Cultivating a Compassionate Heart

The Yoga Method of Chenrezig

Thubten Chodron, H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

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English

Snow Lion Publications
15 February 2013

Buddhism; Spirituality & religious experience

Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara / Kuan Yin) is not only Tibet's patron deity, he also is the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas and as such is deemed the best possible contemplative gateway to the cultivation of compassion.

In this book, which has received high praise from monastics and lay Buddhist scholars alike, the American-born nun Ven. Thubten Chodron lucidly and engagingly elucidates the Tibetan Buddhist yoga of Chenrezig. Her explanations are based not only on scriptural but also oral teachings, which makes them eminently authoritative and practical.

Essentially, Cultivating a Compassionate Heart is a knowledgeable, highly practical, and fairly extensive commentary on the Chenrezig sadhana. The book starts with the Thousand-Armed Chenrezig visualization and the preliminary prayers found in most sadhanas and the long mantra of Chenrezig. Only then does the author proceed to explaining the various concepts that make up the theoretical underpinnings of this extraordinary practice.

By: Thubten Chodron
Foreword by: H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Imprint: Snow Lion Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 346g
ISBN: 9781559392426
ISBN 10: 1559392428
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 15 February 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Thubten Chodron, an American-born Tibetan Buddhist nun, travels worldwide, teaching and leading meditation retreats. Known for her clear and practical explanations of the Buddha's teachings, she is the author of Buddhism for Beginners; Working with Anger; How to Free Your Mind; Open Heart, Clear Mind; and Taming the Mind. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

Reviews for Cultivating a Compassionate Heart: The Yoga Method of Chenrezig

""With her usual clarity and humour venerable Tubten Chodron delivers a first rate exposition of the theory and practice of Action Tantra basing herself on the sadhana of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig. Her clear and helpful explanation are certainly of great benefit for all of us on the Vajrayana path."" Ven. Tenzin Palmo.""