Mind over Matter: Reflections on Buddhism in the West [Anglais] [Broché]

intriguing perspective on Tibetan Buddhism in the modern-day world, enthusiastically recommended reading for all students of Buddhist philosophy and practices

Reviewing the differences between traditional and Western views of Dharma study and practice, Tarthang Tulku emphasizes the importance of embodying the teachings, balancing intellectual and meditative inquiry, and developing a view that transcends the limited range of the self. Drawing upon his thirty yeaars of experience with Western students he presents Dharma work as a path to understanding the deeper meaning of Dharma.

Tarthang Tulku is renowned as a visionary, independent thinker, and innovative teacher. He received an intensive education in Buddhism in his native Tibet before going into exile in 1958. After six years on the faculty of Sanskrit University in India, he came to America in 1968, one of the first Tibetan lamas to arrive here. For the past thirty-four years he has lived and worked in the United States. With the help of a small group of Western students, he has established a publishing house, a press, Odiyan Retreat Center, educational institutions in the US, Brazil, Germany and Holland, and the World Peace Ceremony in Bodh Gaya, India. His dedication to preserving the Buddhist literature of Tibet has resulted in the publication of over 700 archival volumes containing more than 80,000 works by 1,500 authors: possibly the largest publishing project in history. His writings and educational projects have influenced leaders in the fields of philosophy, science, psychology, education, and business. He has authored 15 books that provide practical tools for enriching the quality of our lives and supervised the translation of some of the first Tibetan texts made available in the West. His books have been translated into thirteen languages and have been adopted in over 600 college and university classes worldwide.