{"product_id":"samsara-nirvana-and-buddha-nature-9781614298267","title":"Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The material in this volume is invaluable for those who sincerely wish to understand the Buddhist path and begin to follow it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Venerable Sangye Khadro\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Meditate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third volume in the Dalai Lama's definitive and comprehensive series on the stages of the Buddhist path, \u003ci\u003eThe Library of Wisdom and Compassion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Knowledge of buddha nature reveals and reconciles the paradox of how the mind can be the basis for both the duhkha of samsara (the unpurified mind) and the bliss and fulfillment of nirvana (the state of true freedom and peace). To illustrate this, \u003ci\u003eSamsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature\u003c\/i\u003e first takes readers through Buddhist thought on the self, the four truths, and their sixteen attributes. It then explains afflictions--including how they arise and their antidotes--followed by an examination of karma and cyclic existence, and, finally, a deep and thorough elucidation of buddha nature. \u003ci\u003eSamsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature\u003c\/i\u003e shows us how to purify our minds and cultivate awakened qualities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This book is a veritable tour de force in its explanation of the role of the mind in samsara and the realization of nirvana, which is the mind's own ultimate nature. In its examination of buddha nature--spanning early discussions of the mind's potential in the Pali canon through to the teachings of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection--it casts a bright light to dispel the darkness of materialism, which deludedly reduces the mind to a mere epiphenomenon or emergent property of the brain. Books such as this are urgently needed to trigger a true revolution in the mind sciences.\"\u003cb\u003e--B. Alan Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e, founder and president, Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalai Lama, Thubten Chodron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of Wisdom and Compassion #3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781614298267","brand":"Wisdom Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711422697609,"sku":"9781614298267","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_52ba8e66-b2d3-46e3-a371-099e32ad8123.jpg?v=1719569422","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/samsara-nirvana-and-buddha-nature-9781614298267","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}