The Intelligent Heart Av Dzigar Kongtrul, Joseph Waxman

<b>Tibetan Buddhist instructions for developing radical compassion through <i>lojong</i> mind training—from a contemporary master with a gift for making the ancient teachings speak to modern hearts<br></b><br> Dzigar Kongtrül''s lively and accessible presentation of the Tibetan training method known as <i>lojong</i> (mind training) focuses on what he considers the heart of that practice: <i>tonglen</i>, the practice of exchanging self for other, for taking in others’ pain and suffering and sending out kindness, ease, and consolation. It’s a powerful method for developing compassion of the most transformative kind, and its supreme expression is found in the classic text <i>The Great Path of Awakening</i> by Jamgon Kongtrül.<br><br> This book is Dzigar Kongtrül''s commentary on that beloved text, based on a series of talks he gave on it. It includes his fresh translation of the <i>Great Path</i>, and it is full of his characteristic humor as well as his s