Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #110971 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Synopsis
We need a strong, stable mind that can be relied upon as one's closest ally, and Sakyong Mipham delivers a way to achieve one. Having grown up American with a Tibetan influence, he speaks to Westerners as no one can: relating stories and wisdom from American culture and the great Buddhist teachers in idiomatic English. Strengthening, calming, and stabilising the mind is the essential first step in accomplishing nearly any goal. Accessible, practical and clear, this book provides readers with the necessary tools for taming the mind. Turning The Mind Into An Ally makes it possible for anyone to succeed.

Customer Reviews

One of the best manuals for meditation
In the footsteps of his late father Chogyam Trungpa who was instrumental in introducing Tibetan Buddhism to the West, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche -who has been living in the US since he was 8- adapts timeless wisdom for westerners' frames of mind. He teaches directly in English, and every word is perfectly in its place.

A gradual approach to meditation without the folklore of Tibet but with the charisma and the luminosity of a Tulku, a real Boddhisattva.

A litterary jewel to read again again, both for beginners and seasoned meditators.