The Buddha's Gift to the World: A Practitioner's Guide to the Roots of Mindfulne

The Buddha's Gift to the World by Martina Draszczyk

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Description "This book offers the first thorough presentation of the rich Mahayana Buddhist textual sources on mindfulness, featuring many previously unpublished translations from Sanskrit and Tibetan"--

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An original presentation of the history and practice of mindfulness drawn from the teachings of eminent Mahayana Buddhist masters.An original presentation of the history and practice of mindfulness drawn from the teachings of eminent Mahayana Buddhist masters.Until now, mindfulness in the West has mainly been taught and practiced based on the Theravada Buddhist tradition. This book offers the first comprehensive exploration of the subject based on Mahayana Buddhist sources, including a number of the Buddha's discourses and treatises and textsby eminent Indian and Tibetan Buddhist masters. With its emphasis on theory and practice, this book will be rewarding for anyone interested in mindfulness, meditation, and the history and practice of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism.Martina Draszczyk balances rigorous scholarship with her decades of experience as a Dharma and mindfulness teacher to guide readers through this vast subject. She conveys how mindfulness intersects and diverges in Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism and offers insight into how Buddhist-inspired mindfulness is applied in contemporary non-Buddhist contexts, such as the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program (MBSR). This book's exploration of mindfulness from a previously overlooked perspective complements other publications on the subject and provides readers with a more complete understanding of the role mindfulness plays in Buddhist practice beyond the current trend of enhancing relaxation and calm. Draszczyk shows readers how to integrate the wisdom of classical teachings into their own mindfulness practice. Readers can find further inspiration in the elucidation on the fourfold application of mindfulness given by the Fourteenth Shamar Rinpoche, a great Kagyu teacher. This teaching, which he shared in 2014 only weeks before his passing, can lead to a truly profound Buddhist practice.

Author Biography

MARTINA DRASZCZYK is a scholar of Tibetan and Buddhist studies, an interpreter, and a Dharma and mindfulness teacher. She has trained in Buddhist philosophy and meditation primarily with Tibetan Buddhist teachers. She holds a PhD in Buddhist Studies and Tibetology from the Department for South Asian, Tibetan, and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna, where she engaged in research for many years. Her work focuses on Tibetan Madhyamaka, Mahamudra, and buddha-nature theories as well as on the practice of mindfulness. She served as a Numata Visiting Scholar and Guest Professor at McGill University in Montreal and at the University of Vienna.

Details ISBN 1645472469 ISBN-13 9781645472469 Title The Buddha's Gift to the World Author Martina Draszczyk Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 272 Publisher Shambhala Publications Inc GE_Item_ID:162614641; About Us

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