Well-Spoken Advice on the Graded Path of the Mind

An Anthology of Well-Spoken Advice on the Graded Path of the Mind - Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey

This anthology is a compendium of oral teachings based primarily on Kyabjey Pabongka's 'A Personal Gift for Being Utterly Freed' & Tzongkapa's "A Grand Presentation of the Graded Paths of the Mind'. It includes many traditional anecdotes and guideline instructions from Kyabjey Trijang Dorjechang, the late Junior Tutor to His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.

In this volume, complete instructions are given on how to approach spiritual training and best prepare for building up beneficial habits of the mind. The techniques are outlined for developing a whole-hearted commitment to a fully qualified spiritual mentor, and then on that basis, how to take the essence of a precious human life. This is done by developing a realistic attitude towards death, realising the worse states of re-birth that might lie ahead and, in order to avoid them, taking a safe and sound direction in life by acting with awareness of the laws of behaviour and its results. This is the foundation and initial level training for gradually being able to overcome all problems and realise one's fullest potential in order to benefit others the most.