The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure

The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure

by Sakyong Mipham
The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure

The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure

by Sakyong Mipham

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Overview

One of Tibet's highest and most respected lamas elucidates for us the principles of Shambhala, or the path to happiness, set down by his legendary father, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

Dear Reader,
We humans have come to a crossroads in our history: we can either destroy the world or create a good future. The Shambhala Principle offers the principle of basic goodness as a way of addressing the personal and social challenges that we face. Do we, as humans, have confidence in the basic goodness of humanity, as well as of society itself? As a Tibetan lama and spiritual leader, this strikes me as our most compelling global issue.

The book revolves around a dialogue with my father, the legendary Chögyam Trungpa. Whether his responses were direct or mystical, he continuously returned to the topics of basic goodness and enlightened society.  Not only did he show me how I could become confident in their existence through awareness and meditation, he also taught me how basic goodness is a socially viable standard that could stabilize and transform our world.

However, this book is not a memoir, or even a message. It is an invitation to readers to reflect on their own basic goodness and the basic goodness of society, and then contemplate the question, Can we rouse our energy and confidence to create a good world that is founded on this principle?

I encourage you to join me in this contemplation.
—Sakyong Mipham

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780770437459
Publisher: Harmony/Rodale
Publication date: 06/03/2014
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 5.17(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

SAKYONG MIPHAM is the head of the Shambhala lineage, which is grounded in the power of creating enlightened society in everyday life. With a unique blend of Eastern and Western perspectives, he teaches this way of social transformation throughout the world. In addition, he extends his vision to a number of humanitarian projects in Asia and the West. He is the author of the bestselling titles Running with the Mind of MeditationRuling Your World, and Turning the Mind into an Ally.
 
For more information, visit www.sakyong.com.

Table of Contents

Prologue ix

Part I Creating Enlightened Society

1 Beginnings 3

2 The Shambhala Principle 13

3 Essential Instructions 23

4 Creation Vs. Destruction 33

5 Chaos is Good News 45

6 Being Brave 53

Part II Feeling

7 Kindness is the Universal Expression 65

8 Life is a Ceremony 73

9 Just You and Me 85

10 Working for the Future 97

11 Cheer Yourself Up 103

Part III Being

12 Shifting Global Values 115

13 Keep it Simple 123

14 Coming Full Circle 129

15 Now 141

16 Culture 149

Part IV Touching

17 The Economy 161

18 Principles of Power and Wealth 169

19 Education 177

20 Unconditional Healthiness 187

21 The Human Rights of Goodness 193

22 The New Human Mandate 199

Acknowledgments 205

Shambkala in the World 207

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