How to Understand the Mind. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

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      How to

       Understand the Mind

      Meaningful to Behold

      Clear Light of Bliss

      Universal Compassion

      Joyful Path of Good Fortune

      The Bodhisattva Vow

      Heart Jewel

      Great Treasury of Merit

      Introduction to Buddhism

      Tantric Grounds and Paths

      Ocean of Nectar

      Essence of Vajrayana

      Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully

      Eight Steps to Happiness

      Transform Your Life

      The New Meditation Handbook

      How to Solve Our Human Problems

      Mahamudra Tantra

      Modern Buddhism

      The New Heart of Wisdom

      The New Guide to Dakini Land

      Profits from the sale of this book are designated to the

      NKT-IKBU International Temples Project Fund

      according to the guidelines in A Money Handbook

      [Reg. Charity number 1015054 (England)]

      A Buddhist Charity, Building for World Peace

       www.kadampa.org/temples

      Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

      How to Understand

       the Mind

      THE NATURE AND POWER

       OF THE MIND

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      THARPA PUBLICATIONS

      UK • US • CANADA

      AUSTRALIA • ASIA

      First published as Understanding the Mind in 1993

       Second edition 1997; Third edition 2002

       Reprinted 2004, Reset 2007, 2010, 2013

       Fourth edition substantially revised and published as How to Understand the Mind 2014

       Digital edition first published 2013

      The right of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988.

       All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means except for the quotation of brief passages for the purpose of private study, research, or review.

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      © New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union 1993, 1997, 2002, 2013

      The cover image is of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

       Line illustrations include images from the Wheel of Life as well as the eight auspicious symbols.

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013949529

      British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

       A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      ISBN 978-1-906665-82-1 – paperback

       ISBN 978-1-906665-83-8 – ePub

       ISBN 978-1-906665-84-5 – kindle

      Contents

       Also by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

       Introduction

       What is Our Mind?

       How the Mind is Able to Move

       The Gross, Subtle and Very Subtle Minds

       Primary Minds and Mental Factors

       The Five All-accompanying Mental Factors

       The Five Object-ascertaining Mental Factors

       The Eleven Virtuous Mental Factors

       Virtue, Non-virtue and Delusion

       The Six Root Delusions

       The Twenty Secondary Delusions

       The Four Changeable Mental Factors

       Conceptual and Non-conceptual Minds

       Sense and Mental Awarenesses

       Direct Perceivers

       Subsequent Cognizers

       Re-cognizers

       Correct Beliefs

       Non-ascertaining Perceivers

       Non-deluded Doubts

       Wrong Awarenesses

       Valid and Non-valid Cognizers

       Meditation

       Conclusion

       Dedication

       Appendix I The Condensed Meaning of the Text

       Appendix II Sadhanas

       Liberating Prayer

       Essence of Good Fortune

       Glossary

       Bibliography

      Study Programmes of Kadampa Buddhism

       Tharpa Offices Worldwide

      We should know that in recent years our understanding and control of the external world have increased considerably and as a result we have witnessed remarkable material progress, but there has not been a corresponding increase in human happiness. There is no less suffering in the world today, and there are no fewer problems. Indeed, it might be said that there are now more problems and greater unhappiness than ever before. This shows that the cause of happiness and the solution to our problems