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A huge international success, the Dalai Lama's books have sold
millions of copies worldwide. Now, for the first time, this
inspirational new book brings together the Dalai Lama's writings on
all sides of life from work to meditation, in his highly appealing
and unique voice that applies the principles of ancient Buddhist
thought to contemporary issues. For all fans of the Dalai Lama's
writings, and for anyone yet to be introduced to his thinking, this
is the perfect collection.
In "Understanding the Dalai Lama", Rajiv Mehrotra brings together a
range of contributors who offer insights into different facets of
His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet. Pico Iyer draws a
portrait of a disarming man with an infectious laugh, Robert
Thurman gives us a glimpse of the Dalai Lama's spiritual
development, and Matthieu Ricard describes a day in the life of His
Holiness. The Dalai Lama's deep curiosity, keen insight and high
level of scientific sophistication are revealed by Daniel Goleman,
while Thupten Jinpa recounts the Dalai Lama's passion for Tibet's
thousand-year-old intellectual tradition of logic and philosophical
debates. The book also includes a syllable by syllable translation
of the Dalai Lama's full name by Jeffrey Hopkins, a poem by U.R.
Ananthamurthy and an extended interview with His Holiness by Rajiv
Mehrotra.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama describes himself as a simple Buddhist
monk. However, to millions of people around the world, he embodies
the highest human aspiration: to be happy. His messages of
compassion, altruism, and peace are articulated in a unique secular
ethic for our times and supported with techniques and practices
that can help us achieve these ideals. He is the Dalai Lama--or
simply, His Holiness--the epitome of the Buddhist model of
loving-kindness and an incarnation of Avalokitesvara, the
bodhisattva of infinite compassion and mercy. Evoking global
respect and admiration, he is both a prophet and a statesman for
our troubled times, yet he's intensely human and accessible. He's
an inspiration to millions, yet many feel as if he touches and
speaks to them personally. He is a Buddhist but belongs to all
humanity. His Holiness is one of the most recognizable--and
recognized--faces in the free world.
This remarkable book is an edited compilation of mostly personal
conversations spanning nearly 20 years between the Dalai Lama and
Rajiv Mehrotra, one of his early disciples who's now the trustee
and secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility, which
was established with the funds from the Nobel Peace Prize. Here,
the Dalai Lama is a teacher to a spiritual aspirant; a divine
master and a temporal leader; an ambassador for Tibet and a lovable
guru-philosopher to the whole world; a practitioner of the
2,500-year-old teachings of Buddhism; a Tibetan Buddhist and an
interfaith ambassador; and an intense practitioner of mind-training
and an inveterate optimist. His multiple hats may appear
contradictory at times, but he balances them all, living his life
with ease and happiness.
Within these pages, the Dalai Lama's disarming candor, his deep
empathy for his student's quest, and his wisdom--garnered not just
from texts and scriptures, but also from an active engagement with
life--offer invaluable insights to us all on how we may find true
happiness in our lives.
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