Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong

by Norman Fischer

Book Overview

A prominent Zen teacher offers a "direct, penetrating, and powerful" perspective on a popular mind training practice of Tibetan Buddhism (Rick Hanson, author of Buddha's Brain)

Lojong is the Tibetan Buddhist practice of working with short phrases (called "slogans") to generate bodhichitta, the heart and mind of enlightened compassion. With roots tracing back to the 900 A.D., the practice has gained more Western adherents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611800404
• ISBN13: 9781611800401
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"