How to See Yourself As You Really AreSimon and Schuster, 05.12.2006 - 274 Seiten Like the two wings of a bird, love and insight work cooperatively to bring about enlightenment, says a fundamental Buddhist teaching. According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, we each possess the ability to achieve happiness and a meaningful life, but the key to realizing that goal is self-knowledge. In "How to See Yourself As You Really Are, " the world's foremost Buddhist leader and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize shows readers how to recognize and dispel misguided notions of self and embrace the world from a more realistic -- and loving -- perspective. Step-by-step exercises help readers shatter their false assumptions and ideas and see the world as it actually exists. By directing our attention to the false veneer that so bedazzles our senses and our thoughts, His Holiness sets the stage for discovering the reality behind appearances. But getting past one's misconceptions is only a prelude to right action, and the book's final section describes how to harness the power of meditative concentration to the service of love, and vice versa, so that true altruistic enlightenment is attained. Enlivened by personal anecdotes and intimate accounts of the Dalai Lama's own life experiences, "How to See Yourself As You Really Are" is an inspirational and empowering guide to achieving self-awareness that can be read and enjoyed by spiritual seekers of all faiths. |
Inhalt
Laying the Ground for Insight to Grow | 27 |
Why Understanding the Truth Is Needed | 39 |
Feeling the Impact of Interrelatedness | 49 |
Appreciating the Reasoning of DependentArising | 60 |
Seeing the Interdependence of Phenomena | 67 |
Valuing DependentArising and Emptiness | 74 |
HARNESSING THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION AND INSIGHT | 85 |
Focusing Your Mind | 87 |
Analyzing Difference | 145 |
Coming to a Conclusion | 148 |
Testing Your Realization | 156 |
Extending This Insight to What You Own | 164 |
Balancing Calm and Insight | 167 |
Viewing Yourself As Like an Illusion | 175 |
Noticing How Everything Depends on Thought | 185 |
Feeling Empathy | 201 |
Tuning Your Mind for Meditation | 103 |
HOW TO END SELFDECEPTION | 121 |
Meditating on Yourself First | 123 |
Realizing That You Do Not Exist in and of Yourself | 126 |
Determining the Choices | 137 |
Analyzing Oneness | 140 |
Reflecting on Impermanence | 209 |
Absorbing Yourself in Ultimate Love | 223 |
Reviewing | 237 |
Selected Readings | 273 |
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How to See Yourself as You Really are Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho,Dalai Lama Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2008 |