"Offered here is the pith advice on mind training according to the great vehicle. This is the path followed by all the buddhas and their children of the past, present, and future, the most profound instruction of the oral lineage, and the quintessence of the ocean of all the excellent teachings." --Ga Rabjampa

This short book contains a wealth of advice for those wanting to become more fully human. When we are disconnected from others we flounder; only by recognizing the profound interdependence of all beings do we flourish and grow. The famous Seven-Point Mind Training, in just a few pages of one-line instructions, provides direct and powerful advice for breaking through the chronic barriers that separate us from those around us. It is easy to see why it is one of the most cherished texts in all of Tibetan Buddhism.
Ga Rabjampa, an influential master of the fifteenth century, here uses the Seven-Point Mind Training as the basis for illuminating the essential teachings on Buddhism, giving special attention to the practices of giving and taking (tonglen) and of transforming adversity into opportunities for spiritual growth.

To Dispel the Misery of the World: Whispered Teachings of the Bodhisattvas, Ga Rabjampa, Wisdom Publications, 224 Pages, $16.95

"The marvelous commentary translated so eloquently here by Adam Pearcey was written in the fifteenth century by Ga Rabjampa, the founder of Tharlam Monastery in eastern Tibet, None of Ga Rabjampa's writings were available until just a few years ago and now I find that several of the most moving visualizations in 'exchanging oneself for others' that Dezhung Rinpoche taught me thirty years ago from memory are from this work. This little book is a real gem." by Cyrus Stearns, translator of Hermit of Go Cliffs.

Contents: TO DISPEL THE MISERY OF THE WORLD: Whispered Teachings of the Bodhisattvas by Ga Rabjampa
Foreword by Khenpo Appey Rinpoche	ix
Preface	xi
Introduction	1
Seven Points of Mind Training	13
THE STREAM OF NECTAR
Pith Instructions for Cultivating Relative and Absolute Bodhicitta
1. The Lineage of Practice	23
2. Following a Spiritual Teacher	33
3. The Freedoms and Advantages	41
4. Death and Impermanence	49
5. Actions and Their Effects	61
6. The Trials of Samsara	75
7. Relative Bodhicitta: The Holy Secret	99
8. Absolute Bodhicitta: Samatha and Vipasyana	139
9. Subsequent Points	153
10. Conclusion	175
Appendix
The Excellent Path to Enlightenment: An Aspiration Prayer for Mahayana Mind Training	179
Notes	187
Bibliography	195
Index	201