No Self, No Problem
No Self, No Problem
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ISBN / SKU
9781559394048
Format
Paperback
Pages
144
Dimensions
196 x 130
Category/ies
Description
Sky is free.
Ocean is blissful.
Trees are divine.
Rocks are enlightened.
So are we.
Who is still searching . . .
for what?
No Self, No Problem is about how to realize the ultimate meaning of life in each moment by dissolving all notions of ego identity. It asks that spiritual seekers wake up to their true nature, which is already enlightened. Based on the Buddhist wisdom tradition, this easy-to-read book discusses in simple but profound and inspiring language how we can live a life full of love, satisfaction, and happiness.
Anam Thubten, an accomplished Tibetan Buddhist meditation teacher, speaks with clarity, humor, and refreshing honesty as he shares his own spiritual journey. With profound knowledge and insight into the human condition, he illuminates the path to enlightenment for those willing to go to the heart of the matter. In his words,
Real freedom is freedom from our own conceptions, from the psychological veil that is distorting the way things are. When we are free from our own unenlightened mind, that internal veil, we see that most of our problems are imaginary. Everything is a manifestation of great emptiness. That means that everything is divine. When we are able to surrender to reality we experience a great awakening. The act of surrendering to reality is enlightenment.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anam Thubten was born in Golok, eastern Tibet and undertook Buddhist training in the Nyingma tradition at an early age. He has been teaching in the West since the 1990s and is the spiritual advisor and Dharma teacher for the Dharmata Foundation. He lives near San Francisco, California.
Ocean is blissful.
Trees are divine.
Rocks are enlightened.
So are we.
Who is still searching . . .
for what?
No Self, No Problem is about how to realize the ultimate meaning of life in each moment by dissolving all notions of ego identity. It asks that spiritual seekers wake up to their true nature, which is already enlightened. Based on the Buddhist wisdom tradition, this easy-to-read book discusses in simple but profound and inspiring language how we can live a life full of love, satisfaction, and happiness.
Anam Thubten, an accomplished Tibetan Buddhist meditation teacher, speaks with clarity, humor, and refreshing honesty as he shares his own spiritual journey. With profound knowledge and insight into the human condition, he illuminates the path to enlightenment for those willing to go to the heart of the matter. In his words,
Real freedom is freedom from our own conceptions, from the psychological veil that is distorting the way things are. When we are free from our own unenlightened mind, that internal veil, we see that most of our problems are imaginary. Everything is a manifestation of great emptiness. That means that everything is divine. When we are able to surrender to reality we experience a great awakening. The act of surrendering to reality is enlightenment.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anam Thubten was born in Golok, eastern Tibet and undertook Buddhist training in the Nyingma tradition at an early age. He has been teaching in the West since the 1990s and is the spiritual advisor and Dharma teacher for the Dharmata Foundation. He lives near San Francisco, California.
Contents
Editor’s Preface ix
Chapter One: Pure Consciousness: Our True Identity 1
Chapter Two: Meditation: The Art of Resting 8
Chapter Three: Inner Contentment: Giving Up Nothing but Attachment 18
Chapter Four: Mindfulness: Dissolving Mistaken Beliefs in the Fire of Awareness 29
Chapter Five: No Self, No Problem: Ultimate Awakening 40
Chapter Six: Acceptance: The Method of Effortlessness 54
Chapter Seven: Realizing Our True Nature: The Heart of Spiritual Practice 68
Chapter Eight: Truth’s Eternal Mantra: “Hey, It’s Your Fantasy!” 77
Chapter Nine: Are We on the Right Track? Compassion and Loving-Kindness 86
Chapter Ten: Shortcut to Enlightenment: Transcending Thoughts 98
Chapter Eleven: Nonattachment: Going Beyond All Limitations 109
Chapter Twelve: Transcendent Wisdom: The Highest Truth 120
Glossary 131
Chapter One: Pure Consciousness: Our True Identity 1
Chapter Two: Meditation: The Art of Resting 8
Chapter Three: Inner Contentment: Giving Up Nothing but Attachment 18
Chapter Four: Mindfulness: Dissolving Mistaken Beliefs in the Fire of Awareness 29
Chapter Five: No Self, No Problem: Ultimate Awakening 40
Chapter Six: Acceptance: The Method of Effortlessness 54
Chapter Seven: Realizing Our True Nature: The Heart of Spiritual Practice 68
Chapter Eight: Truth’s Eternal Mantra: “Hey, It’s Your Fantasy!” 77
Chapter Nine: Are We on the Right Track? Compassion and Loving-Kindness 86
Chapter Ten: Shortcut to Enlightenment: Transcending Thoughts 98
Chapter Eleven: Nonattachment: Going Beyond All Limitations 109
Chapter Twelve: Transcendent Wisdom: The Highest Truth 120
Glossary 131
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