Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho
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[1997]
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"This eloquent missive from Tibet's revered political and spiritual leader in exile is a treasury of simple wisdom: a primer for living with purpose and for dying in peace. His Holiness the Dalai Lama presents his own luminous thoughts and comforting guidance, and draws upon the wisdom of Buddhist tradition as he expands our understanding of the end of life - and of what it means to be "prepared."" "The way to a good death, he teaches, is to live...
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In this memoir Alison Wright turns her lens on herself and her own astonishing story. The victim of a horrific bus crash in Laos in 2000, Wright should have died of her grievous injuries. She survived, and in this book retraces the steps of her journey of physical recovery, spiritual development and literal return to the scene of the crash.
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An updated edition of a beloved classic, the original book on happiness, with new material from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Dr. Howard Cutler. ... The Art of Happiness is the book that started the genre of happiness books, and it remains the cornerstone of the field of positive psychology.-publisher description.
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2017.
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"One of the most influential Buddhist leaders of our time, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama is a Nobel Peace Laureate and the exiled spiritual head of the Tibetan people. A tireless teacher and writer, he is the author of dozens of widely acclaimed works, including The Art of Happiness and The Heart of Meditation--and this compact collection brings together a selection of inspiring short teachings from many of his popular books. Addressing a...
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[2011]
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A follow-up to the best-selling "Ethics for a new millennium" outlines a system of secular ethics that both transcends religion and incorporates religious tolerance for the overall improvement of human life on individual, community and global levels, offering an accompanying guided meditation practice for cultivating key human values.
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2011
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H.H. The Dalai Lama teaches about the truth of suffering, the Three Characteristics of Existence, and the dissolution of the body's elements at death. Meditating on impermanence and the momentary changing nature of existence helps viewers appreciate the basic unsatisfactory nature of existence, and strive towards liberation. His Holiness encourages viewers to develop an awareness of death and move from gross understanding to more subtle levels. Presented...
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2012
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"In 2008, to commemorate the completion of the English translation of Tsongkhapa's classic text "Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment" (Tib. Lam Rim Chen Mo), the Dalai Lama gave a six-day teaching on this text at Lehigh University. "From Here to Enlightenment" makes this momentous event available for a wider general readership. The basic topics of Buddhism are woven together for his Western audience. With dependent relatedness...
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2005.
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"... offers a simple yet illuminating program for transforming self-centered energy into outwardly directed compassion. Drawing on exercises and techniques established in Tibetan monasteries more than a thousand years ago, the Dalai Lama guides us through seven key stages"--Jacket.