About this title: Drawing from traditional Buddhist meditative practices, His Holiness the Dalai Lama presents step-by-step contemplative exercises designed to expand the reader's capacity for spiritual growth, along with clear milestones to mark the reader's progress.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria
Date Published: 2009-01-06
ISBN-13:9781416565833ISBN:1416565833
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria Books
Date Published: 2009-01-06
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria
Date Published: 2009
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Binding: Spoken Word Compact Disc
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2009-01-06
ISBN-13:9780743579698ISBN:0743579690
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Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Date Published: 2009
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria
Date Published: 2009
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781416565833ISBN:1416565833
Description: Good. Cover and pages may have some wear or writing. Binding is tight. We ship daily Monday-Friday. Delivery Confirmation included on all domestic orders. read more
"This is a great beginner's book, not alot of Tibetan or Sanskrit words to memorize, he reiterates alot of the concepts and lists several times. It gives me several opportunities to let it sink in but may be too much for another person.
There was one section I really enjoyed and now have it written out as a morning intention. I'll definitely get a hard-copy to add to my library and make notes in."
"To my surprise and regret I find that I'm not yet enlightened after reading this book. No fifth star for you!
Of course it isn't that easy. The Dalai Lama describes three stages or levels of practice in detail, and in the course of 200 pages covers most of the major tenets and history of the Buddhism. He repeats key points and phrases so that the text at times reads like Buddhist scripture, but they are points that bear repeating and re-reading and deep thought.
He mentions toward the beginning of the book that most people who come from other faiths would probably be better off concentrating on their own traditions rather than dabbling in Buddhism. (He points out that the principle of dependent arising, which is central to Buddhist thinking, is completely at odds with a belief in a Creator God, and it sounds like he's tired of talking about emptiness with Westerners who have read Zen for Dummies but haven't thought seriously about the consequences of emptiness.) So there's nothing watered down here. The language is straight forward and the approach is practical, but there's nothing easy about it."
"If you believe in life after death this is a wonderful book. If you don't, it's still a wonderful book--but it's no-holds-barred instruction is very difficult to follow, at least for a person like me. Humility; morality; forgiveness; kindness; altruism; understanding why we suffer; and recognizing that the inner attitude is the key to happiness--or at least to being happier--is what this book is about. It's a tough road to refine oneself to become a better person and it is a journey without end. Sometimes I want to avoid facing my many flaws, but to be truly alive it is a prerequisite."
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