{"product_id":"9780861717149","title":"Essential Mind Training","description":"\u003ci\u003eEssential Mind Training\u003c\/i\u003e is the first volume in the \u003ci\u003eTibetan Classics\u003c\/i\u003e series, which aims to make available accessible paperback editions of key Tibetan Buddhist works drawn from Wisdom Publications' \u003ci\u003eLibrary of Tibetan Classics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe key to happiness is not the eradication of all problems but rather the development of a mind capable of transforming any problem into a cause of happiness. \u003ci\u003eEssential Mind Training\u003c\/i\u003e is full of guidance for cultivating new mental habits for mastering our thoughts and emotions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains eighteen individual works selected from \u003ci\u003eMind Training: The Great Collection\u003c\/i\u003e, the earliest compilation of mind-training (\u003ci\u003elojong\u003c\/i\u003e) literature. The first volume of the historic \u003ci\u003eTibetan Classics\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eEssential Mind Training\u003c\/i\u003e includes both lesser-known and renowned classics such as \u003ci\u003eEight Verses on Mind Training\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Seven-Point Mind Training\u003c\/i\u003e. These texts offer methods for practicing the golden rule of learning to love your neighbor as yourself and are full of practical and down-to-earth advice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe techniques explained here, by enhancing our capacity for compassion, love, and perseverance, can give us the freedom to embrace the world.","brand":"Wisdom Publications MA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101145940208,"sku":"9780861717149","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780861717149_p0.jpg?v=1763831163","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780861717149","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}