Please grant your blessings to ripen and liberate myself and others, and bestow the common and supreme attainments. Two free books from our founder geshe kelsang gyatso. A special present for everybody from the author, venerable geshe kelsang gyatso. Venerable geshe kelsang gyatso spring festival 2007, may 27 at manjushri kadampa meditation centre in the english lake district. Geshe kelsang gyatso transform your life venerable geshe kelsang gyatso rinpoche is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of buddhism who has pioneered the introduction of modern buddhism into contemporary society. Geshe kelsang gyatso born 19 july 1931 4th day of the 6th month of an ironsheep year in the tibetan calendar is a meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of buddhism. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If you want the opportunity to study or find out more about the practices presented in this book, visit your nearest kadampa meditation centre or branch. Therefore, if we want to transform our life and be free from problems, we must transform our mind. According to an nkt youtube video, he was born on june 4th 1931 in yangcho tang, eastern tibet and ordained at the age of eight. How to transform your life selfhelp book free download. Jan 14, 20 venerable geshe kelsang gyatso spring festival 2007, may 27 at manjushri kadampa meditation centre in the english lake district. Venerable geshe kelsang gyatso rinpoche is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of buddhism who has pioneered the. Venerable geshe kelsang gyatso rinpoche has founded over 1200 kadampa centres and groups around the globe, which provide genuine examples of peace in.
Geshe kelsang gyatso founder of the new kadampa tradition. We can become a powerful politician, a successful businessman or woman, or a great scientist or artist. He is the founder of the new kadampa tradition international kadampa buddhist union which has over 1,000 centers and groups in over 40 countries around the world. A blissful journey 3rd by geshe kelsang gyatso isbn. A blissful journey is the life wisdom of author geshe kelsang gyatso, a tibetanborn meditation master, teacher of buddhism, and founder of several hundred buddhist centers throughout the world. Meditations to make our life happy and meaningful tharpa publications 2003 isbn 9780981727714 is a guide to buddhist philosophy and meditation techniques.
Introduction to buddhism, by the accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher geshe kelsang gyatso, explains the essential principles of the buddhist way of life and what it means to be a buddh. Geshe tashi tsering explains what kadampa is and what the four kadampa deities are which kelsang gyatso distorted, replacing miyowa with shugden. The purpose of this group is to discuss the meaning of his teachings and how. How to transform your life by geshe kelsang gyatso, 9781910368572, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. How to transform your life forms the basis of hundreds of popular dropin meditation classes and courses around the world.
This site is owned and managed by new kadampa tradition international kadampa buddhist union nktikbu, an international association of mahayana buddhist study and meditation centers that follow the kadampa buddhist tradition founded by venerable geshe kelsang gyatso rinpoche. Geshe kelsang gyatso was ordained as a buddhist monk in tibet at the age of eight. Nov 11, 2015 geshe kelsang gyatso was born in tibet and is a fully accomplished meditation master, and internationally renowned teacher of buddhism. Tibetan monk geshe kelsang gyatso has proven a popular and. Born in a remote village high on the tibetan plateau he ordained as a buddhist monk at the age of eight and spent the next twenty years studying the teachings of buddha in the great tibetan monasteries. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. This is a significantly revised edition of one of geshe kelsang gyatso s most popular and accessible books. The following open letter was posted on dec 9th 1997 to the dalai lama in dharamsala and to the office of tibet in london. Resident in the west since 1977, he is the author of 21 highly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of buddhism to our modern world. Kelsang gyatso was born in 1931 on the 4th day of the 6th month of the tibetan lunar calendar, in yangcho tang, tibet and named lobsang chuponpa. Geshe kelsang gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of buddhism who has pioneered the introduction of modern buddhism into contemporary society. I trained under some new kadampa monks during couple of years. The path of compassion and wisdom volume 1 sutra, p. Feb 12, 20 excerpt from a teaching giving by venerable geshe kelsang gyatso at the nkt international summer festival 2007 follow geshe kelsang gyatso facebook.
