Best Selling Books by Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama is the author of Gentle Bridges (2001), In My Own Words (2008), Becoming Enlightened (2009), The Art of Happiness (2020), The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Wisdom (2013).

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Gentle Bridges

release date: Oct 16, 2001
Gentle Bridges
What is the essence of the mind? Could computers ever have consciousness? Can compassion be learned? When does consciousness enter the human embryo? These are just some of the many questions that were discussed during a historic meeting that took place between several prominent Western scientists and the Dalai Lama. Gentle Bridges is a chronicle of this extraordinary exchange of ideas.

In My Own Words

release date: Aug 01, 2008
In My Own Words
Remarkable insights into the mind of one of the world''s greatest spiritual icons His Holiness the Dalai Lama is celebrated as Buddhism’s preeminent spiritual master and teacher, embodying the highest aspirations of this rich tradition that is more than 2,500 years old. With both profundity and simplicity, he has carried the nuanced teachings of the Buddha to the far corners of the globe, and in the process has touched and transformed millions of lives. Like the Buddha himself, the Dalai Lama, with his ever-smiling face, reaches out to people in ways that connect to their individual mental dispositions, abilities, and everyday realities. Buddhism, which never seeks to proselytize, has been made accessible by the Dalai Lama to both non-Buddhists and Buddhists alike so that we may all learn from one of the most valuable strands of our shared heritage. This fascinating book brings together extracts from some of His Holiness’s most powerful writings and talks. As he explains the elements of the Buddha’s teachings and the basic practices of meditation, he also engages and reconciles the innovations of modern science with Buddhist perspectives. Ultimately, His Holiness calls for the celebration of diversity and the recognition of interdependence that breeds a sense of Universal Responsibility—which must govern all of our relationships in this increasingly fragmented world. Serving as the perfect introduction to the Dalai Lama’s philosophy, both Buddhist and secular, In My Own Words is just the book for gleaning insights into the mind of one of the world’s greatest spiritual icons.

Becoming Enlightened

Becoming Enlightened
The world''s foremost Buddhist leader offers an accessible approach to relieving suffering and achieving peace. Full of personal reflections, "Becoming Enlightened" is an empowering book for people of all faiths.

The Art of Happiness

release date: Jul 21, 2020
The Art of Happiness
Available for the first time in trade paperback, the multi-million copy bestselling guide to happiness from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Nearly every time you see him, he''s laughing, or at least smiling. And he makes everyone else around him feel like smiling. He''s the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet, a Nobel Prize winner, and a hugely sought-after speaker and statesman. Why is he so popular? Even after spending only a few minutes in his presence you can''t help feeling happier. If you ask him if he''s happy, even though he''s suffered the loss of his country, the Dalai Lama will give you an unconditional yes. What''s more, he''ll tell you that happiness is the purpose of life, and that the very motion of our life is toward happiness. How to get there has always been the question. He''s tried to answer it before, but he''s never had the help of a psychiatrist to get the message across in a context we can easily understand. The Art of Happiness is the book that started the genre of happiness books, and it remains the cornerstone of the field of positive psychology. Through conversations, stories, and meditations, the Dalai Lama shows us how to defeat day-to-day anxiety, insecurity, anger, and discouragement. Together with Dr. Howard Cutler, he explores many facets of everyday life, including relationships, loss, and the pursuit of wealth, to illustrate how to ride through life''s obstacles on a deep and abiding source of inner peace. Based on 2,500 years of Buddhist meditations mixed with a healthy dose of common sense, The Art of Happiness is a book that crosses the boundaries of traditions to help readers with difficulties common to all human beings. After being in print for ten years, this book has touched countless lives and uplifted spirits around the world.

The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Wisdom

release date: Aug 29, 2013
The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Wisdom
With characteristic humour and a down-to-earth approach to the Buddhist path, the Dalai Lama offers us an inspirational way to transform our hearts and minds and create the happiness we seek. He shows us how our state of mind, in terms of our attitudes and emotions, plays a crucial role in shaping the way we experience happiness and suffering.

