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      Wisdom in Exile

      Buddhism in Modern Times

      Copyright © by Ganesha Press Limited 2017

      GANESHA PRESS

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      e-ISBN 978-2-36017-022-7

      Dedicated to my lamas

      Contents

       Foreword by HH the 41st Sakya Trizin

       Foreword by HH the 17th Karmapa

       Foreword by Karma Thinley Rinpoche

       Introduction

       Chapter 1: Meetings

       Chapter 2: The Space for Buddhism

       Chapter 3: Science

       Chapter 4: Politics

       Chapter 5: Conceit

       Chapter 6: Disillusionment

       Chapter 7: Learning the Craft

       Chapter 8: Meditation

       Chapter 9: Wise Compassion

       Chapter 10: Beginnings

       Glossary of terms

       List of names

       Notes

      Foreword

      by HH the 41^st Sakya Trizin

      I am very pleased that this inspiring new book by Lama Jampa Thaye is being published.

      Wisdom in Exile proposes a fresh approach to Buddhism, one in which the fundamental tenets of the Buddha’s teachings are rediscovered. With the popularity that Buddhism has gained in the West over the past decades, it is essential to ensure that it remains true to its source.

      In his book, Lama Jampa Thaye suggests that we re-examine our motivation in following Buddhism, making sure that our deepest aim is to attain liberation for the sake of all beings, and that our core practice is the cultivation of ethics, wisdom and compassion.

      Wisdom in Exile provides excellent advice on how to avoid wrong views regarding Buddhism and how to build infallible foundations for our practice.

      I pray that this work may bring precious guidance to students of the dharma and help them to swiftly progress on their path to liberation.

      The Sakya Trizin

      Sakya Dolma Phodrang, Rajpur, India

      20^th January 2017

      Foreword

      by HH the 17^th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje

      The 17^th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje

      Dear readers,

      It is my pleasure to contribute a short foreword to Lama Jampa Thaye’s latest publication, Wisdom in Exile.

      Lama Jampa Thaye is a meditation master and scholar of both the Sakya and Kagyu traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, and as such has undergone rigorous traditional training with his Tibetan teachers.

      At the same time, he is a Westerner and has been brought up in a Western environment. As such, he understands the mentality and background of Western students of the Buddha dharma.

      Over the past few decades, Buddhism – and particularly Tibetan Buddhism – has attracted a great many followers in the West. While the students are genuine in their devotion and dedication to their freshly discovered spiritual path, most of them are relatively new to the teachings of Buddhism. This may lead them to misguidedly believe that the tenets of their own cultural and spiritual traditions and the actual teachings of Buddhism are one and the same.

      Therefore, I think that this book will be beneficial in helping Western practitioners to avoid some of the pitfalls of cultural and spiritual misunderstanding.

      May it be of benefit to countless beings!

      With prayers

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