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Eight Verses for Training the Mind

Eight Verses for Training the Mind

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How do we free ourselves from the demon of self-concern? These instructions are found in Eight Verses for Training the Mind, one of the most important texts from a genre of Tibetan spiritual writings known as lojong (literally "mind training"). The root text was written by the eleventh-century meditator Langritangpa. His Holiness the Dalai Lama refers to this work as one of the main sources of his own inspiration and includes it in his daily meditations.
Geshe Sonam Rinchen

Geshe Sonam Rinchen

Author Bio

Geshe Sonam Rinchen (1933–2013) studied at Sera Je Monastery and in 1980 received the Lharampa Geshe degree. He taught Buddhist philosophy and practice at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India, as well as in dharma centers around the world.

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Ruth Sonam, Translator

Author Bio

Ruth Sonam was born and grew up in Ireland and graduated from Oxford University with an MA in Modern Languages. She began studying with Geshe Sonam Rinchen in 1978 and started working as his interpreter in 1983. She was his interpreter at the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives from 1989 to 2012.

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Praise for the book

Jeffrey Hopkins

author of Cultivating Compassion and Emptiness Yoga

“Among the many brilliant texts that Geshe Sonam Rinchen and Ruth Sonam have produced, this one explains in clear terms how to implement the essential practices of compassion, which are so difficult to integrate into one's daily life. What a treasure!”

H.H. the Dalai Lama

“Eight Verses for Training the Mind contains the entire essence of the Buddha's teachings in a distinct form.”

Thubten Chodron

author of Buddhism for Beginners

“I can almost see Geshe Sonam Rinchen's bright smile and hear his compassionate voice as I read this book. His practical and clear spiritual advice cuts to the core of our problems and shows us the way to resolve them.”

Alexander Berzin

author of Relating to a Spiritual Teacher

“Geshe Sonam Rinchen presents the authentic tradition of Tibetan Buddhism in this clear explanation of one of its most basic texts. I recommend it highly.”

Mandala Magazine

“An essential addition to any personal Buddhist library. . . . Expertly translated and edited.”
Eight Verses for Training the Mind

Geshe Sonam Rinchen

Eight Verses for Training the Mind

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