Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho
Author
Publisher
Avery
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
x, 354 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
Two leading spiritual masters share their wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity, sharing personal stories and teachings about the science of profound happiness and the daily practices that anchor their emotional and spiritual lives.
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xi, 148 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
The Dalai Lama presents a comprehensive overview of the most important teaching of Buddhism. Perhaps the main difference between Buddhism and other religions is its understanding of our core identity: the existence of the soul or self, which is central in different ways to Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, is actually denied in Buddhism. Further, belief in a "self" is seen as the main source of our difficulties. Yet a true understanding...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xv, 188 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
xviii, 338 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
Draws on the Tibetan leader's insights to reveal how Buddhist traditions may alleviate twenty-first-century problems, sharing stories, meditations, and conversations to identify cultural sources of unhappiness.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xiv, 255 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
A discussion of how the Dalai Lama draws on his personal compassion to connect with others shares insight into his human frustrations and joyful approach to the world, and describes his peace-promoting encounters with people ranging from a sick child to world leaders.
Author
Publisher
Morgan Road Books
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
216 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Explains how science and religion can work together to alleviate human suffering, arguing that understanding the connections between science and faith holds the key to achieving peace both within oneself and the world at large.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
vii, 112 pages : illustration ; 19 cm.
Description
Dalai Lama outlines both the inward and outward paths to peace, addressing a wide range of contemporary topics ... from war, climate change, and materialism to meditation, universal ethics, and even neuroscience.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
120 pages ; 19 cm
Description
Acknowledging the many struggles and dangers we face globally, His Holiness the Dalai Lama offers a hopeful way forward in our troubled times. A Call to Revolution is about transformation: reshaping our institutions, our attitudes toward the natural world, and the way we treat one another. His Holiness centers his argument on the concept of a "Revolution of Compassion." "Compassion is the basis of everything," he reminds us. "When I call on you to...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xvii, 284 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
"Tenzin Gyatso, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, was born in 1935 to a peasant family in a remote part of Tibet. Although living in exile, he is the beloved traditional and religious leader of millions of Tibetans and has become a global icon of peace, compassion, spiritual living, and nonviolent struggle for justice. The Dalai Lama's My Spiritual Journey brings the world a message: one of suffering, success, and hope. This vivid and moving portrait of...