{"product_id":"9781614294993","title":"Nagarjuna's Wisdom : A Practitioner's Guide to the Middle Way","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNagarjuna's Wisdom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Barry Kerzin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore the \u003ci\u003eMulamadhyamakakarika\u003c\/i\u003e the way the Dalai Lama teaches it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNagarjuna’s \u003ci\u003eFundamental Verses on the Middle Way\u003c\/i\u003e, or as it’s known in Tibetan, \u003ci\u003eRoot Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e, is a definitive presentation of the doctrines of emptiness and dependent arising, and a foundational text of Mahayana Buddhism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this book, Barry Kerzin, personal physician to the Dalai Lama, presents this fundamental work in a digestible way, using a method favored by His Holiness: focusing on five key chapters, presented in a specific order.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFirst we explore the twelve links of dependent origination, in Nagarjuna’s chapter 26, to learn why and how we cycle through samsara.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThen we examine the self that cycles to discover that, in fact, there is no inherently existent self, based on Nagarjuna's chapter 18.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe then enter an analysis of the four noble truths, based on chapter 24, to understand how conventional reality is understood.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNext, an investigation of the Tathagata shows the reader that even emptiness is empty in chapter 22.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFinally, Nagarjuna re-emphasizes the pervasiveness of emptiness in his first chapter.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThus, Dr. Kerzin walks us through Nagarjuna’s masterwork and lets the great teacher introduce us to Buddhist philosophy, step by step—deepening our understanding, enhancing the way we practice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Nagarjuna’s Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way\u003c\/i\u003e, the basis of Madhyamaka thought, is a profound but difficult philosophical text.  One can work so hard to understand the ideas that the relevance to practice may not be apparent. Nonetheless, this text is indispensable to Mahayana Buddhist practice. In this volume, Barry Kerzin offers a discussion that precise but highly readable, one that reflects Dr. Kerzin’s years of study with great Tibetan masters.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781614294993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Wisdom Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40590005567694,"sku":"9781614294993","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_080f19a2-308b-4b34-be1c-eb878103ec01.jpg?v=1637729263","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781614294993","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}