Through step-by-step instructions, photographs, and helpful explanations, Lama Tsomo shows how we can start experiencing the many benefits of meditation for ourselves. She offers proven techniques for sharpening our focus, enhancing our relationships, and living each day more mindfully and joyfully.
Laced with humor, compassion, and stories from Lama Tsomo’s own life, Smiling meets us where we are and guides us onto, and along, the path to deeper awareness of our world and ourselves.
Includes forward by the Dalai Lama.
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Why is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling?
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A Western’s Introduction and Guide to the Tibetan Buddhist Practice
By Lama Tsomo
Today’s world seems to be growing more and more stressful by the minute–for all of us. So now, as a teacher of Tibetan Buddhist practice and a 21st-century woman, Lama Tsomo offers us time-tested tools for getting underneath our everyday worries and making our lives richer and more fulfilling with the release of Smiling Reviews deem the book “a sympathetic, personalized text” (Foreword Reviews), and recommend it “to those who want to learn more about Buddhism, meditation, or just how to live a more peaceful lifestyle” (Readers’ Favorite).
Smiling is a lovely, approachable guide for using the ancient traditions and practices of Tibetan Buddhism to find happiness and peace in this modern world. Well received and praised, the book was honored with several awards in 2016, including a National Indie Excellence Award and a silver medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards.
Always Smiling: An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Practice eCourse
Taught by Lama Tsomo in her accessible and playful style, this eCourse is designed for people curious about meditation and its benefit. Students will receive an introduction to Buddhist practice, gain access to meaningful self-reflective exercises, and be introduced to mediation techniques that have been used for thousands of years.
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We invite you to begin with three foundation practices found in Buddhism: Shamata (mindfulness), Tonglen (compassion), and Clearing the Stale Energies (breath and practice), and then bring these meditations together into Round Robin (bringing it all together), a short sequence that can be practiced daily. Start now with the following short, easy to follow guided meditations:
Guided Meditations