An introductory guide to cultivating patience and opening your heart to difficult circumstances from leading Buddhist teacher, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche.
DZIGAR KONGTRUL RINPOCHE grew up in a monastic environment and received extensive training in all aspects of Buddhist doctrine. In 1989, he moved to the United States with his family, and in 1990, he began a five-year tenure as a professor of Buddhist philosophy at Naropa University. He also founded Mangala Shri Bhuti, his own teaching organization, during this period. He has established a mountain retreat center, Longchen Jigme Samten Ling, in southern Colorado. When not guiding students in long-term retreats and not in retreat himself, Rinpoche travels widely throughout the world teaching and furthering his own education.
“In the more than two decades since I’ve met Rinpoche, he has given
me many priceless instructions on how to work with my own impatient
states of mind. One of my favorites, which you find in this book,
is ‘the propensity to be bothered.’ No matter how perfect or
imperfect our world is, working with this propensity is
indispensable to well-being. It is the only way to achieve a
peaceful heart.”
—from the foreword by Pema Chödrön, author of Welcoming the
Unwelcome and When Things Fall Apart
“In Peaceful Heart, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche brings to life the
indispensable practice of patience in everyday life. Expounding on
the ‘patience chapter’ from one of the most beloved and renowned
classical texts of Buddhism, The Way of the Bodhisattva, Rinpoche
shows us, in everyday language, how to transform situations that
test our patience into opportunities to develop empathy and
insight. Kongtrul Rinpoche’s unparalleled understanding of the
world we live in and of the practical application of timeless
wisdom in our contemporary society makes this book indispensable
reading for all who seek sanity and patience amidst adversities and
conflicts. Peaceful Heart invites us to awaken to our innate
qualities of patience and compassion, which can be our greatest
contribution to the world.”
—Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche, author of How Not to Miss the Point and
This Precious Life
“What is the ultimate skill in times of anger and hardened views?
It’s patience. With patience we can realize the tender heart that’s
with us all the time, and develop the capacity to change our own
minds. This powerful book is the support each of us needs in this
new world we’ve landed in, where patience is needed more than
ever.”
—Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Change
“Buddhists will appreciate Kongtrul’s ode to Shantideva, but even
non-Buddhist readers will enjoy this powerful work’s vivid writing
and wise instruction.”
—Publishers Weekly
“With admirable elegance, [Kongtrul] discusses the art of training
the mind to be strong and resilient.”
—Spirituality & Practice
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