What does the Dalai Lama's life teach us? Certainly, he is a sterling example of turning adversity into joyful service. But there is more to him than that. He is also a model of innovation and adaptation. He has taken the tenets of Buddhism and made them relevant to everyone. He has found commonalit[...]
In His Holiness, award-winning photographer Raghu Rai has captured the Dalai Lama's journey in India since exile from Tibet in 1959. Rai presents an intimate photographic portrayal of the life of one of the most popular twentieth-century spiritual leaders. Since the 14th Dalai Lama's forced exile in[...]
'In the months that followed I watched His Holiness working on a new book...I began to think that perhaps the time had come for me to turn my paws to a book of my own ...one that tells my own tale...How I was rescued from a fate too grisly to contemplate, to become constant companion to a man who is[...]
The Dalai Lama advises us to gain familiarity with the process and practices of death so that when we are physically weak, our minds can still be focused in the right direction, and in the right manner.[...]
Dalai Lama holds the key to China's ambitions. For this extraordinary individual, who for almost his entire life has been the spiritual leader of his people, holds his country's destiny - and with it China's prestige - in his hands. But who is the Dalai Lama? What is the secret of his allure and his[...]
Provides a perspective on the psychological problems of hurting ourselves through misguided, exaggerated notions of self, others, events and physical things. This book includes practical exercises and gives readers a path to assess their growth and progress.[...]
Shows how to practise morality, how to practise meditation, and how to practise wisdom. This book presents the Dalai Lama's general teachings, his spirit, wisdom and sense of humour. It includes guidance on mental calm, altruism and compassion, refraining from harm, and focussing the mind.[...]
Happily, we do not have to remain trapped by the past. This title reveals how life-enhancing Buddhist practices, as relevant today as they have ever been, can help us break free from the cycles of suffering that ensnare us. It encourages us to broaden our outlook and to adjust our personal values.[...]
This book is a first. There has never been one entirely dedicated to the spiritual life of the Dalai Lama. Yet as one of the world's most recognised, and respected, spiritual leaders there is already great interest in such a work from His Holiness' thousands of friends and followers around the world[...]
The Dalai Lama's message in this book is as renowned as he is himself: that compassion is essential for individuals and for the world. This is very much his subject for, when we think of His Holiness, we immediately think of the compassion he embodies, and to which he has devoted his entire life. He[...]
Presents a road map to how we might end our experience of suffering and discover happiness. This title explains the three turnings of the wheel of dharma; the purpose and the means of generating the mind of enlightenment; and, the twelve links of dependent arising, among other things. It provides a [...]
To deal with the world's economic and environmental problems requires a different kind of leadership which see things as they really are and understands the interconnectedness between companies and countries and the world as a whole. This title introduces a holistic approach to the world of business[...]
Through 52 tantra meditation cards, "Transform Your Life Through Sacred Geometry" offers one of the most effective means of entering into present moment awareness, enabling one to move rapidly into living fully in the Now.
While many struggle to reach enlightenment, the author believes t[...]
Addresses many of the topics affecting the world including war, poverty, the trend of drug and alcohol abuse, the distorting influence of the media, the dangerous pursuit of wealth and the importance of education.[...]
The Tao Te Ching has long been considered to be one of the most important philosophical texts ever written, providing a guide to living and great insight into the wisdom of the ages. In eighty-one brief chapters, Lao-Tzu's 'Tao Te Ching, ' or 'Book of the Way, ' provides advice that imparts balance [...]
This beautiful tradepaper graphic novel tells the story of one man taking on an empire, calling for truth, peace, and justice for his Tibetan people. Here, in full color for the first time, people can come to know the whole drama of his lifelong struggle. Since the age of 15, the Dalai Lama has defe[...]