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Why is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling?
Why is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling?
If you think meditation is only for monks, think again. For all of us, today's world is growing more and more stressful by the minute. So now, as a teacher of Tibetan Buddhist practice and a 21st-century woman, Lama Tsomo offers us time-tested tools for getting underneath our everyday worries and making our lives richer and more fulfilling. In Why Is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling? she acts as our lively, approachable guide to using the ancient traditions and practices of Tibetan Buddhism to find happiness and peace in this modern world.
Through step-by-step instructions, photographs, and helpful explanations, Lama Tsomo shows how we can start experiencing the many benefits of meditation for ourselves. She offers proven techniques to sharpen our focus, enhance our relationships, and live each day more mindfully and joyfully. Laced with humor, compassion, and stories from Lama Tsomo's own life, Why Is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling? meets us where we are and guides us to a deeper awareness of our world and ourselves. Lama Tsomo's personal and spiritual journey to greater happiness can also be ours. As she invites in the Prologue, "Won't you come along?"
Smiling is a lovely, approachable guide for using the ancient traditions and practices of Tibetan Buddhism to find happiness and peace in this modern world. Well-received and praised, the book was honored with several awards in 2016, including a National Indie Excellence Award and a silver medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards.
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Product details
Product details
ISBN: 978-0-9905711-0-0
4/5/2016
Who is the journal for?
Who is the journal for?
- Great for new meditators and those looking to rejuvenate their practice.
- Those interested in cultivating more spaciousness, deepening their relationship with themselves, and finding a non-digital path towards reflection, guidance, and contemplative support.
- The journal also provides an avenue to take your practice beyond your life, making it a perfect tool for book clubs and meditation groups.
Practices You’ll Learn
Practices You’ll Learn
- Clearing the Stale Energies: A method to create more stillness and ease during meditation.
- Shamata: A meditation practice to increase awareness, clarity, and focus.
- Tonglen: A compassion practice to cultivate boundless compassion for all beings, including yourself.
- Loving Kindness: A meditation practice of sending goodwill to all beings.
About the Author
Lama Tsomo
Born Linda Pritzker, Lama Tsomo followed a path of spiritual inquiry and study that ultimately led to her ordination as one of the few American lamas in Tibetan Buddhism.
Under the tutelage of Tulku Sangak Rinpoche, international holder of the Namchak lineage, Lama Tsomo has done extensive spiritual retreats in the U.S. and abroad, and is fluent in Tibetan. Today, she is dedicated to sharing the teachings of the Namchak lineage with Western students, bringing greater happiness and meaning to life through meditation practice, community, and retreat. She is especially passionate about reaching young people and
supporting those working for positive social change. Her teaching has inspired American and international students, who appreciate her informal, and often humorous, style.
Lama Tsomo holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Jungian studies. She is the author of Why Is the Dali Lama Always Smiling? An Introduction and Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Practice, winner of a 2016 Independent Publisher award. She is also a contributor to Tami Simon’s book: The Dharma of Dogs: Our Best Friends as Spiritual Teachers, released July 2017.
