Buddhism With an Attitude: The Tibetan Seven-Point Mind-Training

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Summary: Profound and Exceptional
Review: As a book lover, I am one of those people who never, ever marks the pages of books. However, after the first few sentences I knew this is not a book you simply read, but one to study, digest, and absorb. It is now marked on every page, highlighted and underlined, and I know I will refer to it again and again. Since I am new to the subject, I have been seeking authentic instructions in a way my Western mind can grasp, without losing the richness of it's source. This is not "New Aged" Buddhism Lite, yet the author presents Lojong in a way that is completely accessable and easy to follow. This wonderful teacher is comforting, reassuring, yet challenging. He encourages an immediate and radical change of "attitude" and offers the tools to do it. We are not all fortunate enough to be able to sit at the feet of a master. Reading this book is the next best thing.

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Summary: A different type of examination of Buddhist practice
Review: B. Alan Wallace's Buddhism With An Attitude provides a different type of examination of Buddhist practice which goes beyond meditation advice to focus on the attitudes which typically need adjusting in the search for spiritual harmony. Common Western beliefs which vie with Buddhist attitudes and goals are examined in chapters which tell how to cultivate a special Buddhist awareness.

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Summary: The why and how of living Dharma
Review: The first fundamental proposition of this book - that liesure and opportunity to embark on the spiritual journey is indeed a exceptionally rare event - is enough to move one's vacillating spiritual longing off of dead center. Following a long second chapter in which this school of Buddhist theory and practice are lucidly distilled, we find five remaining chapters, each benevolently designed for both fledgling and long-standing students to stay the course through life, and for testing their sure-footedness all along the way.
For me the contraversial title of this book is appropriate: besides providing 'how-to,' Lojong training bestows the 'wish-to'- which, after all, is the prime mover of spiritual progress. I am grateful to Alan Wallace for sharing his deserved wisdom and understanding with us, and hope that a few young and unsuspecting aspirants will be sucked in by the mainstream title.

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Summary: The why and how of living Dharma
Review: The first fundamental proposition of this book - that liesure and opportunity to embark on the spiritual journey is indeed an exceptionally rare event - is enough to move one's vacillating spiritual longing off of dead center. Following a long second chapter in which this school of Buddhist theory and practice are lucidly distilled, we find five remaining chapters, each benevolently designed for both fledgling and long-standing students to stay the course through life, and for testing their sure-footedness all along the way.
For me the contraversial title of this book is appropriate: besides providing 'how-to,' Lojong training bestows the 'wish-to'- which, after all, is the prime mover of spiritual progress. I am grateful to Alan Wallace for sharing his deserved wisdom and understanding with us, and hope that a few young and unsuspecting aspirants will be sucked in by the mainstream title.

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Summary: simply phenomenal
Review: This book is a wonderfully intelligent, cogent, well-grounded, and practical introduction to living life spiritually. You may want to keep a few copies on hand as party favors for the right friends at the right time.

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Summary: a great way to learn more about Buddhism
Review: This is a well written book that gives you a lot of in depth information about Buddhism. I think a beginner should start with Rahula's What the Buddha Taught. After that, this would be a great choice. However, for those who have some knowledge of Buddhism and want to learn more, as they travel on the path, this is a wonderful book. Buy it. You'll like it.