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Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life
You’re stuck in the airport security line, late for a flight. The line isn’t moving. You’re angry at the security personnel for taking so long, you’re irritated at the other passengers for having so much stuff, you’re mad at your boss for sending you on this trip in the first place. By the time you get to your gate you’re angry, deflated, and exhausted. Then someone cuts i...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
October 10th 2006
by Three Rivers Press
(first published 2005)
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This is my second time reading this book. I don't know if I've ever read the same book twice before... so I suppose that is testament to whether I liked it.
The middle gets a bit vague and uses a lot of jargon. I have found that many of these eastern philosophy self-help kind of books fall into a pattern of presenting their ideas as 8-step programs. For example, these are the four paths, within which are 4 other sub-paths, and these are the steps, and this is the order one needs to follow. After...more
The middle gets a bit vague and uses a lot of jargon. I have found that many of these eastern philosophy self-help kind of books fall into a pattern of presenting their ideas as 8-step programs. For example, these are the four paths, within which are 4 other sub-paths, and these are the steps, and this is the order one needs to follow. After...more
Sakyong Mipham is the leader of Shambhala network of mediation and retreat centers. In this book, Sakyong shares the lessons of Tibetan Buddhism and Shambhala rulership, telling us that we can rule our own world and with confidence by acting with wisdom and compassion, instead of aggression. To do that, we need to learn to stop thinking about ourselves all the time, and happiness and confidence will come naturally. Through practicing discernment, exertion and discipline, generating compassion, a...more
May 13, 2007
Skrinak
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I haven't always been obsessed with wind. Now I'm unknowingly drawn to it in all it's forms, even in my casual reading.
I picked up "Ruling Your World" by Sakyong Mipham, an excellent (so far) presentation of his meditation experiences and training. He describes the energy of the basic goodness of the world as "lungta", which translates from Tibetan directly as "Windhorse". Having wanted to kiteboard for some time now and finally taking my introductory course I can say that's exact what the kite...more
I picked up "Ruling Your World" by Sakyong Mipham, an excellent (so far) presentation of his meditation experiences and training. He describes the energy of the basic goodness of the world as "lungta", which translates from Tibetan directly as "Windhorse". Having wanted to kiteboard for some time now and finally taking my introductory course I can say that's exact what the kite...more
This is a life changing book!
I have read Ruling Your World four times now and each time I go back I see new insights. You don't need to be Buddhist in order to read this book and gain your own insights that can be put into your own life. My life, especially in the military, has always been in a constant state of change; probably just like yours. Those changes can bring a lot of stress and pain, this book has helped me find ways to accept change and find more peace in my day to day life.
I have read Ruling Your World four times now and each time I go back I see new insights. You don't need to be Buddhist in order to read this book and gain your own insights that can be put into your own life. My life, especially in the military, has always been in a constant state of change; probably just like yours. Those changes can bring a lot of stress and pain, this book has helped me find ways to accept change and find more peace in my day to day life.
Jan 29, 2011
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I love this book, even after several readings. Not just as a Shammbhala Buddhist, but as a person who really wants to keep being more and more compassionate and open in a world that encourages people to shut down. Practical, honest, and beautifully written.
So I wanted to start the year out with an inspirational book that would lead me to inner peace. I had purchased this book at the Shambhala Center in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, some time ago. The subtitle "Ancient Strategies for Modern Life" appealed to me, as did the short chapters. But this book is really meaty and will take many readings before I even begin to understand all of the terms and concepts discussed. After reading the book, I decided to focus on one chapter at a time, in random or...more
I've read this book countless times, refering back through the stuff I highlighted: I love the theme of compassion that establishes confidence based upon the premise of innate basic goodness, resulting in 'when your happy, I'm happy.' Very enlightening.
Another book for my Contentment in Everyday Life Shambhala class. Mipham doesn't have the same succinct, deeply emotional style of his dad Chogyam Trungpa, and so this book came across as more of a modern, polite self help tome than a shot straight to my heart. That said, it did have some good things in it that are worth practicing.
A Buddhist reading is a buddhist reading, every new reading brings insights, new light on really familiar states of being. But I found this book imprinted with cristal clear view. A keeper.
Apr 18, 2009
Andrea
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I don't love this book as much as my mom did. I find it repetitive and didactic to a fault. But there are bits and pieces that are good to take away. It also helps me fall asleep!
Very good book to learn to meditate and focus. The lessons learned in this book have brought peace into my life and taught me to focus my priorities more clearly.