K elsang gyatso is a tibetan buddhist monk, a gelug trained teacher scholar and author of several buddhist books. Learning to control our mind, especially our desire, is the only way to bring all our problems to an end. Geshe kelsang gyatso, founder of the new kadampa tradition. Transform your life a blissful journey by geshe kelsang. They taught me a lot of important things about mahayana and daily practice. Reprinted 2016 third edition revised and published as how to transform your life 2016 tharpa publications uk conishead priory ulverston, cumbria la12 9qq, england tharpa publications us 47 sweeney road glen spey, ny 12737 usa. Oct 10, 2018 how to transform your life by geshe kelsang gyatso, 9781910368572, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Venerable geshe kelsang gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of buddhism who has pioneered the. Precisely it provides the answers to the real meaning of human life, source of happiness, solutions to our daily problems, and how to accomplish our ultimate goal. We all share the potential for enormous selftransformation and limitless. Living in the west since 1977, he is the author of 21 highly acclaimed books that reveal the entire buddhist path to enlightenment, including buddhas sutra and. A blissful journey until now about the ebook we now have transform your life. Download how to transform your life offered for free as a gift to the world by.
A blissful journey 2001 the solution to all the problems of daily life is to cherish others. Excerpt from a teaching giving by venerable geshe kelsang gyatso at the nkt international summer festival 2007 follow geshe kelsang gyatso facebook. This and many other private and public letters and petitions never received a reply. He is the founder of the new kadampa tradition international kadampa buddhist union which has over 1,000 centers and groups in over 40 countries around the. This book transform our mind and our life, fulfil our human potential, and find everlasting peace and happiness. If you are interested in practicing meditation, i think you will find something you like in this book. Students and followers of geshe kelsang gyatso public.
Even something as simple as geshe kelsang being registered with another name i. The nook book ebook of the how to transform your life. A blissful journey 2001 we all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be achieved unless we first establish peace within our own minds. Students and followers of geshe kelsang gyatso facebook. Geshe kelsang gyatso, in this transformational work on life from the perception of the buddhist path, brings before us the core issues that we normally avoid in life such as pain, suffering, and death.
Transform your life by geshe kelsang gyatso at vedic books. Presenting buddhas teachings in a way that is relevant and suitable for modern people with busy lives, he shows how these teachings can be used by anyone, buddhist or non. He introduces the reader to subjects such as karma, reincarnation, and cyclic existence, all the while showing how we can apply these teachings to our everyday life. An unholy row 1998 about the new kadampa tradition and the dorje shugden controversy. He is the author of 22 highly acclaimed books that perfectly transmit the ancient wisdom of buddhism to our modern world. It is a compilation of twentyone concise meditations on lamrim, or the stages of the path to enlightenment, by geshe kelsang gyatso, a buddhist teacher. Funnily enough, i wouldnt recommend it as an introduction to buddhism as it presupposes familiarity with a lot of the basic concepts and can be densely metaphysical in later. Dec 21, 2008 this entry was posted on december 21, 2008 at 10. When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we. Each of us constantly try to run away from these facts of life rather than embrace them. Beginning with an introduction to the life of buddha, geshe kelsang then explains the central principles behind the buddhist way of life and what it means to be a buddhist. Transform your life by geshe kelsang gyatso, michael sington. The pursuit of inner peace, compassion, cherishing love and much more is presented at length in careful and thorough text.
First published as transform your life 2001 reprinted 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010 second edition 2014. Bbc documentary an unholy row new kadampa tradition. Nov 02, 2014 according to ancestry, they have no records for someone named kelsang gyatso or gyatso kelsang registered as dead since 2000. Out of his kindness and strong wish for as many people as possible to have access to the special life transforming methods and practices contained within how to transform our life, venerable geshe kelsang gyatso rinpoche has requested that the book be distributed as a free ebook a special present to everyone in the world.
Venerable geshe kelsang gyatso rinpoche is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of buddhism who has pioneered the introduction of modern buddhism into contemporary society. Geshe kelsang gyatso is the author of more than 20 buddhism and meditation. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. Problems, suffering and unhappiness do not exist outside the mind. According to ancestry, they have no records for someone named kelsang gyatso or gyatso kelsang registered as dead since 2000. Understanding tibetan buddhism is not always easy for the nontibetan, despite the popularity and moral authority of the dalai lama. Introduction to buddhism, by the accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher geshe kelsang gyatso, explains the essential principles of the buddhist way of life and what it means to be a buddhist. Venerable geshe kelsang gyatso rinpoche, the founder of nktikbu, is a contemporary buddhist meditation master who has dedicated his entire life to world peace by spreading the compassion and wisdom of buddha throughout the world. Transform your life by geshe kelsang gyatso, michael. Geshe kelsang gyatso controversy the abolute truth blog. These videos are aimed as an buddhism by tenpel nov 3, 2015 3. My teacher, geshe kelsang gyatso, opens his book living meaningfully, dying joyfully, with this thoughtprovoking paragraph. Ive volunteered and lived at three kadampa buddhist centers in the past year, but its taken me a while to get to this introductory text by founder geshe kelsang gyatso. Regular classes to deepen your understanding venerable geshe kelsang gyatso has founded centres and groups around the world where we can receive inspiration and teachings that bring the inner peace of meditation directly into our busy lives.
