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Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change And Finding Freedom (2009)

by Yongey Mingyur(Favorite Author)

4.27 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0307407799 (ISBN13: 9780307407795)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Harmony

review 1: This book may be easy to read for a Buddhist or for a person who has read many Buddhist books. Yet, I gave it a 5 stars due to the way it's structured and written. Anyone can read it and I think anyone can find many useful things that can be applied into every day Buddhist practice. This is perhaps the book with a lot of useful practice of meditation I have encountered among many Buddhist books that I read.
review 2: So far, the book is living up to its title. For example, pg. 84, "Now, peeing may not be anyone's idea of an enlightening experience, but I can tell you that once I empty my bladder, I recognize that the deep sense of relief I feel in that moment is a good analogy for the Third Noble Truth: that relief was with me all the time as what you might cal... morel a basic condition. I just didn't recognize it because it was temporarily obscured by all that water. But afterwards, I was able to recognize it and appreciate it."Don't let this isolated quote misconstrue the weight/substance of this book, but allow it to convey the 'approachability' of its content/message. Almost every Dharma book unavoidably addresses the Four Noble Truths. I concede that a practitioner can never go deep enough into these fundamental teachings, but it becomes quite a skill for an author to explain them in an original or inspired way. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche does an admirable job in revisiting the Noble Truths and illuminating them with his experiences. less

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