What Makes You So Busy?: Finding Peace in the Modern World

by Khenpo Sodargye

Overview

A Tibetan Buddhist lama gives advice on the issues facing people in the modern world.

In this book, Khenpo Sodargye, a world-famous Tibetan Buddhist lama and scholar, offers guidance on an issue that troubles so many of us in the modern world:

What is true happiness, and how do we achieve it?

Bombarded with information, endlessly pursuing possessions—we look for happiness in all the wrong places. Khenpo Sodargye, one of the busiest Buddhist teachers in the world, shows us how to redirect our attention away from such distractions and instead calm our minds and find true contentment. His wide-ranging advice covers careers and conventional notions of material success, romantic relationships, and the environment. Erudite and compassionate, he points the reader to inspiration from sutras, Zen masters, Confucius, and the daily news, offering warm, heartfelt encouragement for these troubled times.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614295846
Publisher:	Wisdom Publications MA
Publication date:	12/10/2019
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	1,037,247
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Khenpo Sodargye was born in Tibet in 1962 in what is today the Sichuan province of China. He spent his early years herding yaks, and after attending Garze Normal School, he entered Larung Gar Buddhist Institute in Serthar, becoming a monk under the great Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche. He is now one of the leading scholars of that institute, the fastest-growing Buddhist monastery in China today. He has been especially effective at popularizing Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese students, with numerous bestselling books, and he regularly speaks at universities in Asia and the West.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

1 Meditation and Wealth 1

2 What Is Love? 15

3 Science and the Path to Happiness 27

4 Buddhadharma in the Age of Science and Technology 43

5 Stress-Relieving Wisdom 61

6 Altruism in Buddhism 85

7 The Buddhist Low-Desire, Low-Carbon Lifestyle 101

8 Selfless Hearts Expand 113

9 Happiness Is Rooted in the Heart 129

10 How to Face Suffering 149

11 Eight Secrets to Happiness 169

12 Heart 201

Afterword 239

Notes 241

About the Author 243