Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom

306 Pages·2009·13.53 MB·English

by  Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

JOYFUL
WISDOM
ALSO BY YONGEY MINGYUR RINPOCHE
WITH ERIC SWANSON
THE JOY OF LIVING
JOYFUL
WISDOM
Embracing Change and Finding Freedom
YONGEY MINGYUR RINPOCHE
WITH ERIC SWANSON
HARMONY BOOKS
NEW YORK
Copyright © 2009
by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
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Published in the United States by Harmony Books,
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Yongey Mingyur, Rinpoche, 1976-
Joyful wisdom /Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Eric Swanson.
p.cm.
1. Spiritual life-Buddhism. 2. Buddhism-Doctrines. I. Swanson, Eric. II. Title.
BQ4302.Y66 2009
294.3'444-dc22
2008050424
ISBN 978-0-307-40779-5
Printed in the United States of America
Design by JoAnne Metsch
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First Edition
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
PART ONE: PRINCIPLES 5
1. Light in the Tunnel 7
2. The Problem Is the Solution 33
3. The Power of Perspective 61
4. The Turning Point 83
5. Breaking Through 101
PART TWO: EXPERIENCE 121
6. Tools of Transformation 123
7. Attention 143
8. Insight 169
9. Empathy 183
PART THREE: APPLICATION 203
10. Life on the Path 205
11. Making it Personal 223
12.JoyfulVVisdom 265
Contents
Glossary 271
Selected Bibliography 279
Acknowledgments 281
Index 283
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JOYFUL
WISDOM