{"id":3031,"date":"2014-05-01T21:05:28","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T20:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/?p=3031"},"modified":"2015-06-28T20:51:24","modified_gmt":"2015-06-28T19:51:24","slug":"taming-tiger-akong-tulku-rinpoche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/taming-tiger-akong-tulku-rinpoche\/","title":{"rendered":"A REVIEW OF TAMING THE TIGER BY AKONG TULKU RINPOCHE by GWEN ENSTAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2wipdjmobk1g8.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/22152607\/TIGER-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3035\" src=\"https:\/\/d2wipdjmobk1g8.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/22152607\/TIGER-1.jpg\" alt=\"TIGER 1\" width=\"284\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/files\/2014\/05\/TIGER.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Taming the Tiger<\/em> by <a title=\"Akon Tulku Rinpoche\" href=\"http:\/\/www.samyeling.org\/about\/dr-choje-akong-tulku-rinpoche\/\">Akong Tulku Rinpoche<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>By taking these teachings to heart, we may re-educate ourselves to develop more compassion and understanding. Thus the value and usefulness of our lives will increase<\/em>. (pp.84-5)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The first thing you see when you pick up a copy of <em>Taming the Tiger<\/em> is the cover. On the cover \u2013 as you might expect \u2013 is a tiger. And this is a very special tiger: not only is he a beautiful line drawing by <a title=\"Tai Situ Rinpoche\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tai_Situpa\">Tai Situpa Rinpoche<\/a>, he is also a very contented tiger, sitting calmly and with gentle dignity under a tree. He even seems to smile a bit in that way cats have. <!--more-->The further I read in <em>Taming the Tiger<\/em>, the more vividly that image came back to me: a wild animal that had been taught, with kindness and respect, to change his behaviour, and that had resulted in a much happier state of being. This is the main aim of <em>Taming the Tiger<\/em>: to teach us how to look at our own wild tiger \u2013 our mind \u2013 and see why the behaviour we think will make us happy is actually the very seed of what makes us increasingly less so, and then what we can do to change that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Taming the Tiger<\/em> is divided into two sections. The first ten chapters are essentially teachings by Akong Rinpoche, and they are so clear and go so straight to the heart of our motivations, that you feel they are things you have always known. And you could perhaps argue that you have. If it is merely our cultural conditioning (however solid that feels) that makes us see things the way we do \u2013 for example, the desire to possess things as a legitimate path to happiness \u2013 then what is truly there, underneath, is the <em>absolute<\/em> understanding that removing this desire is the only way to have long-lasting contentment. Rinpoche explains these concepts so directly, and with such kindness and understanding, that reading these chapters is less like discovering something new than opening a door that was always there but which you never noticed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a book that teaches you how to live a happier life, and that necessarily includes making life better for others. Rinpoche begins by pointing out the vicious circle that keeps us searching for what we think is happiness, but which fades quickly, and ends up making us feeling frustrated, stressed, and even more unhappy. He shows us how to stop, step back, and look at the benefits of Compassion, Right Motivation and Right Conduct, and Mindfulness, and also why it\u2019s so important that we realise what a unique opportunity we have in this human life of ours:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In a worldly way, we already consider our lives to be precious and strive to preserve our own existence. The trouble is that we generally identify ourselves by, and with, its least valuable aspects. The ordinary sense of \u2018preciousness\u2019 consists of trying to protect the body from getting old, sick, cold, or hungry [\u2026] If we limit ourselves to these pre-occupations, without seeing beyond them, we are failing to make the most of our far greater opportunities \u2013 our potential is being wasted.\u2019 (pp.15-16)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is so much we can do for others \u2013 Rinpoche reminds us that even a small action, or donating one pound can make a huge difference if thoughtfully contributed! He goes on to explain that once we appreciate how fortunate we are to have the ability and opportunity to change ourselves and to help others, we can really get down to work:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Meditation can help to allow us the space and time in which to stand back from the problem [of the selfish ego] and thus see it more clearly. It can help us begin to understand the mind and how it works, both in itself and through our body and speech.\u2019 (p.50)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why should you read <em>Taming the Tiger<\/em>? The second part of the book\u2019s title, <em>Tibetan Teachings for Improving Daily Life<\/em>, answers that question. In the second part of <em>Taming the Tiger<\/em>, Rinpoche gives us a series of meditative exercises, \u2018a practical manual for developing the mind so that we are able to put to use the advice in the first part\u2019 which will, very practically \u2018help us face the variety of situations which arise every day of our lives.\u2019 (pp.84, 88)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is this getting under \u2013 and rooting out \u2013 our automatic behaviours that is the key to seeing what truly makes us unhappy, and fixing it. And Rinpoche offers some comfort and reassurance too \u2013 because this will be hard work! We are dealing with years of ingrained behaviour that won\u2019t be changed overnight:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018[\u2026] it is difficult to overcome the habits of ego-clinging. It will help us to remember that what we are doing is not just for ourselves, nor just for now, but for the good of everyone and for all of our futures. No matter how slowly we may be travelling [in our progress with the exercises] we can be confident we are moving in the right direction.\u2019 (p.88)<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Taming the Tiger<\/em> is a collection of \u2018Tibetan Teachings\u2019, a secular reference that tells us they are appropriate for everyone. You don\u2019t have to be a Buddhist to understand <em>Taming the Tiger<\/em> or find it useful. After all, fundamentally, everyone wants to be happy, and we all have the same, conditioned experiences so far.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019re tired of the same old story, turn some pages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2wipdjmobk1g8.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/22152608\/GWEN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3032\" src=\"https:\/\/d2wipdjmobk1g8.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/22152608\/GWEN.jpg\" alt=\"GWEN\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Dr Gwen Enstam<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c\"><em><em>Dr Gwen Enstam is Project\u00a0Developer for\u00a0<\/em><em>The Association for Scottish Literary Studies.\u00a0She is\u00a0<\/em><em>the editor of the online magazine<\/em>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #861918\" title=\"The Bottle Imp\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arts.gla.ac.uk\/ScotLit\/ASLS\/SWE\/TBI\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Bottle Imp<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c\">Originally<em>\u00a0from Dallas, Texas, Gwen has made her home in Edinburgh. \u00a0An interesting interview of Dr Gwen Enstam can be found on\u00a0<\/em><a style=\"color: #861918\" title=\"Dr Gwen Enstam interview\" href=\"http:\/\/www.booksfromscotland.com\/Features\/Homecoming-2009\/Southern-Belle-to-Scottish-Lass\">Books From Scotland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2c2c2c\"><em><a style=\"color: #861918\" href=\"http:\/\/www.booksfromscotland.com\/Features\/Homecoming-2009\/Southern-Belle-to-Scottish-Lass\">\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Taming the Tiger: Tibetan Teachings for Improving Daily Life<\/em> by Akong Tulku Rinpoche, with illustrations and calligraphy by Tai Situpa Rinpoche, is published by Rider, 1994.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Taming the Tiger by Akong Tulku Rinpoche &nbsp; By taking these teachings to heart, we may re-educate ourselves to develop more compassion and understanding. 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