Calm Abiding and Special Insight: Achieving Spiritual Transformation through Med

Description: Calm Abiding and Special Insight by Geshe Gedun Lodro, Jeffrey Hopkins This manual presents an intimate and detailed picture of the intricacies of meditation so vividly that the reader is drawn into a Tibetan world-view of spritual development. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Calm Abiding and Special Insight presents an intimate and detailed picture of the intricacies of meditation so vividly that the reader is drawn into a Tibetan worldview of spiritual development. Geshe Ged n Lodr , one of the foremost scholars of Tibet, reveals methods for overcoming afflictive states and disorders to create a mind which is stable, calm, and alertly clear. This book illustrates the minds potential for profound transformation.The dangers of not recognizing states contrary to successful meditation are great, and the possibilities of implementing the wrong antidote, or of overextending an appropriate one until it becomes counterproductive, are many. Through such detail, Geshe Ged n Lodr makes vividly clear a Tibetan approach to meditative transformation.This is a completely revised new edition of Walking Through Walls. Author Biography Geshe Ged n Lodr (1924-1979) entered Debung Monastic University near Lhasa at the age of nine as a novice monk. He gained the degree of geshe in 1961 in exile in India as the first among three scholars who were awarded the number one ranking in the highest class. A scholar of prodigious intellect, he was famed for his wide learning and ability in debate. In 1967, the Dalai Lama sent him to teach at the University of Hamburg, where he learned to speak German fluently and became a tenured member of the faculty. He served as Visiting Professor at the University of Virginia in 1979. Review "What the Geshe has left to us is . . . a masterly and lucid account of an Indo-Tibetan worldview of spiritual development . . . meticulously edited and translated. No advanced student and scholar working on related areas can afford to overlook this publication. . . . A book of great merit."—Tibet Journal "This book vividly presents an intimate and detailed picture of the intricacies of meditation, such that the reader is drawn into a Tibetan world-view of spiritual transformation."—Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies Review Quote "What the Geshe has left to us is . . . a masterly and lucid account of an Indo-Tibetan worldview of spiritual development . . . meticulously edited and translated. No advanced student and scholar working on related areas can afford to overlook this publication. . . . A book of great merit."- Tibet Journal "This book vividly presents an intimate and detailed picture of the intricacies of meditation, such that the reader is drawn into a Tibetan world-view of spiritual transformation."- Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies Details ISBN1559391103 Short Title CALM ABIDING & SPECIAL INSIGHT Series Textual Studies and Translations in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Language English ISBN-10 1559391103 ISBN-13 9781559391108 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1998 Translator Jeffrey Hopkins Imprint Snow Lion Publications Place of Publication Ithaca Country of Publication United States Translated from Tibetan Qualifications Ph.D. Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9781559391108 AU Release Date 1998-01-01 NZ Release Date 1998-01-01 US Release Date 1998-01-01 UK Release Date 1998-01-01 Subtitle Achieving Spiritual Transformation through Meditation Author Jeffrey Hopkins Pages 336 Publisher Shambhala Publications Inc Publication Date 1998-01-01 Edited by Jeffrey Hopkins DEWEY 294.34435 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:117371539;

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