{"product_id":"the-intelligent-heart-a-guide-to-the-compassionate-life-isbn-9781611801781","title":"The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eTibetan Buddhist instructions for developing radical compassion through \u003ci\u003elojong\u003c\/i\u003e mind training—from a contemporary master with a gift for making the ancient teachings speak to modern hearts\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dzigar Kongtrül's lively and accessible presentation of the Tibetan training method known as \u003ci\u003elojong\u003c\/i\u003e (mind training) focuses on what he considers the heart of that practice: \u003ci\u003etonglen\u003c\/i\u003e, the practice of exchanging self for other, for taking in others’ pain and suffering and sending out kindness, ease, and consolation. It’s a powerful method for developing compassion of the most transformative kind, and its supreme expression is found in the classic text \u003ci\u003eThe Great Path of Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e by Jamgon Kongtrül.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is Dzigar Kongtrül's commentary on that beloved text, based on a series of talks he gave on it. It includes his fresh translation of the \u003ci\u003eGreat Path\u003c\/i\u003e, and it is full of his characteristic humor as well as his skill in translating esoteric concepts into terms that not only are easily understood but that speak directly to the heart.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303142674661,"sku":"NP9781611801781","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611801781.jpg?v=1767739955","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-intelligent-heart-a-guide-to-the-compassionate-life-isbn-9781611801781","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}