If you are new to meditation, and are interested in simple easy gettingstarted instructions, you might like one of these articles. Geshe kelsang gyatso tibetan buddhism struggling with. How to understand the mind by controlling our desire we can make ourself happy all the time. Geshe kelsang gyatso statue how to win friends and influence people according to buddhism sometimes i think we approach moral discipline the wrong way around, thinking of all the things wed have to give up and deny ourselves if we really went for it, making our lives dull and hard work. Venerable geshe kelsang gyatso, founder of nktikbu, is a truly remarkable person. This sadhana,or ritual prayer for spiritual attainments, was compiled from traditional sources by venerable geshe kelsang gyatso rinpoche. This is the official fan page for venerable geshe kelsang gyatso. We have strong attachment to the fulfilment of our own desires, and because of our uncontrolled desire we human beings create so many problems and dangers in the world.
Through practicing the instructions presented in this book we can transform our life from a state of misery into one of pure. The new meditation handbook is a practical guide to meditation that teaches us how to make ourself and others happy by developing inner peace, and in this way making our lives more meaningful without inner peace there is no real happiness at all. Through the international temples project, which he founded, he has created hundreds of meditation centres and. Interviews with the xivth dalai lama tenzin gyatso, stephen batchelor, geshe kelsang gyatso, ondy willson, avyorth rolinson, and kelsang khyenrab steve booth. Geshe kelsang gyatso was born in tibet and is a fully accomplished meditation master, and internationally renowned teacher of buddhism. It is a compilation of twentyone concise meditations on lamrim, or the stages of the path to enlightenment, by geshe kelsang gyatso, a buddhist teacher and author in the west. Geshe tashi tsering in london has geshe as his first name on his driving. How to transform your life free ebook bodhisattva kmc. At the age of eight he joined ngamring jampa ling monastery where he was ordained as a novice monk and given the monastic name kelsang gyatso meaning ocean of good fortune. A blissful journey by geshe kelsang gyatso book the fast. Also by geshe kelsang gyatso meaningful to behold clear light of bliss universal compassion joyful path of good fortune the bodhisattva vow heart jewel great treasury of merit introduction to buddhism tantric grounds and paths ocean of nectar essence of vajrayana living meaningfully, dying joyfully eight steps to happiness transform your life. Meditation on the subtle mind geshe kelsang gyatso youtube.
Last time i saw geshe kelsang gyatso tibetan buddhism. Geshe kelsang gyatso founder and spiritual leader of nkt taught completely traditional teachings from bu. This is because uncontrolled desire is the source of all suffering and problems. There are hundreds of centres around the world, where you can meet people who are already benefiting from applying the. Also by geshe kelsang gyatso kadampa meditationszentrum schweiz. Geshe kelsang gyatso brings us face to face with these issues and brings them up in such a way as to evoke clearseeing on all of these topics as well as bringing compassion to the way things are. This is a significantly revised edition of one of geshe kelsang gyatsos most popular and accessible books. This book is true to its name as it brings about a transformation of our mind, with practical meditations and pure teachings, so that we can accept. He is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of buddhism. Geshe kelsang gyatso, a worldfamous buddhist master who has written 22 highly acclaimed books, wants to give away a free electronic version of his new book, modern buddhism the path of compassion and wisdom, to everyone in the world who wants one.
However, this should not be construed as consclusive proof. Geshe kelsang explains how the problems we encounter in life do not exist outside of ourself, but are part of our mind that experiences unpleasant feelings. This group was created for the students and followers of geshe kelsang gyatso and the new kadampa tradition nktikbu. Jan 01, 2002 geshe kelsang gyatso brings us face to face with these issues and brings them up in such a way as to evoke clearseeing on all of these topics as well as bringing compassion to the way things are.
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