Turning the Mind Into an Ally
"In language totally fresh and jargon-free, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche distills the wisdom of many centuries. Simple as it is profound, his book bears reading many times."—Peter Conradi, author of Iris Murdoch: A Life and Going Buddhist Strengthening, calming, and stabilizing the mind is the essential first step in accomplishing nearly any goal. Growing up American with a Tibetan twist, Sakyong Mipham talks to Westerners as no one can: in idiomatic English with stories and wisdom from American...
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Sakyong Mipham shows how to cultivate a strong stable mind and no longer live "at the mercy of our moods." His stories and wisdom from American culture, as well as from the great Buddhist teachers, help demystify this essential discipline and place it in the framework of Western culture. Accessible, practical, and clear, it provides readers with the necessary tools for taming the mind.Author Biography: Sakyong Mipham is the spiritual director of Shambhala, an international network of spiritual centers established by his father, Chogyam Trungpa. Growing up with both traditional Buddhism and Western culture, he now teaches at centers in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Turning the Mind Into an Ally Foreward by Pema Chödrön Preface\ One: Why Meditate?\ 1. The Rock and the Flower\ 2. Bewilderment and Suffering\ 3. Peaceful Abiding\ Two: The Art of Peacefully Abiding\ 4. Taking Our Seat\ 5. Mindfulness and Awareness\ 6. How to Gather a Scattered Mind\ 7. The Virtues of Boredom\ 8. Laziness\ 9. Forgetting the Instructions\ 10. Not Too Tight, Not Too Loose\ 11. Nine Stages of Training the Mind\ Three: Turning the Mind Into An Alley\ 12. Turning the Mind\ 13. The Joy of Being Human\ 14. The Unchanging Truth of Change\ 15. First We Got Old\ 16. And Then We Die\ 17. Samsara and Karma\ 18. Jumping into the Heart of the Buddha\ Four: Warrior in the World\ 19. Rousing Motivation\ 20. Wisdom and Emptiness\ 21. Warrior in the World\ Appendixes\ A. Preparing to Practice B. The Posture of Meditation C. Instructions for Contempletive Meditation\ Resources
