Kindness, Clarity, and Insight
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (764 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559392517 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 262 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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'My true religion,' he has said, 'is kindness.'"—Time "Gives the most comprehensive picture of contemporary Tibetan Buddhism."—San Francisco Chronicle"Provides both an excellent introduction to Tibetan Buddhism and a clear picture of the Dalai Lama."—Parabola . Also included is a substantial new preface by Hopkins that gives a fascinating look at the Dalai Lama's first American tour."—Ash Journal"Though he is one of the most erudite scholars of one of the most cerebral of all the world's philosophies, he has a gift for reducing his doctrine to a core of lucid practicality crystallized in the title of this book, Kindness, Clarity, and Insight. "The new edition includes an enlarged photo section that adds previous unseen archival color images
I was hoping for a good - easy - introduction to Buddhism and some of ron w I was hoping for a good - easy - introduction to Buddhism and some of the philosophy and teachings. This is not that book. I got through 4-5 pates and dropped it. Perhaps someone further along the path will find this useful. Maybe in a few years for me.. An Amazing Book, Brimming Over With Wisdom and Compassion Just Bill There was a time when I dismissed the Dalai Lama as the latest celebrity fad. But the more I read of him, the more I studied the man's books, the more I came to realize how wrong I was.The Dalai Lama is the real deal. He's a geniune man of compassion in a world often full of hate, anger, and violence.In short, his life story has become an inspiration to me. If o. A digest of wisdom Kathryn Emerson A digest of the best of the Dalai Lama.
This celebratory new edition of the very first book of teachings by the Dalai Lama in the English-speaking world coincides with the twenty-fifth anniversary of that historic first teaching series in North America. Broad in scope and revealing the depth of his knowledge, these teachings display the range of the Dalai Lama and his message, covering a plethora of topics, including the need for compassion, the common goals of the world's religions, karma, the four noble truths, the luminous nature of the mind, meditative concentration, selflessness, the two truths, and the fundamental innate mind of clear light that all the various schools of Tibetan Buddhism aim at manifesting. Taken as a whole, the teachings in this book provide an accessible map of Tibetan spiritual culture. The teachings in this book comprehend and encapsulate in a crisp and concise manner all of the topics to which the Dalai Lama returns repeatedly—the core subject matter of Tibetan Buddhism. Translated into twelve la