Its Up to You, Dzigar Kongtrul
Its Up to You, Dzigar Kongtrul
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It's Up to You
The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path

Author: Dzigar Kongtrul

Series: Shambhala

Narrator: Pema Chödrön

Unabridged: 3 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2018

Synopsis

On the spiritual path we speak of enlightenment. But how do we reconcile the idea of enlightenment with what we see when we look in the mirror--when insecurities, doubts, and self-centered tendencies arise in our minds? Dzigar Kongtrül suggests that we need not feel "doomed" when these experiences surface. In fact, such experiences are not a problem if we are able to simply let them arise without judging them or investing them with so much meaning. This approach to experience is what Kongtrül calls self-reflection.

Self-reflection is a practice, a path, and an attitude. It is the spirit of taking an interest in that which we usually try to push away. When we practice self-reflection we take liberation into our own hands and accept the challenge and personal empowerment in Kongtrül's title: it's up to you.

About The Author

DZIGAR KONGTRUL 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig on April 10, 2015

I have read well over one hundred books on Buddhism. After a while, many of them seem to be pretty much the same. Some are books that focus on meditation, or the Four Noble Truths, or Karma, or the Eightfold Path, and they all share a weakness inherent in the limitation of the subject matter. Stated......more

Goodreads review by Vishnu on January 17, 2016

I took the main message of this book to be, "take a good, hard, long look at your "self," and you'll see nothing there. This may be a painful, confusing, challenging realization, but the alternative of ignorance is even worse." The teachings never get old, and always take time (and more importantly,......more

Goodreads review by Sara on April 12, 2009

This is the best book I have read about Buddhism in my life. Granted, I am still a nascent Buddhist and have a lot more to read, but this book truly spoke to me. It's one of those rare books that actually has the power to change your life and your way of being, and one that I will most certainly re-......more

Goodreads review by Denise on January 15, 2018

Depende De Ti es el primer libro publicado por Dzigar Kongtrul III, quizá uno de los maestros budistas más importantes de la actualidad. Su alumna más destacada es Pema Chodron, quien decidió seguir sus enseñanzas luego de que muriese su maestro Chögyam Trungpa. Desde este primer libro se puede sent......more

Goodreads review by Electriczen on August 15, 2012

Dzigar Kongtrul, Rinpoche is a former professor at Naropa University and now director of his own teaching centers, Mangala Shri Bhuti. His new book, "It's Up To You" (Boston: Shambhala. 2006), comes from a series of conference call teachings with his students. Simple, straight-forward, well-written,......more

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