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Wisdom Energy

Basic Buddhist Teachings

By Thubten Yeshe and Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
Edited by Jonathan Landaw and Alexander Berzin
Published by Wisdom Publications
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Wisdom Energy is a simple and compelling introduction to Buddhism by two Tibetan lamas renowned for their insight and skill in teaching Westerners. Containing an entire meditation course, it goes to the heart of basic Buddhist practice and discusses the meaning and purpose of meditation, the causes of dissatisfaction and unhappiness, and the methods for subduing them and gaining control over our minds and lives. Originally published in 1976, Wisdom Energy still preserves the power, humor, and directness of the lamas's first teaching tour of North America, giving the reader the feeling of an intimate audience with two highly respected teachers.

About The Authors
Thubten Yeshe

Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-1984) was born in Tibet and educated at the great Sera Monastic University. He fled the Chinese oppression in 1959 and in the late 1960s, with his chief disciple, Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, began teaching Buddhism to Westerners at their Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal. In 1975 they founded the international Buddhist organization, the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), which now has more than 160 centers, projects and services worldwide.

Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche is the Spiritual Director of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a worldwide network of Buddhist centers, monasteries, and affiliated projects, including Wisdom Publications. Rinpoche was born in 1946 in the village of Thami in the Solo Khumbu region of Nepal near Mount Everest. His books include Transforming Problems into Happiness, How to Be Happy, and Ultimate Healing. He lives in Aptos, California.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Wisdom Publications (January 14, 2012)
  • Length: 160 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781614290469

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"...immensely practical advice and suggestions."

– The Middle Way

"This is a superb book....presents basic Buddhist teachings with great lucidity and clarity." --

– Resource

"In this wonderful book, Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche--two highly accomplished Tibetan Buddhist teachers--bring alive the rich tradition of Buddhism in a way that is directly relevant to modern life. Filled with profound wisdom and useful advice, Wisdom Energy is a lucid introduction to the key principles and practices of the Buddhism. It demonstrates the authors' remarkable talent for illuminating sometimes complex ideas in a manner that is easily grasped by Westerners. I highly recommend this exceptional book."

– Howard C. Cutler, M.D., co-author of The Art of Happiness

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Wisdom Energy

Basic Buddhist Teachings

By Thubten Yeshe and Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
Edited by Jonathan Landaw and Alexander Berzin
Published by Wisdom Publications
Distributed by Simon & Schuster