A complete path of meditation training framed by the Buddha's words in the King of Samadhi Sutra--one of the most important Mahayana sutras--from a contemporary, accessible voice.

The term "meditation" is often spoken of as a single, uniform practice, but in fact there are innumerable techniques that can be employed to achieve different ends. However, to make real progress in any practice, the methods need to be paired with a view of how our minds and our experience of the world around us really work.

In this uncommonly practical and experiential guide, Phakchok Rinpoche teaches us how to achieve this correct view so we can genuinely practice a meditation that will transform our lives by helping us abandon our own bad habits and hypocrisy. In this way, we will make real progress on the path to true freedom from the cyclic patterns we follow that only lead to unhappiness. Grounding this presentation is The King of Samadhi Sutra--one of the most important teachings in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition--which the author uses as a touchstone throughout. The simplicity will appeal to new and aspiring meditators, while the insightful approach based on living these practices will help seasoned practitioners get unstuck and make swift progress.

In the Footsteps of Bodhisattvas , Phakchok Rinpoche, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 179 pages, $17.95

PHAKCHOK RINPOCHE is a new-generation Tibetan Buddhist Master. Born in 1981, Rinpoche was recognized as the seventh Phakchok Rinpoche and incarnation of a great teacher and meditation master. Receiving ordination from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Rinpoche received a thorough education and training in Buddhist philosophy and meditation, studying with some of the most accomplished masters of modern times, his main teachers being his grandfather Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Rinpoche completed his education at the Dzongsar Institute of Advanced Buddhist Studies in Bir, India, where he received the Khenpo title. Rinpoche travels the world, teaching in Buddhist centers, universities, and monasteries from Asia to the US, from South America to Europe.

CONTENTS: In the Footsteps of Bodhisattvas
Foreword by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche		ix
Editor's Preface		xi
Acknowledgments		xv
Introduction		1
1.	The King of Samadhi	9
2.	Only the "I" is Painful	15
3.	Renouncing Suffering	27
4.	Loving-Kindness, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity	43
5.	Asking the Buddha to Stay	61
6.	Offering for Bliss	73
7.	True Discipline	85
8.	Patient and Unharmed	99
9.	Joyful Effort	113
10.	Victorious Meditation	125
11.	Wisdom, the Inconceivable Buddha	141
12.	The Treasure of Awakening	155
13.	Upholding the Teachings	161
About the Author		173