Sadness, Love, Openness

The Buddhist Path of Joy

De: Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche

Narrado por: Richard Gere

A direct, pithy, and accessible guide to the entire path of Tibetan Buddhism by one of the most beloved and respected contemporary lamas

Accessible, playful, and genuine, this concise guide shows how we can incorporate our own daily experiences into our spiritual path and awaken to how things truly are. By embracing sadness, love, and openness in our lives, we develop an altruistic attitude to help all beings who suffer and to reduce our own greed and aggression. This easy-to-listen-to manual by one of the most widely loved and respected Tibetan Buddhist teachers of our time teaches us how to honestly explore and deal with our own hang-ups and neuroses. Through knowing our own true nature as aware and compassionate, we can progress, step-by-step, on the Buddhist path and use Rinpoche's pithy wisdom along the way as a touchstone.

Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche's fresh and engaged approach to timeless Buddhist wisdom enables us to deeply connect with authentic teachings in a modern context. This work is a delight and inspiration to listen to, outlining the major teachings and practices of Buddhism in a succinct way.

©2018 Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche (P)2018 Random House Audio

Quite short but helpful

Interesting , wise, helpful, but a bit too short … I would have like it to be longer.

wonderful teaching for this life!

Wonderful reading by Richard Gere of a remarkably succinct Buddhist instruction by Chokyi Nyma Rinpoche! Important! I listened to most of it in one sitting.

Very nice

Great audiobook. Learned a lot. Read by Richard Gere. I definitely recommend it. Worth listening again.

Essential Listening

Every bit of this book is important. If one wishes to get real, face themselves and make a fundamental change in life this book is a perfect road map. Not necessarily and easy path to take but clearly marked for an intrepid seeker. Worth listening to many times.

All of the Best!

I am so grateful this book was produced in audio format. I hope to listen a thousand times. If your mind wanders for just a moment you've already dropped a pearl or two! Narration is top notch!

Likely the best audio book I’ve ever experienced

I was taking a back at the sheer density of this teaching. I am a philosophy major and a student of meditation & eastern methodologies for some time now; however, I have never been met by a book that so nicely and artistically placed all the information I needed before me. Please do yourself the service of listening through this.

Pith Instructions from a Master

I’ve read and studied 100’s of books on Buddhism and this is one that I continue to come back to. I’ve listened to it at least a half dozen times. Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche does an exceptional job of distilling the teachings and Richard Gere’s narration is on point and very enjoyable to listen to. I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in Buddhism, from a complete beginner to the seasoned practitioner.

For when sadness of impermanence visits.

This book really helped in an area that I was stuck in. When contemplating impermanence or actually seeing and knowing impermanence a great sadness would come. Rinpoche does a good job of explaining the why the sadness comes, what it is and what to do about it. Richard Gere does a good job of reading the book and makes the text easy to listen to and understand. Would definitely recommend this book for anyone on the path to understanding.

Wisdom

Chokyi Nima Rinpoche speaks with the clarity of an awakened mind - no frills, just truth.

All you need in one short book

Just off a 5 day retreat with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche and this book serves as a great summary of his teachings and a reminder I can go back to again and again. Every sentence has meaning. It is deceptively simple — don’t rush through it. Very highly recommended.