Transforming the Mind – His Holiness The Dalai Lama
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For sale: a rare and exceptional First Edition, first printing hardcover copy of Transforming the Mind by Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. First Edition described, 2000 Thorson. First Printing with full number line, 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.

The exterior of the book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the half title page. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and bright, making this an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

The mind is central to all human experience. Whether one is in harmony with the world or not depends upon one’s relative emotional and spiritual health. For this reason, the core teachings of Buddhism have always emphasized various forms of mind training. In Transforming the Mind, based on an edited series of his lectures, the Dalai Lama provides a succinct overview of the basic techniques of spiritual development in Tibetan Buddhism. He introduces several aspects of mind training, combining the insights of traditional scholarship with his personal warmth and humanity.

Based on a seminar the Dalai Lama gave in London in 1999, this slender volume offers His Holiness’s reflections on The Eight Verses of Transforming the Mind, a short work by Langri Thangpa, an 11th-century Tibetan teacher.

Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap. Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.