finding inner peace and happiness is to look in the right place. The problem is that we normally look for happiness in the wrong places such as material possessions. This book shows us the right place to look.

Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindnes
The book really does help with changing your outlook to improve your overall hapiness. There are sections of the book that are buddhist heavy and this I found to be a bit preachy but as a whole the book did exactly what it says on the cover. I did have to get over my own sceptisism with some of it early on but after taking the book seriously I really benefitted from it, I now dont feel the need to hit the guy pushing past me to try and get on the train first, and am a lot happier with life and my out look on it. Very much reccomeneded for Buddhist and non Buddhist alike.