Not so much fly-on-the-wall as cat-on-the-sill, this is the warm-hearted tale of a small kitten rescued from the slums of New Delhi who finds herself in a beautiful sanctuary with sweeping views of the snow-capped Himalayas. In her exotic new home, the Dalai Lama's cat encounters Hollywood stars, Bu[...]

Ten years ago, in his best selling Ethics for a New Millennium, His Holiness the Dalai Lama first proposed an approach to ethics based on universal rather than religious principles. Now, in Beyond Religion, the Dalai Lama, at his most compassionate and outspoken, elaborates and deepens his vision fo[...]

BUDDHIST MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS IN 7 EASY STEPS THE LESSONS AND EXERCISES contained in this introductory book will help you understand Buddha's essential teachings (the Dharma, Way or Path), including the basics of Buddhist meditation practice. Apart from quoting ancient Buddhist scriptures, its p[...]

In this extensive lesson, Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, beautifully elucidates the meaning of the path to enlightenment. His discourse arises from the Third Dalai Lama's brilliant and powerful work, "Essence of Refined Gold, " a classic text that summarizes the meaning of all Buddha's te[...]

These teachings on Dzogchen, the heart essence of the ancient Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, were given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Western students in Europe and North America. He offers the reader an unprecedented glimpse into one of Buddhism's most profound systems of meditation.[...]

When the Dalai Lama was forced to go into exile in 1959 he could only take a scarce few items with him. Among these cherished belongings was his copy of Tsong-kha-pa's classic text "The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment." This text distills all of the essential points of Tibe[...]