num_pages: 240
description: Do you practise meditation because you want to feel good? Or to help you relax and be happy? Then frankly according to Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse you are far better off having a full-body massage than trying to practise the Dharma. Khyentse shows that genuine spiritual practice not least the Ngndro preliminaries will not bring the kind of comfort and ease most worldly people crave. Quite the opposite in fact. But if your ultimate goal is enlightenment Ngndro practice is a must and Not for Happiness your perfect guide containing everything an aspiring practitioner needs to start to practise including advice about:  renunciation mind  discipline meditation and wisdom  using your imagination in visualisation practice  why we need a guru Students Reactions to Not for Happiness: Having a map of the path that shows where each practice is headed helps me to see what each stage is preparing me for. Even the chapters that at first didnt seem relevant to my current practice contained such great gems of teaching that they turned out to be extremely relevant and very helpful.Catherine Fordham To me this book is like the worlds best kind of GPS! I feel that by following its guidance even though I am not a skilful driver I will have the confidence to drive through my Ngndro practiceand may even end up feeling quite good about it!Helena Wang
language: English
title: Not For Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices
publisher: Shambhala