Finding Genuine Practice: The Eight Verses of Training the Mind

"The Gyalwang Karmapa has taught Geshe Langri Thangpa's Eight verses of training the mind on several occasions. Though short, this text gets to the core of Mahayana practice, and each time he teaches it, he emphasizes different themes. In this particular teaching, he stressed how we need to bring our practice to bear on the difficulties that face us in our life and our dharma practice -- an issue that all practitioners must face if their practice is to be effective. The teachings in this were originally given in a weekend teaching called 'The art of happiness' organized by the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (FURHHDL) in November 2014."--Introduction, pages xv-xvi.