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Innate Happiness guides busy Westerners on the path of liberation, the realization of compassion-emptiness, with concise weekly practices based on the yogi tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The book includes a brief history of Buddhism in India and Tibet, as well as its major principles. This is followed by clear, concise steps on the Path of Individual Liberation, the Path of Altruism, the Path of Tantra, and the Path of Great Perfection. Each path takes the reader through the Three Teachings: ethics, meditation, and wisdom. Thus, it covers a complete cycle of for study, contemplation, meditation and realization, each highly suitable for the busy lives of Westerners with little time for formal meditation. May ALL beings be happy!

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(Dr. Dean Pielstick) is believed to be the first American to be given the title of Khenpo, which represents both mastery of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as organizational leadership. He is known for teaching with great clarity as well as for embracing the rime perspective and Western scientific views. Khenpo Dean (as he is called by his students) is an ordained lay practitioner and yogi. He was appointed as President of the Awam Tibetan Buddhist Institute (formerly Dharmakirti College) on Losar, 2007, and given the title of Khenpo by Tulku Khenchen Paljea Dorjee Rinpoche on Losar, 2009. Khenpo Dean has also studied with HE Jigmed Lodro Rinpoche, HE Garchen Rinpoche, Ven. Traga Rinpoche, Ven. Gyalpo Rinpoche, Ven. Ontul Rinpoche, Yogi Lama Gursam and numerous others. He has studied extensively the teachings of HH the Dalai Lama and Thich Nhat Hanh, along with many other contemporary and historical figures. His primary practice is Dzogchen and he has a particular affinity for the Dzogchen teachings of Padmasambhava and Longchen Rabjam. Khenpo Dean created the curriculum and classes for the Awam Tibetan Buddhist Institute, as well at its eCollege online. In addition to teaching basic and advanced classes on Tibetan Buddhism, he leads weekly meditation practices, and gives dharma talks, all focused on helping Western householders. Dr. Pielstick is also a professor of management, specializing in leadership, for Northern Arizona University in Tucson, where he teaches both undergraduate and graduate classes in the Department of Business and Administration. He has extensive professional and college administrative experience in addition to classroom instruction, and is the recipient of several honors and awards. Dr. Dean is the author of Authentic Leading: Where the Blue Sky Hits the Road, currently in its second edition. He has served on the boards of non-profit and professional organizations. He is an accreditation evaluator for the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs and has been an examiner for the Arizona Baldrige Quality Award organization.

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