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The essential life and teachings is short and sweet hard to tell on kindle, but this didnt feel like 400 pages. These talks took place in 1974, but this is the first english translation. The essential dalai lama by rajiv mehrotra, his holiness the dalai. An essential primer on tibetan buddhism for both beginners and advanced students, based on the lam rim teachings. In this book, the dalai lama makes things simple and invites each of us to. This inspirational book offers his holiness the dalai lamas tgthoughts on. A distillation of the nobel peace prizewinning spiritual leaders life and teachings. It is divided into sections on the vision, buddhist perspectives, practice, and a world in harmony. Essential teachings is a book by the 14th dalai lama. Now, for the first time, this inspirational new book brings together. As a spiritual teacher, the dalai lama is always learning. An inspiration to millions of people worldwide, the dalai lama has authored more than fifty books. The little book of buddhism books the 14th dalai lama.
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Now, for the first time, the essential dalai lama brings together the best of the dalai lamas writings on all aspects of life, from work to. The pace is good for beginners and the ideas are presented in great clarity. Tenzin gyatso, the fourteenth dalai lama, 2002 please do not reproduce any part of this book by any means whatsoever without our permission isbn 0962342165 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 cover photos by don farber book design by l. Every one of the books that the dalai lama writes is a book that every person on earth should read. Divided into four sectionsthe vision, buddhist perspectives, practice, a world in harmonythe essential dalai lama contains eloquent applications of the principles of ancient buddhist thought to contemporary issues, all expressed in the dalai lamas uniquely compelling voice. The dalai lama explains the meaning of these deceptively simple truths in this essential book. Lasting happiness in a changing world, and more on. Robert a f thurman a collection of the dalai lamas thoughts on the mystical life. Essential teachings by his holiness the dalai lama. His important teachings kindle edition by mehrotra, rajiv. Essential teachings presents the first english translation of a series of talks given in 1974 by the dalai lama in bodh gaya, indiathe site of the buddhas enlightenmentto a gathering of tibetan refugees and western buddhists.
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