Name: oral commentaries by drikung kagyu teachers in san francisco
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Author: Michael Lewis
ISBN: 9780976305217

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oral commentaries by drikung kagyu teachers in san francisco

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Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

190

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 12.7 x 1.1 cm

Weight

0.21 kg.

ISBN

0976305216

ISBN13

9780976305217

Synopsis "oral commentaries by drikung kagyu teachers in san francisco"

This is a marvelous book of teachings transcribed faithfully from teachings of Vajrayana Buddhism in the Drikung Kagyu lineage given in San Francisco by His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche, His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche, and Ontul Rinpoche. These are commentaries on the Refuge Vow Ceremony, Amitabha Buddha, Vajrakilaya, the Heart Sutra and its relationship to Calm-Abiding and Mindfulness meditations, Lojong (otherwise known as Seven Point Mind Training, and Medicine Buddha.

Michael Lewis

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Michael Lewis (New Orleans, 1960) is a renowned American writer and journalist specialized in economics, finance, and popular culture. Graduated in Art History from Princeton University and with a master's in Economics from the London School of Economics, he worked as a bond trader at Salomon Brothers, an experience he narrated in his first book, Liar’s Poker (1989). Since then, he has published numerous non-fiction works that combine rigorous research with an accessible and engaging narrative

Among his most notable titles are Moneyball: Breaking the Rules (2003), The Blind Side (2006), The Big Short (2010), and Flash Boys: The Wall Street Revolution (2014). Several of these works have been successfully adapted into films, including Moneyball and The Big Short, the latter winning the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. His most recent book, Going Infinite (2023), addresses the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX platform. Lewis has been awarded prizes such as the Gerald Loeb Award and was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2023.

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