Teachings on wisdom, compassion, and meditation by one of the world's foremost spiritual teachers.
The 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso), the spiritual leader of Tibet, has lived in exile since 1959. While working to preserve the culture of his homeland, he has also served as one of the preeminent representatives of Buddhism in the West. Through his wide travels and his many bestselling books he has helped to spread the Buddhist precepts of wisdom and compassion, while also fostering peace and understanding between different religious paths. In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This anthology, drawing on over twenty books, presents the essential teachings of the Dalai Lama, highlighting a message that speaks to people of all traditions.
Dalai Lama: Essential Writings, Thomas A. Forsthoefel, Orbis Books, Paperback, 163 Pages, $16.00
Thomas A. Forsthoefel is chair of the religion department at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Soulsong: Seeking Holiness, Coming Home and co-editor of Gurus in America.
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Contents: The Dalai Lama - Essential Writings |
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Acknowledgments |
7 |
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Sources |
11 |
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Introduction: The Teachings of Buddhism |
13 |
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WISDOM |
49 |
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Premises |
51 |
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An Anthropology
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51 |
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Interdependence |
54 |
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The Awareness of Cause and Effect for Mental Transformation |
56 |
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The Truth of No Fixed Identities and Its Implications |
58 |
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Emptiness |
61 |
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Wisdom and Transformation |
65 |
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Sensibilities and Truths |
73 |
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MORALITY |
77 |
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Premises |
79 |
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Compassion |
80 |
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The Enemy |
87 |
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Anger and Afflictive Emotion |
88 |
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Perspectives |
94 |
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MEDITATION |
104 |
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Premises |
106 |
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Memento Mori: Death as a Catalyst for Transformation |
111 |
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Approaches and Methods |
114 |
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Equanimity and Impartiality |
119 |
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On Mothers as Source of Meditation |
121 |
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Exchanging Self for Others |
125 |
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Mindfulness |
126 |
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Perspectives |
128 |
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RELIGIONS AND THE WORLD |
130 |
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Premises |
131 |
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On Religions |
132 |
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Christians, Christian Beliefs, and Buddhism |
138 |
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Science and Spirit |
144 |
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Politics |
148 |
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Health in Body, Mind, World |
152 |
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The Call |
156 |
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