Buddhist Psychology: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought, Volume 3 (3)

This teaching series is unbelievable! Well written and easy to understand for a Western mind. Definitely ordering the rest of the series to add to my Dharma library.

If you want to learn anything about the Buddhist's belief of The Mind, you've come to the right place. This text includes explanations for the 51 mental factors and also the 6 main minds. Some of the explanations are a bit confusing, but after reading the entire book (it's not very thick, maybe a half-inch or so) I was able to comprehend the Buddhist thoughts on the Mind.

I wish everyone could read this book.Life will be without pain using the instructions listed masterfully in this book. Thanks.

A clear outline of Buddhist psychology. Some concepts are challenging to understand. It would be interesting to see how some of the concepts stack up against recent research in the neuroscience area. Nonetheless, a very informative work.

Most of the books in Buddhist Psychology are not direct to the point. In this case, the author understands that he is writting to a general public or a non-buddhist public, who may not do meditation practices. You may have to read it step by step to absorve the contents but, for sure, you will enjoy reading it.

The series is a great overview from Tibetan viewpoint. Anyone with a practice, regardless of tradition, would benefit.

some might disagree but I found a lot of nuggets in this read that satisfied me enough to give it a recommendation

Awesome read!

Lucid and easy to read, this book is for both the beginner and more advanced practitioner.

As a beginner this was quite a difficult read, however I eventually understood it. That is my fault I probably jumped into the deep end. However I can now appreciate it was written as clearly as it could have been. Yes I can recommend it, I will be getting some more books from this author.

Just as scientists observe and catalog the material world, Buddhists for centuries have been observing and cataloging the components of the human psyche. Addressing both the nature of the human mind and how humans know what they know, Buddhist psychology offers a rich and subtle knowledge of the inner experience. Here, Buddhism's unique, time-tested way of viewing the mind is explained so that followers of Tibetan Buddhism can understand their anger and aversion, and develop equanimity, patience, and love.