{"product_id":"the-intelligent-heart-dzigar-kongtrul-9781611801781","title":"The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eTibetan Buddhist instructions for developing radical compassion through \u003ci\u003elojong\u003c\/i\u003e mind training--from a contemporary master with a gift for making the ancient teachings speak to modern hearts\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dzigar Kongtr?'s lively and accessible presentation of the Tibetan training method known as \u003ci\u003elojong\u003c\/i\u003e (mind training) focuses on what he considers the heart of that practice: \u003ci\u003etonglen\u003c\/i\u003e, the practice of exchanging self for other, for taking in others' pain and suffering and sending out kindness, ease, and consolation. It's a powerful method for developing compassion of the most transformative kind, and its supreme expression is found in the classic text \u003ci\u003eThe Great Path of Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e by Jamgon Kongtr?. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is Dzigar Kongtr?'s commentary on that beloved text, based on a series of talks he gave on it. It includes his fresh translation of the \u003ci\u003eGreat Path\u003c\/i\u003e, and it is full of his characteristic humor as well as his skill in translating esoteric concepts into terms that not only are easily understood but that speak directly to the heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dzigar Kongtrul, Joseph Waxman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611801788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611801781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Dzigar Kongtrul","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043117822207,"sku":"9781611801781","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1125ba02-fc14-49df-b654-cdf942fc1c19.jpg?v=1684965358","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-intelligent-heart-dzigar-kongtrul-9781611801781","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}