Peacock in the Poison Grove : Two Buddhist Texts on Training the Mind,9780861711857

Peacock in the Poison Grove : Two Buddhist Texts on Training the Mind

by Sopa, Geshe Lhundub; Sweet, Michael J.; Zwilling, Leonard
ISBN13: 9780861711857
ISBN10: 0861711858
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-09-09
Publisher(s): Wisdom Publications
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Summary

Geshe Sopa offers insightful commentary on two of the earliest Tibetan texts that focus on mental training. Peacock in the Poison Grove presents powerful yogic methods of dispelling the selfish delusions of the ego and maintaining purity in our motives. Geshe Sopa's lucid explanations teach how we can fight the egocentric enemy within by realizing the truth of emptiness and by developing a compassionate, loving attitude toward others.

Author Biography

Born in Tibet in 1923, Geshe Lhundub Sopa is both a spiritual master and a respected academic. He moved to the United States in 1967 to teach in the Buddhist Studies Program at University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is now professor emeritus. He founded the Deer Park Buddhist Center in Oregon, Wisconsin. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Both Michael Sweet and Leonard Zwilling hold doctoral degrees in Buddhist Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Historical and Thematic Introduction 1(23)
Michael J. Sweet
Leonard Zwilling
Notes to Historical Introduction 24(11)
Introduction to Mind-Training Practice 35(22)
Geshe Lhundub Sopa
The Wheel-Weapon Mind Training
57(130)
Commentary
123(64)
Geshe Lhundub Sopa
The Poison-Destroying Peacock Mind Training
187(118)
Commentary
237(68)
Geshe Lhundub Sopa
Index 305

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