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LamaYeshe has a way of opening my mind and for that I am grateful. The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind brings to more than , Lama Yeshe books we have published for free distribution, something we can all rejoice in. Sep 10, Josephine rated it really liked it.
Lama Yeshe speaks with precision about our materialistic delusions. He urges deep insight into our own personal minds - that we may meditate to get to the truth of our behaviours and gain wisdom that will serve us on a day-to-day basis. Amazing This book has very useful and easy to understand advice from a Buddhist teacher. I highly recommend to anyone on the Buddhist path or interested in it.
Apr 14, Ariadne Deborah Fassel rated it really liked it. A lovely little book that gives clear explanations. Jul 20, Silje rated it it was amazing Shelves: Lama Yeshe was one of the first to teach Tibetan Buddhism to westerners.
His interest in explaining relationships between "the supreme psychologist, Lord Buddha" and limited knowledge of the workings of the mind in the pretty young western science of psychology makes intriguing reading. The book is the fourth in a series of lectures from the s Lama Yeshe was one of the first to teach Tibetan Buddhism to westerners.
The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind. Buddhism, Mind and Meditation. Edited by Nicholas Ribush. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive • Boston bahana-line.comshe. Buddhism, Mind and Meditation. Lama Thubten Yeshe. The six teachings contained herein come from Lama Yeshe's visit to Australia. The first three are a.
The book is the fourth in a series of lectures from the s and s given by Lama Yeshe and published to be given for free to people interested. This collection contains the gem "An Introduction to Meditation", explaining how the function of meditation is to reintegrate the split and fragmented mind so that you can transcend your impulses and sense perceptions of the agitated mind, the root of dissatisfaction.
You need to get to know your own mind deeply in order to overcome this dissatisfaction or agitation. The root of problems is much too deep for something like that to work. A lot of work by modern Buddhist psychologists, both western and eastern, has been inspired by the foundation of Lama Yeshe's and his main disciple, Lama Zopa's, teachings.
This is what we need to move beyond a fashionably superficial spread of mindfulness practice everywhere to something more rooted and complex. Meditation is not a wellness programme, as my meditation teacher and originally from Lama Yeshe's organization, says. But it may be "a way of helping you to become strong enough to face your problems instead of running away from them.
It allows you to face and deal with your problems skillfully", as it says in 'The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind'. Jun 17, Michael rated it it was amazing Shelves: A brief and excellent book about Buddhism as taught and practiced by a Tibetan lama. I am very unfamiliar with the tenets of Buddhism, nor do I really understand the religion of the Tibetans, but I am interested in learning more, and mentioned this fact to one of my students…who happens to be a Tibetan Buddhist.
He, very excitedly, brought me six or seven 'free' books written by Lama Thubsten Yeshe. This was the first. Buddhism seems very inwardly directed. It is more about the mind than are rel A brief and excellent book about Buddhism as taught and practiced by a Tibetan lama. It is more about the mind than are religions like Christianity or Islam or Judaism which are all about an external God and his rules.
I found much of what the lama discussed to be quite insightful, albeit wildly different from the spiritual practices and teachings I am familiar with. Buddhism seems to be more of a 'do' than a 'have': I admit, I am intrigued. Jan 21, Jackie Tilks rated it really liked it. I would definitely recommend reading this book. What I love about books by people like Lama Yeshe is the approachability with which they write about complicated Buddhist concepts and the way in which it is readily applicable to your life and mind despite your religious belief or place along the spiritual path.
It is even applicable to those who don't believe to be on a spiritual journey at all.
Mindfulnees is such an important life skill and everyone should consider practicing it if they find th I would definitely recommend reading this book. Mindfulnees is such an important life skill and everyone should consider practicing it if they find their mind and life in constant motion like many Americans. A few lines in the book touched me deeply and I am trying to apply them to my perspective right away. These books are free to get and it was interesting because the copy I have had already been read and had some underlines in it.
It made the experience that much more communal.
Brilliantly clear and accessible, I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking a clearer understanding of Buddhism! Gustav rated it really liked it Aug 05, Stuart Eglin rated it it was amazing Feb 01, Wesley rated it really liked it Sep 13, Richard rated it it was amazing Sep 03, James Douglas rated it really liked it Nov 03, Shelly rated it really liked it Aug 14, Gineen rated it really liked it Oct 09, Tshombe Sekou rated it it was amazing Aug 16, Aditya rated it it was amazing Feb 21, Guillermo Martinez rated it it was ok Oct 07, Two years later he established Kopan Monastery, near Kathmandu, in order to teach Buddhism to Westerners.
In , the Lamas began making annual teaching tours to the West, and as a result of these travels a worldwide network of Buddhist teaching and meditation centers—the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition FPMT —began to develop. In , after an intense decade of imparting a wide variety of incredible teachings and establishing one FPMT activity after another, at the age of forty-nine, Lama Yeshe passed away.
The Boy Lama Wisdom Publications, Lama Yeshe on Buddhism: Lord Buddha explained the nature of every single phenomenon in the universe. The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind: Buddhism, Mind and Meditation. You can find this title as an ebook on GooglePlay.
The silent mind is an alert, awakened mind; a mind seeking the nature of reality. Meditation is the way to perfect satisfaction. The uncontrolled mind is by nature sick; dissatisfaction is a form of mental illness.