Joyful Path of Good Fortune. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

      

      Joyful Path of Good Fortune

      About the Author

      Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism who has pioneered the introduction of modern Buddhism into contemporary society. He is the author of 23 highly acclaimed books that perfectly transmit the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our modern world. He has also founded over 1200 Kadampa Buddhist centres and groups throughout the world.

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      Suggested study or reading order for beginners of books by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

      How to Transform Your Life

      How to Understand the Mind

      Joyful Path of Good Fortune

      The Mirror of Dharma

      The New Heart of Wisdom

      Modern Buddhism

      Tantric Grounds and Paths

      The New Guide to Dakini Land

      Essence of Vajrayana

      The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra

      Great Treasury of Merit

      The New Eight Steps to Happiness

      Introduction to Buddhism

      How to Solve Our Human Problems

      Meaningful to Behold

      The Bodhisattva Vow

      Universal Compassion

      The New Meditation Handbook

      Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully

      Ocean of Nectar

      Heart Jewel

      Clear Light of Bliss

      Mahamudra Tantra

      Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

      Joyful Path of Good Fortune

      THE PATH TO THE SUPREME HAPPINESS OF ENLIGHTENMENT

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      First published in 1990

      Second edition revised and reset 1995 - 8 Impressions

      Third edition reset 2016 Fourth edition (2018)

      This digital edition 2018

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      © New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union 2015, 2016

      Cover image: © NKT-IKBU 2018

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2015957817

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      ISBN 978-1-910368-36-7 – paperback

      ISBN 978-1-910368-24-4 – ePub

      Contents

       Suggested study or reading order of books by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

       About the Author

       Illustrations

       Acknowledgements

       Preface

       PART ONE: Foundations and the Initial Scope

       The Stages of the Path

       The Qualities of the Author

       The Qualities of the Teaching

       Listening to and Teaching Dharma

       Preparing for Meditation

       What is Meditation?

       Relying upon a Spiritual Guide

       Our Precious Human Life

       Meditation on Death

       The Sufferings of the Lower Realms

       Going for Refuge

       Karma

       PART TWO: The Intermediate Scope

       Developing the Wish to Attain Liberation

       The Four Noble Truths

       Meditation on True Sufferings

       Delusions and