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Have you ever wondered how you can make decisions every day that
make for the most meaningful life for you? That was the main reason
Lama Tsomo "bothered" with meditation in the first place. Indeed
she and millions of others have found it to help in that very way,
and much more. In this book, the first in the series Ancient Wisdom
for Our Times: Tibetan Buddhist Practice, she shares a bit of her
story and her teacher's story, and a brief overview of the life of
the Buddha. Previously published as part of the award-winning Why
Is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling (2016), Lama Tsomo offers
background so that you can understand some Tibetan Buddhist basics,
essential context for the rest of the series. In future books she
takes you on the journey of the real practices just as they were
taught to her by her Tibetan teacher- but presented Westerner to
Westerner, in a witty and conversational style. This progression
builds and deepens your understanding and your happiness. You could
decide to meditate and just watch your breath every day, and not
read this book and the series. But that would be like getting a
cookbook and maybe even leafing through the pages but never making
it into the kitchen, never learning how to make those recipes and
nourish yourself. This book gives you the context, and the series
gives you the understanding of how to use the practices so that you
can gain the full benefit, as Buddhists say, for yourself and
others.
Meditation has many proven benefits, from decreasing stress to
making us happier. But how do you transform it from an extended,
boring silence into a habit that brings more meaning and joy to
your daily life? This journal will guide you through a rich and
engaging exploration of your inner life. Taking a Breath provides
instruction and inspiration for beginning and more advanced
meditators. Removed from the noise and distraction of our digital
lives, this beautiful and functional journal is both guide and
tracker. The journal has three foundational meditations from
Tibetan Buddhist practice, adapted for our busy lives by Lama
Tsomo. Included are reflective exercises along with the brain-
science around meditation and habit formation to ignite your time
on the cushion. By journaling, you heighten your memory of what
you've read, making practice more creative and fun. In addition, it
includes a six-month meditation tracker to help you anchor your
practice, inspirational quotes, exercises, illustrations, and
journaling space to keep your experience fresh with each turn of
the page. When we first start meditation, our ingrained habits can
work against us, with this journal you can turn the momentum of
habit in your favor. The journal will become your mentor,
confidant, co-conspirator, and accountability partner.
Tibetan Buddhist practice isn’t just a matter of what—it’s
also a matter of how. This book shows you how. Building on the
foundation in Book 1 (Why Bother?) which together with this book
are updated versions of the previously published Why Is The Dalai
Lama Always Smiling?, Lama Tsomo gives you the chance to try out
these methods and see how they work for you. Â Wisdom &
Compassion: Starting with Yourself provides a lively, approachable
guide, sprinkled with humor, for people ready to begin applying the
time-tested, lab-tested Tibetan practices to find happiness and
peace in their own modern life. Through step-by-step
instructions, photographs, and helpful explanations, Lama Tsomo
shares practices that have been used for thousands of years, and
teaches how we can experience the rich benefits of meditation. She
offers techniques for sharpening our focus, enhancing our
relationships, and living each day more mindfully, joyfully, and
meaningfully. Included are a set of beautifully illustrated
meditation cards, "Science Tidbits," a glossary of terms, and
teachings and practices also presented in Namchak Foundation
eCourses and retreats. Grab your cushion and teacup, and
let’s begin!
Award-winning author Lama Tsomo provides insights and practices to
enrich our relationships, be mindfully and joyfully present in the
world, and deepen our understanding of ourselves. The tide of
modern life is sweeping us even further into isolation-away from
each other, from the world, from ourselves. To turn this tide, Lama
Tsomo has created the latest addition to her Ancient Wisdom for Our
Times series: Deepening Wisdom, Deepening Connection. Building on
the ideas and practices in the first two books-Why Bother: An
Introduction and Wisdom Compassion (Starting with Yourself)-this
new volume actively engages readers, expanding our understanding
and guiding our practice in the several key areas. The Four
Boundless Qualities. Loving Kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy,
and Equanimity are not lofty, abstract sentiments. They are
practical capacities that we can all cultivate for the benefit, as
Buddhists say, of ourselves and others. Lama Tsomo teaches us how.
Forgiveness. This is essential to our inner well-being-if we want
to move on in our lives, and to move closer to others, we must be
able to forgive. Resentment is the most destructive form of stress.
As someone once said, hanging on to resentment is like drinking
poison and expecting the other person to die. Deepening Wisdom,
Deepening Connection shows us that we don't need to forget to
forgive. Near Enemies. Lama Tsomo's explanation of the Buddhist
concept of "near enemies" is a true eye-opener: she explains how we
can stop fooling ourselves into thinking some of our shortcomings
are actually virtues. Sublime Insight. Her patient guidance into
the principles and practice of Vipassana (Sublime Insight) offers
us ways to experience reality in its complexity and simplicity.
(Buddhism was thousands of years ahead of quantum physics on this
one.) You'll never see the world, or yourself, the same way again.
Written with the conversational clarity and generous dashes of
humor she's brought to her retreats at the Namchak Retreat Ranch
and award-winning titles such as Why Is the Dalai Lama Always
Smiling? and The Lotus and the Rose, Lama Tsomo's latest is the
culmination of decades of deep practice and scholarly inquiry,
filled with real-world examples, beautiful illustrations, practice
cards, and links to online support. Deepening Wisdom, Deepening
Connection is an authentic guide to compassionate awareness and a
salve against a growingly disconnected world.
If you think meditation is only for monks, think again. Today's
world seems to be growing more and more stressful by the
minute--for all of us. So now, as a teacher of Tibetan Buddhist
practice and a 21st-century woman, Lama Tsomo offers us time-tested
tools for getting underneath our everyday worries and making our
lives richer and more fulfilling with the release of Why Is the
Dalai Lama Always Smiling? Reviewers deem the book "a sympathetic,
personalized text" (Foreword Reviews), and recommend it "to those
who want to learn more about Buddhism, meditation, or just how to
live a more peaceful lifestyle" (Readers' Favorite). Why Is the
Dalai Lama Always Smiling? is a lively, approachable guide for
using the ancient traditions and practices of Tibetan Buddhism to
find happiness and peace in this modern world. Well received and
praised, the book was honored with several awards in 2016,
including winner of the Spirituality category at the Paris Book
Awards, runner-up at the San Francisco Book Festival, and Silver
medal recipient in the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Through
step-by-step instructions, photographs, and helpful explanations,
Lama Tsomo recounts her personal and spiritual journey to greater
happiness, and teaches how we can experience the many benefits of
meditation. She offers proven techniques for sharpening our focus,
enhancing relationships, and living each day more mindfully and
joyfully. Laced with humor, compassion, and stories from Lama
Tsomo's own life, Why Is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling? meets us
where we are and guides us onto the path to a deeper awareness of
the world and ourselves. This is a journey well worth taking. As
Lama Tsomo invites in the book's prologue, "Won't you come along?"
Featuring an introductory letter from H.H. Dalai Lama, Why Is the
Dalai Lama Always Smiling? includes a set of beautifully
illustrated meditation cards, "Science Tidbits," a glossary of
Buddhist terms, and lessons used in Namchak Foundation eCourses and
retreats. Learn more about the book and Lama Tsomo at Namchak.org.
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