{"product_id":"its-up-to-you-the-practice-of-self-reflection-on-the-buddhist-path-9781590303818","title":"It's Up to You: The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path","description":"On the spiritual path we speak of enlightenment. But how do we reconcile the idea of enlightenment with what we see when we look in the mirror--when insecurities, doubts, and self-centered tendencies arise in our minds? Dzigar Kongtr l suggests that we need not feel \"doomed\" when these experiences surface. In fact, such experiences are not a problem if we are able to simply let them arise without judging them or investing them with so much meaning. This approach to experience is what Kongtr l calls self-reflection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelf-reflection is a practice, a path, and an attitude. It is the spirit of taking an interest in that which we usually try to push away. When we practice self-reflection we take liberation into our own hands and accept the challenge and personal empowerment in Kongtr l's title: it's up to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDzigar Kongtrül grew up in a monastic environment and received extensive training in all aspects of Buddhist doctrine. In 1989, he moved to the United States with his family and in 1990, he began a five-year tenure as a professor of Buddhist philosophy at Naropa University. He also founded Mangala Shri Bhuti, his own teaching organization, during this period. He has established a mountain retreat center, Longchen Jigme Samten Ling, in southern Colorado. When not guiding students in long-term retreats and not in retreat himself, Rinpoche travels widely throughout the world teaching and furthering his own education.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492947333394,"sku":"9781590303818","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bf8457fe-f25e-4924-b56c-70ea2ceecda5.jpg?v=1730616906","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/its-up-to-you-the-practice-of-self-reflection-on-the-buddhist-path-9781590303818","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}