good book teaching on attachment to self and how cut through

[KonchokZoepa]

im looking for a good book that deals with the topic '' attachment to a self '' and '' how to cut through it '' or in other words how to or practices to sever the root of attachment.

[KonchokZoepa]

is generally madhyamaka used to cut through this delusion?

and if so what are good texts to study?

[DGA]

This may be most appropriate for you given the other interests you've expressed

http://www.shangshungpublications.org/2 ... tachments/

http://www.amazon.com/Parting-From-The- ... 1559391936

enjoy!

[KonchokZoepa]

thankyou i am familiar with the latter book, but i found it not very inspiring so i stopped reading it, but Sakya Trizin's version very much interests me.

thanks

[udawa]

Have you looked at lojong?

I would recommend Trungpa Rinpoche's commentary on Atisha's 7 Point mind training: Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness

You can read the introduction and first two chapters here: http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/tib/training.htm

What has been said is a drop of golden liquid. Each time you read
such a book it confirms again and again that there is something about it
which makes everything very simple and direct. That makes me immensely
happy. I sleep well, too. There is a hard-edged quality of cutting down
preconceptions and other ego battles that might be involved in presenting
the teaching. But at the same time there is always a soft spot of
devotion and simplicity in mahayana Buddhism which you can never forget.
That is very important. I am not particularly trying to be dramatic. If
it comes through that way, it's too bad. But I really do feel
extraordinarily positive about Jamgon Kongtrul and his approach to this
teaching.

[KonchokZoepa]

yes ive looked into lojong, thanks, but i dont see it as the right approach to cutting through the false notion of 'i'

[DGA]

thankyou i am familiar with the latter book, but i found it not very inspiring so i stopped reading it, but Sakya Trizin's version very much interests me.

thanks

Yes, the introduction was (in my opinion) poorly written. I found the "main course" of the book helpful, though.

[ratna]

Machik's Complete Explanation.

[KonchokZoepa]

could be a good book but i dont practice chöd.

[DGA]

could be a good book but i dont practice chöd.

If you're asking about how to cut through attachment to the self, then you may wish to consider learning a bit more about chod.

[KonchokZoepa]

yes could be but im tired of being in a dharma supermarket, picking all the different practices. of course im very interested, but im looking for something that would be easier to integrate as a part of the path. im looking for more of a proper analysis i mean extensive analysis of the attachment to self and how remove that. of course the chöd could do that, but i feel a little disconnected with that book. at least for now.