Transforming Problems into Happiness

by Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, Dalai Lama (Foreword by)

Overview

"Happiness and suffering are dependent upon your mind, upon your interpretation. They do not come from outside, from others. All of your happiness and all of your suffering are created by you, by your own mind," says Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Commenting on an early-twentieth-century Tibetan text of instructions and practical advice for everyday spiritual living, Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches us how to be happy during hard times by adopting skillful attitudes—ways of interpreting reality that can permit us to live a joyful and relaxed life regardless of circumstance. In Transforming Problems Into Happiness, Lama Zopa Rinpoche brings his own special flavor and contemporary relevance to a timeless teaching on Buddhist psychology. This volume will be valuable to all, no matter the spiritual background of the reader or the kind of problems that have led them to ask that ageless question: How can I achieve happiness?

This new edition includes a translation of the root text, Dodrupchen Rinpoche's (1865-1926) Instructions on Turning Happiness and Suffering into the Path of Enlightenment, translated by Tulku Thundop.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780861711949
Publisher:	Wisdom Publications MA
Publication date:	06/01/2001
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	104
Sales rank:	800,355
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche is the Spiritual Director of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a worldwide network of Buddhist centers, monasteries, and affiliated projects, including Wisdom Publications. Rinpoche was born in 1946 in the village of Thami in the Solo Khumbu region of Nepal near Mount Everest. His books include Transforming Problems into Happiness, How to Be Happy, and Ultimate Healing. He lives in Aptos, California.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and a beacon of inspiration for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. He has persistently reached out across religious and political lines and has engaged in dialogue with scientists in his mission to advance peace and understanding in the world. In doing so, he embodies his motto, “My religion is kindness.”

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
1	The Purpose of Life	1
2	Developing a Different Attitude to Problems	5
3	Happiness and Suffering Are Created by Your Mind	15
4	The Shortcomings of Anger and Desire	21
5	Transforming Your Problems into the Path	31
6	Experiencing Your Problems for Others	49
7	The Heart Advice	59
	Afterword	67
Appendix	Root Text	69
	Glossary	83
	Suggested Further Reading	89