The Essence of Tsongkhapa's Teachings

release date: May 14, 2019
The Essence of Tsongkhapa's Teachings
Learn from the Dalai Lama the three steps to awakening: 1) renunciation, 2) the awakening mind, and 3) emptiness. His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s commentary on Tsongkhapa’s Three Principal Aspects of the Path helps us integrate the full Buddhist path into our own practice. His Holiness offers a beautiful elucidation of the three aspects of the path: true renunciation based on the wish for freedom, the altruistic awakening mind ( bodhichitta ), and the correct view of emptiness. These three aspects of the path are the axis of all the practices of both sutra and tantra, and they encapsulate Tsongkhapa’s vision of the Buddhist path in its entirety. In their absence, it is impossible for us to develop the great compassion that aspires to liberate other sentient beings from samsara and we will not be able to go beyond this cycle of existence. Practitioners will find The Three Principal Aspects of the Path invaluable as a manual for daily meditation. The universal and timeless insights of this text speak to contemporary spiritual aspirants, East and West. The root verses are presented in both Tibetan and English translation to accompany these profound teachings.

The Bodhgaya Interviews

release date: Jan 01, 1988
The Bodhgaya Interviews
Reveals the Dalai Lama''s inimitable wit and gently exemplifies the nature of a Bodhisattva.--East-West Journal

365 Dalai Lama

release date: Jan 01, 2003
365 Dalai Lama
Short passages advising people from all walks of life.

Beyond Religion

release date: Jan 01, 2011
Beyond Religion
"Beyond Religion" is a stirring call to move beyond religion for the guidance to improve human life on individual, community, and global levels--including a guided meditation practice for cultivating key human values.

The Dalai Lama’s Book of Awakening

release date: Jul 04, 2013
The Dalai Lama’s Book of Awakening
A little book for those in search of words to calm and inspire. In this mini ebook His Holiness the Dalai Lama teaches us how to deal with suffering.

Opening the Eye of New Awareness

release date: Jun 25, 2012
Opening the Eye of New Awareness
Opening the Eye of New Awareness is a succinct, thorough overview of the doctrines of Buddhism as they have been practiced for a thousand years in Tibet. The Dalai Lama here discusses the need for religious practice and the importance of kindness and compassion. Originally written for Tibetan lay people, this was the Dalai Lama''s first book on Buddhist philosophy to appear in English, and Prof. Lopez''s new introduction places these teachings in their proper historical context. This is an invaluable handbook for both personal use and academic study of the Buddhist path. "Written for both Tibetan and Western readers, Opening the Eye of New Awareness is the Dalai Lama''s first religious work. It is not an edited transcript of public lectures, but is His Holliness'' own summation of Buddhist doctrine and practice. Completed in 1963, just four years after his escape from Tibet and four years after completing his religious education, it is a work of consummate scholarship by a twenty-seven year-old geshe, wise beyond his years. Nowhere in his many subsequent works does one find a more clear and concise exposition of the essentials of Buddhist thought. Indeed, all of His Holinesss''s many publications are in some sense commentaries on this first book."

Meditation on the Nature of Mind

release date: Mar 23, 2011
Meditation on the Nature of Mind
"We all have the same human mind - each and every one of us has the same potential. Our surroundings and so forth are important, but the nature of mind itself is more important... To live a happy and joyful life, we must take care of our minds." - His Holiness the Dalai Lama At the heart of this book is The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel of the Oral Tradition, an accessible and nonsectarian treatise on penetrating the nature of mind by Khonton Peljor Lhundrub, a teacher of the Fifth Dalai Lama. His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama''s broad-ranging overview of this work insightfully distills some of the most central themes of Buddhism: why the mind is so essential to the tradition, what distinguishes the levels of consciousness, and how different schools of Tibetan Buddhism elaborate those distinctions. Profound and erudite, it brings the reader closer to a fresh and direct experience of Buddhism''s central truths. Along with his lucid translations, Jose Cabezon provides an introduction to the root text and presentations of the life and works of Khonton Rinpoche, all richly annotated.

