| 词条 | Universal Compassion |
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| name = Universal Compassion: Inspiring Solutions for Difficult Times | title_orig = | translator = | image = Books-uc-front.jpg | caption = | author = Geshe Kelsang Gyatso | cover_artist = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | series = | genre = Religion, Buddhism, Spirituality | publisher = Tharpa Publications | release_date = 4th. ed., 2002 | media_type = Print | pages = | isbn = 978-0-948006-72-2 | oclc= 51047789 | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} Universal Compassion: Inspiring Solutions for Difficult Times, Tharpa Publications (4th. ed., 2002) {{ISBN|978-0-948006-72-2}} is a commentary to Geshe Chekhawa's Training the Mind in Seven Points by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, a Buddhist teacher and author in the West. Training the Mind in Seven Points is an explanation of Buddha's instructions on training the mind or Lojong in Tibetan, which explain how to transform adverse conditions into the path to enlightenment, principally, by developing one's own compassion and wisdom. Geshe Chekhawa or Chekawa Yeshe Dorje (1102-1176AD) was a famous Kadampa Buddhist meditation master. Universal Compassion is a word by word commentary to Training the Mind in Seven Points, described as "an admirable accomplishment in presenting the profound teachings of present-day Mahayana Buddhism"[1] and "An inspiring book for all who aspire to practise the Buddhist path".[2] The commentary also contains a clear translation of the root text. Buddha’s teachings emphasize unconditional love and compassion, and in this commentary to the popular Buddhist poem Training the Mind in Seven Points, the author explains powerful Buddhist methods for developing these altruistic states. The practice of Lojong also explains how one can transform day-to-day living – including even demanding and difficult conditions – into opportunities for spiritual development.[3] The Lojong teachings in Universal Compassion have been used by caregivers, healers and hospice workers in the UK and US both to help them cope and to find effective techniques to manage the suffering of the ill and the dying.[4] For example, hospice psychologist Kathleen Dowling Singh (author of Grace in Dying) explains: Taking and giving is a profound practice that takes some getting used to. The author says: "At first we may find it difficult to take on others' sufferings... but this will become easier as our compassion increases." (page 37) Joan Borysenko PhD, who calls Universal Compassion "a marvelous book on the practice of tonglen",[6] supports this observation:
In fact the object of meditation for taking and giving is great joy: "We develop the conviction that we have destroyed our self-cherishing mind and purified our negative karma, and then generate joy. We meditate on this feeling of joy for as long as possible."[8] The teachings in Universal Compassion give a step-by-step explanation of developing the minds of love, compassion and wisdom and in this way progressing along the spiritual path to enlightenment. Kathleen Dowling Singh explains: Universal Compassion is part of the Kadam tradition of Mahayana Buddhism. Training the Mind And Cultivating Loving Kindness by Chogyam Trungpa explains that the Kadam lineage, founded by Atisha, places great emphasis on monastic discipline, the cultivation or bodhichitta and compassion, and mind training. This emphasis was carried into the Kagyu lineage by Gampopa. The origin and history of the Lojong teachings, which come from the Kadam lineage, are explained in Universal Compassion.[10] These practices are not restricted only to Buddhists, and Universal Compassion "could be read with profit by anyone whose religion demands the exercise of compassion."[11] These teachings explain how all living beings are equally important and help create a world that does not discriminate based on people's background, faith, sexual orientation and so on.[12] Universal Compassion is used as an integral part of the New Kadampa Tradition's Foundation Program with tens of thousands of students worldwide, described by Steven Heine in Buddhism in the Modern World: Adaptations of an Ancient Tradition:
It is also an integral part of the New Kadampa Tradition's Teacher Training Program, a rigorous "multilayered educational" study program of Buddha's teachings of Sutra and Tantra presented in accordance with the tradition of the Tibetan master Je Tsongkhapa (AD 1357-1419), designed for those training as Buddhist teachers.[14] Notes1. ^Buddhism Today 2. ^Buddhist Studies Review 3. ^Official Tharpa Publications reference for Universal Compassion "http://www.tharpa.com/us/book-cover-Universal.Compassion-594-1.html" 4. ^Healing Hands: Simple and Practical Reflexology, Techniques for Developing Good Health and Inner Peace page 145, O Books (January 25, 2005) {{ISBN|1-905047-12-6}} 5. ^Wisdom of Listening anthology, Mark Brady, Wisdom Publications (October 25, 2003){{ISBN|0861713559}} 6. ^page 220 of The Power of the Mind to Heal, Hay House (October 1995), {{ISBN|1-56170-144-0}} 7. ^page 362 Pocketful of Miracles: Prayer, Meditations, and Affirmations to Nurture Your Spirit Every Day of the Year, Grand Central Publishing (November 1, 1994), {{ISBN|0-446-39536-6}} 8. ^Universal Compassion page 37) 9. ^Wisdom of Listening anthology, page 208, Mark Brady, Wisdom Publications (October 25, 2003){{ISBN|0861713559}} 10. ^The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 2: The Path Is the Goal - Training the Mind, page 227, Shambhala, 2004, {{ISBN|1-59030-026-2}} 11. ^Faith and Freedom 12. ^Our Families, Our Values: Snapshots of Queer Kinship page 127, Routledge 1997, {{ISBN|0-7890-0234-5}} 13. ^Buddhism in the Modern World: Adaptations of an Ancient Tradition by Steven Heine page 232, Oxford University Press, United States (January 1, 2003){{ISBN|0195146980}} 14. ^Buddhism in the Modern World: Adaptations of an Ancient Tradition by Steven Heine page 231, Oxford University Press, United States (January 1, 2003){{ISBN|0195146980}} 3 : 2002 non-fiction books|Books about Buddhism|New Kadampa Tradition literature |
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