Peace: Steps to Achieving Happiness Through Acts of Love, Compassion, Kindness, Tolerance and Forgiveness

Peace begins here, right where we are. Far from being a distant concept, inner and outer peace can be created at every moment, in every conversation, and with our every action.

In this compilation of short teachings, Tsem Rinpoche brings us back to the basics of what it means to create peace and lasting harmony within ourselves and with the people around us. He reveals surprising truths, offers us refreshing new perspectives, and gives us practical solutions for dealing with daily situations.

With this book, you will gain the tools to increase the happiness in your life and overcome the hurdles. You will also learn how to foster strong, joyous relationships with others, fight your demons, and enhance your own positive potential in everything you do. Ultimately, you will discover that, just like the book you are now holding, peace is entirely in your hands.

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Peace: Steps to Achieving Happiness Through Acts of Love, Compassion, Kindness, Tolerance and Forgiveness

Peace begins here, right where we are. Far from being a distant concept, inner and outer peace can be created at every moment, in every conversation, and with our every action.

In this compilation of short teachings, Tsem Rinpoche brings us back to the basics of what it means to create peace and lasting harmony within ourselves and with the people around us. He reveals surprising truths, offers us refreshing new perspectives, and gives us practical solutions for dealing with daily situations.

With this book, you will gain the tools to increase the happiness in your life and overcome the hurdles. You will also learn how to foster strong, joyous relationships with others, fight your demons, and enhance your own positive potential in everything you do. Ultimately, you will discover that, just like the book you are now holding, peace is entirely in your hands.

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Peace: Steps to Achieving Happiness Through Acts of Love, Compassion, Kindness, Tolerance and Forgiveness

Peace: Steps to Achieving Happiness Through Acts of Love, Compassion, Kindness, Tolerance and Forgiveness

Peace: Steps to Achieving Happiness Through Acts of Love, Compassion, Kindness, Tolerance and Forgiveness

Peace: Steps to Achieving Happiness Through Acts of Love, Compassion, Kindness, Tolerance and Forgiveness

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Peace begins here, right where we are. Far from being a distant concept, inner and outer peace can be created at every moment, in every conversation, and with our every action.

In this compilation of short teachings, Tsem Rinpoche brings us back to the basics of what it means to create peace and lasting harmony within ourselves and with the people around us. He reveals surprising truths, offers us refreshing new perspectives, and gives us practical solutions for dealing with daily situations.

With this book, you will gain the tools to increase the happiness in your life and overcome the hurdles. You will also learn how to foster strong, joyous relationships with others, fight your demons, and enhance your own positive potential in everything you do. Ultimately, you will discover that, just like the book you are now holding, peace is entirely in your hands.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781601633538
Publisher: Career Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/22/2014
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author


Beloved for his unconventional, contemporary approach to Dharma, His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche brings more than 2,500 years of Buddhist wisdom and teachings to the modern spiritual seeker by connecting ancient worlds with new people, cultures, attitudes, and lifestyles. He is a tulku, a reincarnate lama of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, as confirmed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He is also the founder and spiritual guide of the Kechara House Buddhist Association in Malaysia. Rinpoche shares largely progressive teaching methods, which use elements as diverse as Madonna's music, sacred sutras, feeding the homeless, and caring for animals to convey authentic Buddhist teachings. He has very active followings online with more than 180,000 Facebook fans and 2,000,000 views on his YouTube channel. Be inspired by H.E. Tsem Rinpoche's work and life at www.tsemrinpoche.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword from Moscow: His Eminence Telo Rinpoche 11

Foreword from Kuala Lumpur: Datuk Dr. Victor Wee 15

Acknowledgments 19

His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche: A Short Biography 21

Editor's Introduction 25

Publisher's Note 31

Part I Peace Begins…

1 …With the People You Live With 35

2 …Even Though Everyone Around You Is a Nightmare 41

3 …Inside "Boobali" and Respecting Female Energy 45

4 …When We Live for Others 53

5 …Before Your Husband Dies 61

Part II Peace Comes…

6 …With Real Giving 67

7 …By Looking Beyond the Altar of Ourselves 75

8 …If We Create Change 83

9 …As a Happy State of Mind 91

10 …When You Take a Break from Yourself 99

Part III Peace Entails…

11 …The Right Program 107

12 …Attacking Our Afflictions 111

13 …Not Blaming Others 115

14 …Not Complaining 123

15 …Cutting the Cycle of Catch 22 131

Part IV Peace is Transforming…

16 …Experiences 143

17 …Misunderstandings 147

18 …Your Fate (Or What You Do When Your Luck Runs Out) 157

Part V Peace Is Not About…

19 …Love and Hatred 165

20 …Monsters and Angels 171

21 …Extreme Fear or Extreme Happiness 177

22 …Living in Paradise 185

23 …Clinging on to Attachments 189

Part VI Peace Gives Us…

24 …Freedom to Let Go 201

25 …Strength to Grow Up 205

26 …Tenacity to Face Ourselves 213

27 …Wisdom to Overcome Our Mistakes 217

Part VII Peace and the Ultimate Reward

28 Divinity: Developing the Spiritual Heart 225

Glossary 235

Chapter Notes 241

Kechara 249

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