The Four Noble Truths begins with an excellent elucidation of the nature of the mind and its role in creating the happiness we all seek. Lama Zopa Rinpoche then turns to an in-depth analysis of the four truths. The first truth is that we are suffering because we are in cyclic existence, or samsara, the beginningless cycle of death and rebirth characterized by three types of suffering: the suffering of suffering, the suffering of change, and pervasive compounding suffering. These are not inflicted on us without cause, nor do they come from others. The second truth tells us that there is a cause for all this suffering—the delusions and karma that arise from the ignorance that fails to see the way in which things exist. Because there is a cause and because we can develop the wisdom realizing emptiness, the antidote to ignorance, we are able to actualize the third truth, the cessation of suffering. How we do that is explained in the fourth truth, the path to the cessation of suffering.
BOOK INFORMATION- Paperback
- 312 pages, 6.00 x 9.00 inches
- ISBN 9781614293941
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lama Zopa Rinpoche was one of the most internationally renowned masters of Tibetan Buddhism, working and teaching ceaselessly on almost every continent. He was the spiritual director and cofounder of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an international network of Buddhist projects, including monasteries in six countries and meditation centers in over thirty; health and nutrition clinics, and clinics specializing in the treatment of leprosy and polio; as well as hospices, schools, publishing activities, and prison outreach projects worldwide. Lama Zopa passed away on April 13, 2023.
Other books by Lama Zopa Rinpoche:
How to Live and Die
The Power of Meditation
The Power of Mantra
Bodhichitta
How to Face Death without Fear
Patience
The Six Perfections
Dear Lama Zopa
The Door to Satisfaction
Ultimate Healing
Wholesome Fear
Transforming Problems into Happiness
How to Be Happy
Wisdom Energy
Perseverance
How to Enjoy Death
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