Not for Happiness Guide to Preliminary Practices Paperback Edition-image

Not for Happiness Guide to Preliminary Practices Paperback Edition

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

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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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