Transforming Adversity into Joy and Courage An Explanation o Format: Paperback

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Book Title: Transforming Adversity into Joy and Courage : An Explanation of the Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated ISBN: 9781559392327 Item Width: 6 in Author: Geshe Jampa Tegchok Item Weight: 15.2 Oz Number of Pages: 312 Pages Format: Trade Paperback Illustrator: Yes gtin13: 9781559392327 Item Height: 0.7 in Narrative Type: book Language: English Topic: Buddhism / Tibetan, Personal Growth / Happiness, Buddhism / Rituals & Practice Publication Year: 2005 Intended Audience: General/trade Genre: Religion, Self-Help Item Length: 8.9 in Type: book

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A practical and inspiring guide for developing our ability to be happy and benefit others this commentary on The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas by Gyalsay Togme Sangpo is studied by followers of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The root text gives in thirty-seven short verses the essential practices leading to enlightenment. Gyalsay Togme Sangpo (1295-1369) was renowned as a bodhisattva in Tibet and revered for living according to the bodhisattva ideals and practices that he taught. He inspired not only his direct disciples but also generations of practitioners up to the present day. This extraordinary commentary by Geshe Jampa Tegchok clearly explains the popular practice of exchanging oneself with others for developing love and compassion for all living beings. It lays open the methods for doing glance stabilizing and analytical meditations and offers an in-depth discussion of the nature of emptiness. All the essentials are here for transforming our attitudes and developing courage and joy.