A Lifetime of Wisdom: Essential Writings By and About the Dalai Lama
Readers who want to appreciate and understand the scope and depth of the Dalai Lama's wisdom must currently select from a variety of books. Now, A Lifetime of Wisdom brings together those writings that, taken together, constitute an essential account of the Dalai Lama's teaching legacy. A thoughtful, inspirational, and beautifully designed and packaged collection of the most essential writings by the Dalai Lama, A Lifetime of Wisdom includes accounts of the Dalai Lama's early days as a child plucked from obscurity to rule over Tibet, his struggles with the Chinese who invaded his country, and his tireless efforts on behalf of human rights and world peace. Readers will come away with a comprehensive sense of the Dalai Lama's fundamental themes, from personal happiness to world peace.
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A Lifetime of Wisdom: Essential Writings By and About the Dalai Lama
Readers who want to appreciate and understand the scope and depth of the Dalai Lama's wisdom must currently select from a variety of books. Now, A Lifetime of Wisdom brings together those writings that, taken together, constitute an essential account of the Dalai Lama's teaching legacy. A thoughtful, inspirational, and beautifully designed and packaged collection of the most essential writings by the Dalai Lama, A Lifetime of Wisdom includes accounts of the Dalai Lama's early days as a child plucked from obscurity to rule over Tibet, his struggles with the Chinese who invaded his country, and his tireless efforts on behalf of human rights and world peace. Readers will come away with a comprehensive sense of the Dalai Lama's fundamental themes, from personal happiness to world peace.
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A Lifetime of Wisdom: Essential Writings By and About the Dalai Lama

A Lifetime of Wisdom: Essential Writings By and About the Dalai Lama

A Lifetime of Wisdom: Essential Writings By and About the Dalai Lama

A Lifetime of Wisdom: Essential Writings By and About the Dalai Lama

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Readers who want to appreciate and understand the scope and depth of the Dalai Lama's wisdom must currently select from a variety of books. Now, A Lifetime of Wisdom brings together those writings that, taken together, constitute an essential account of the Dalai Lama's teaching legacy. A thoughtful, inspirational, and beautifully designed and packaged collection of the most essential writings by the Dalai Lama, A Lifetime of Wisdom includes accounts of the Dalai Lama's early days as a child plucked from obscurity to rule over Tibet, his struggles with the Chinese who invaded his country, and his tireless efforts on behalf of human rights and world peace. Readers will come away with a comprehensive sense of the Dalai Lama's fundamental themes, from personal happiness to world peace.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781569245736
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication date: 06/19/2002
Pages: 368
Product dimensions: 5.25(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Clint Willis has published more than forty books, including anthologies on topics such as adventure, politics, relgion, and war. His work has appeared in hundreds of publications, including Men's Journal, Outside, and the New York Times. His work has also been nominated for the American Society of Magazine Editors' National Magazine Award.

Table of Contents

Introductionix
from Freedom in Exile1
Inside Out: The Dalai Lama Interviewed by Spalding Gray19
from Kindness, Clarity, and Insight35
from Awakening the Mind, Lightening the Heart55
Meditations on the Ways of Impermanence87
from Stages of Meditation93
from The Joy of Living and Dying in Peace105
from Four Essential Buddhist Commentaries125
from My Land and My People157
from Seven Years in Tibet175
from Buddha Heart, Buddha Mind: Living the Four Noble Truths201
from A Flash of Lighning in the Dark of Night: A guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life211
from My Land and My People241
from Violence and Compassion269
from In Exile from the Land of Snows289
Over Tea with the Dalai Lama303
from Ethics for the New Millennium323
A Biographical Sketch of the Fourteen Dalai Lamas329
Acknowledgments343
Permissions344
Bibliography347
About the Editor349
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