Questions About Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness

by Chögyam Trungpa

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What are the Eight Senses/ Consciousnesses?

Ben Schorr-Kon Taste, Touch, Smell, Hearing, Seeing, Cloudy Consciouness/ Confusion, Presence (of Mind/Heart).

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I read a summery of Chögyam Trungpa's thoughts on true compassion vs. idiot compassion. Is this the best book to expound on how to cultivate true compassion instead of the emotionally poisoning variety? I'm approaching this from a quasi self-help perspective; I've felt emotionally drained by what I considered empathetic compassion all my life and I'd like to move towards a healthier expression of compassion.

Suzanne Arcand I'm not sure about being the best book to serve your purpose. I think that the best approach to Tonglen and working with slogans is to study them with…moreI'm not sure about being the best book to serve your purpose. I think that the best approach to Tonglen and working with slogans is to study them with a teacher.

If you already know those practices, then maybe this book would help. However it is far from a self-help book. It's more a book on which to meditate and sip slowly.
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