Phakchok Rinpoche, Erric Solomon Books
Phakchok Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist master of the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions, known for his teachings on meditation and compassion. Erric Solomon is a former Silicon Valley technologist turned meditation teacher who integrates Buddhist principles with contemporary life practices.
Known for: Radically Happy: A User’s Guide to the Mind
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Radically Happy: A User’s Guide to the Mind
Radically Happy: A User’s Guide to the Mind offers a practical approach to cultivating genuine happiness through mindfulness and compassion. Drawing from ancient Tibetan Buddhist wisdom and modern psychology, Phakchok Rinpoche and Erric Solomon present accessible exercises and reflections to help readers transform everyday experiences into opportunities for joy and awareness.
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Understanding the Mind
Everything begins with the mind. Our experiences—joys and sorrows alike—arise not from external situations but from how we interpret them. The mind, as I often remind students, is like a lens: when it’s clouded by habitual thoughts and emotions, whatever we look at becomes distorted. When it’s clear...
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The Nature of Suffering
If happiness is natural to the mind, why do we suffer so much? Suffering, I explain, isn’t a punishment or flaw—it’s the consequence of misunderstanding reality. In Buddhist terms, we speak of attachment, aversion, and ignorance. Attachment makes us grasp at what we desire; aversion makes us push aw...
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About Phakchok Rinpoche, Erric Solomon
Phakchok Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist master of the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions, known for his teachings on meditation and compassion. Erric Solomon is a former Silicon Valley technologist turned meditation teacher who integrates Buddhist principles with contemporary life practices.
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