OK, so I really liked this book (hence the 4 star rating). It wasn't quite amazing, but it was really good.
What did I like about it? It reminded me very much of the trainings that I have received through the Shambhala Training program. It really goes through everything from "Level I" to "Outrageous and Inscrutable". It's not a replacement for these trainings, but it is a good adjunct to them.
I really don't know what more to say without going into the teachings themself, and those would be spoile...more
What did I like about it? It reminded me very much of the trainings that I have received through the Shambhala Training program. It really goes through everything from "Level I" to "Outrageous and Inscrutable". It's not a replacement for these trainings, but it is a good adjunct to them.
I really don't know what more to say without going into the teachings themself, and those would be spoile...more
Another practical handbook for Shambhala Buddhism. Accessible to the general reader, but containing a comprehensive overview for the committed practitioner
I'm writing my review even though I haven't finished the book. I'm taking a series of classes that cover the concepts in this book and I'm waiting for each class before I read the corresponding sections. I find the text accessible and uplifting. It takes you deeply into the Shambhala teachings and how they work in your life. I've learned so much from this path already and I'm excited to continue in the months and years ahead.
Sakyong Mipham imparts ancient wisdom and techniques for improving your world and by extension, the lives of those around you, and he does so in an accessible, practical, 21st Century manner. Highly readable and highly actionable.
A great second book by the Sakyong that introduces a much neglected part of Tibetan Buddhism to improve life in the modern world.
Step-by-step and straighforward thinking on Buddhist thoughts, practice and way of life. Really thought provoking and immediately pointed out changes that I would make in my life and my approach to it. Summary of meditations in the back of the book are helpful for reference. I have a feeling I'll be referring back to this book often.
An overarching view of the Shambhala way...very well written, easy read and makes so much sense.
Pretty simple. Pretty nice. Be Selfless and Love Everyone.
Read this book for a class. It's very sad that I had to rush through it, it is a book to savor. Excellent!
Na het lezen van "Turning the mind into an ally" viel dit boek me wat tegen. De introductie van de tijger, leeuw, garoeda (soort mythische vogel met menselijke armen) en draak zijn interessant om te lezen. Daarna lijkt het alsof het boek vervalt in herhalingen. De persoonlijke illustraties met fragmenten uit het leven van Sakyong Mipham zijn wel plezant om te lezen.
Sakyong Mipham's book "How to make your mind your ally" was my first formal introduction to Buddhist philosophy, and I was hooked. The metaphors in this book however just don't jive with me. Maybe it's business of "ruling". Just seems too business-school, too who-ate-my-cheese, too what-color-is-your-parachute, for me. Maybe I'm just the wrong audience. A b-school grad budding Buddhist may enjoy it.
Nothing esoteric about this book. The strategies are laid out in a general manner with a few casual examples. If you know the Buddhist perspective on ego, fear, and so forth you will not glean much from this book. However, it makes a good introduction and there are still bits of wisdom that ring well with the cognoscenti.
A- This book is really great for Buddhists and spiritual beings living in a hectic world. It reminded me (to a degree) of City Dharma. He focuses on training your mind to be more open and compassionate. It was really intriguing. He's brilliant, and I find him more accessible than his father, Trungpa.
I was convinced I would be reading this book several times through. It is profound and yet to get to the end of it I was more relieved than content.
The follow-up to Turning the Mind Into and Ally, this book starts off reading a little more like a self-help book than it's predecessor, but eventually developed into a more interesting read once the focus shifted to traditional Tibetan Buddhist teachings.
Currently reading. I am trying to read it slowly to really soak in/take in/understand/retain. The Sakyong's writing is direct... maybe too direct for non-Buddhists? Unsure. But I love the book and plan on re-reading as soon as I finish.
This one is a rare lil' gem. It speaks clearly, poetically and bravely. I grabbed this when my heart was in a deep and brooding fog. Much like a light, the cavern of many things are made joyously, immediately and abundantly clear!!
A deceptively simple book about how to apply Shambhala wisdom to your life. I often just pick a chapter at random and find something to apply to my life.
Feb 26, 2008
Jill
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone interested in Buddhism, or just living a more full life.
I've read this book before, and am reading it again. It's full of helpful down to earth advice and insights about living in the world mindfully.
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Sakyong Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche, Jampal Trinley Dradul (born Osel Rangdrol Mukpo in 1962), most commonly known as Sakyong Mipham, is the head of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and Shambhala International, a worldwide network of urban Buddhist meditation centers, retreat centers, monasteries, a university, and other enterprises, founded by his father, the Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (X...more
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