Book for beginners

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Zolbec
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Book for beginners

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I want to buy one of these books. What is the best and most complete for beginners?

Genuine Happiness - B. Alan Wallace
The Relaxed Mind - Dza Kilung
The Practice of Tranquility and Insight - Khenchen Thrangu
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PadmaVonSamba
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The Practice of Tranquility and Insight - Khenchen Thrangu
...but you may need to read it slowly, a little bit at a a time, and perhaps more than once.
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PadmaVonSamba wrote: Sat Dec 22, 2018 3:17 am The Practice of Tranquility and Insight - Khenchen Thrangu
...but you may need to read it slowly, a little bit at a a time, and perhaps more than once.
I'd recommend the same book too.

You can also find "A Guide to Shamatha Meditation" on Thrangu Rinpoche's website.

http://www.rinpoche.com/shamatha.html

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Leave the polluted water of conceptual thoughts in its natural clarity. Without affirming or denying appearances, leave them as they are. When there is neither acceptance nor rejection, mind is liberated into mahāmudra.

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A beginners guide to Tibetan Buddhism by Bruce Newman
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