This little book contains the core teaching on Buddhism by the Dalai Lama. It includes thought-provoking quotations about the importance of love and compassion, and the need for individual responsibility, fuses ancient wisdom with an awareness of the problems of everyday life.In addition to containi[...]
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 [...]
The Dalai Lama on one of the most important spiritual practices to develop wisdom and compassion.
In this landmark book of interfaith dialogue, the Dalai Lama provides an extraordinary Buddhist perspective on the teachings of Jesus, commenting on well-known passages from the four Christian Gospels including the Sermon on the Mount, the parable of the mustard seed, the Resurrection, and others. D[...]
The story of the Dalai Lama's life, as well as a history of the subjugation of the Tibetan people by the Chinese government. Born into a modest farming family, he was only two years old when monks pronounced him the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama.[...]
A personal view of the relationship between science and religion explains how the two fields can work together to alleviate human suffering, arguing that we need to see and understand the connections between science and faith and that such enlightenment holds the key to achieving peace both within o[...]
" Love and compassion are beneficial both for you and for others.
Through your kindness toward others, your mind and heart will open to peace.
Expanding peace to the larger community around you will bring unity, harmony, and cooperation.
Expanding peace further still to nations and th[...]
How a person thinks, behaves and feels ultimately impacts not just their own lives, but the society they live in. If we desire to attain happiness, we must understand that the journey begins with us, and can reach out to touch millions.
In this anthology, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, with chara[...]
A unique oral portrait of the Dalai Lama, published to coincide with his 70th birthday. The Dalai Lama is one of the world's most beloved religious leaders, a man whose devotees include millions of ordinary people as well as celebrities such as Richard Gere, Goldie Hawn, and Patti Smith. Drawing on [...]
In the Dalai Lama's own words: 'It is my hope that the reader of this small book will take away a basic understanding of Buddhism and some of the key methods by which Buddhist practitioners have cultivated compassion and wisdom in their lives. The methods discussed have been taken from three sacred [...]
In 1938 a two year old boy was recognised through a traditional process of discovery as being the reincarnation of all previous Dalai Lamas, the spiritual rulers of Tibet. Taken away from his parents, he was brought up in Lhasa according to a monastic regimen of rigorous austerity and in almost tota[...]
At a time and in a culture where science and technology have taken over from religious belief, when ethics are understood primarily in terms of aesthetic choice or legality, how are we to formulate moral principles to guide us in our daily lives? Though religion can certainly help in this, the Dalai[...]
Photographer Don Farber has followed His Holiness, the Dalai
Lama for 30 years. This documentary and inspirational work celebrates
the life and work of a leader unique in the modern
world. Farberas photographs capture the charismatic spiritual
figure, highlighting the reverence shown him[...]
H.H. gives a concise but thorough commentary on the monastic vows and how to uphold them in a pure manner. He focuses on the necessity and wisdom of keeping strict moral discipline, contains advice not only for the monastic community, but also for lay people who see the benefit of living in harmony [...]
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[...]