{"product_id":"reality-and-wisdom-exploring-the-buddhas-four-noble-truths-and-the-heart-sutra-paperback","title":"Reality and Wisdom: Exploring the Buddha's Four Noble Truths and the Heart Sutra - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMigmar Tseten\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA clear and comprehensive guide to practicing the foundational Buddhist teachings of the four noble truths--and how these truths can lead to the liberating insight of the \"wisdom gone beyond.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in a warm and accessible style by one of today's most respected Tibetan Buddhist masters, \u003ci\u003eReality and Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e leads the reader on a journey of discovery beginning with the very first teachings of the Buddha and into the profound experience of emptiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first section of the book explores the bedrock Buddhist teachings of the four noble truths--insights into freedom from suffering from craving--which underpin all schools of Buddhism. Lama Migmar presents and explores these foundational Buddhist truths with humor and insight, explaining how, from a Mahayana Buddhist perspective, these truths serve as crucial supports for cultivating the transformative wisdom of emptiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the book's second half, Lama Migmar illuminates the terse and enigmatic lines of the \u003ci\u003eHeart Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e, perhaps the most studied and revered of all Mahayana Buddhist scriptures. The \u003ci\u003eHeart Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e presents the reader with a vision of reality as it is perceived by a buddha, a vision underpinned by and infused with the radical flexibility and possibility of emptiness and the engagement and responsiveness of profound compassion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The clarity, warmth, and vibrancy of Lama Migmar's writing combined with the comprehensiveness and detail of his presentations of key Buddhist teachings make this book a valuable resource for a range of readers, from beginners to more advanced practitioners seeking to deepen their practice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLama Migmar Tseten has served as Buddhist chaplain at Harvard University since 1997. He received both a traditional and a contemporary education in India, graduating from the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies at Sanskrit University in Varanasi. He served as the head of the Sakya Center in Rajpur, India, and the Sakya Monastery in Puruwalla. Lama Migmar has supervised the editing and publication of more than fifty rare volumes of Sakya literature and is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003ePlay of Mahamudra\u003c\/i\u003e. As the founder of the Sakya Institute for Buddhist Studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lama Migmar leads retreats throughout North America and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.99 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765014888736,"sku":"9781614298328","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/05c8fbcea5cda5fc6a7d8ab734e6ae87.webp?v=1780260466","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/reality-and-wisdom-exploring-the-buddhas-four-noble-truths-and-the-heart-sutra-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}