The Power of Compassion: A Collection of Lectures

release date: Jul 04, 2013
The Power of Compassion: A Collection of Lectures
Based on the Dalai Lama’s talks in London this ebook addresses the current difficulties facing humanity including: racial hatred, gender and environmental protection.

The Buddhism of Tibet and The Key to the Middle Way

The Buddhism of Tibet and The Key to the Middle Way
"This is the first volume in the Wisdom of Tibet series published under the auspices of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. this series is unique in that each volume has been chosen by the Dalai Lama as revealing a true oral tradition. This first volume was written, in two parts, by the Dalai Lama himself specially for readers in the West. In it he explains simply and clearly: *the basic tenets and practices of the Buddhism of Tibet *the relationship of Tibetan Buddhism to Hinayana *the meaning and aspirations of Mahayana *the profound theory of ''emptiness'' *the key to meditation and tranquility. This book by the Dalai Lama is both beautiful and revealing in that it covers both the practice and wisdom of Buddhism and is inspired directly by the living oral tradition of Tibet.

The Dalai Lama at MIT

release date: Sep 25, 2006
The Dalai Lama at MIT
The meeting captured headlines; the waiting list contained nearly 2000 names. If you were unable to attend, this book will take you there. Including both the conference papers and the animated discussion and debate they generated, it reveals scientists and monks reaching across a cultural divide to share insights, studies, and enduring questions.

A Simple Path

release date: Jan 01, 2002
A Simple Path
This title offers an introduction to Buddhism and to the landscape and culture of Tibet. The text, based on lectures on the four noble truths given in London, lays out the fundamentals of the Buddhist path, while the photographs show the context in which this profound teaching developed.

The Dalai Lama at Harvard

release date: Jan 01, 1988
The Dalai Lama at Harvard
A comprehensive introduction to Buddhism.

Ethics for the New Millennium

release date: Aug 01, 1999
Ethics for the New Millennium
Only during a time when we have so little faith in one another, so little confidence in the willingness of others to do what is right, can a strong voice emerge to dispel disillusionment and show us hope. It takes a person of great courage, such as the Dalai Lama, to face these times and say there is hope. There is an argument to be made for basic human goodness. The number of people who spend their lives being violent or dishonest is tiny compared with the number of people -- the vast majority we don''t hear about -- who would wish others only well. According to the Dalai Lama, our survival has depended and will depend on our basic goodness. "Much more effective and important than legislation is our regard for one another''s feelings at a simple human level....Here, I refer to the capacity we all have to empathize with one another...to arrive at the inability to bear the sight of another''s suffering." The Dalai Lama presents an ethical system that not only is based on commonsense and reason, as opposed to religious dogma or punitive legislation, but has at its goal ultimate happiness for every individual. The Dalai Lama demonstrates that human beings are better than we think we are, and that a society and a life that cultivate love and compassion are completely within our reach. If enough people operate from the understanding of their "original purity," a global revolution of peace will ensue.

The Dalai Lama's Book of Transformation

release date: Jan 21, 2003
The Dalai Lama's Book of Transformation
This practical little gem will guide and inspire Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike.

The Universe in a Single Atom

release date: Sep 13, 2005
The Universe in a Single Atom
Gallileo, Copernicus, Newton, Niels Bohr, Einstein. Their insights shook our perception of who we are and where we stand in the world and in their wake have left an uneasy co-existence: science vs. religion, faith vs. empirical enquiry. Which is the keeper of truth? Which is the true path to understanding reality? After forty years of study with some of the greatest scientific minds as well as a lifetime of meditative, spiritual and philosophical study, the Dalai Lama presents a brilliant analysis of why both disciplines must be pursued in order to arrive at a complete picture of the truth. Science shows us ways of interpreting the physical world, while spirituality helps us cope with reality. But the extreme of either is impoverishing. The belief that all is reducible to matter and energy leaves out a huge range of human experience: emotions, yearnings, compassion, culture. At the same time, holding unexamined spiritual beliefs–beliefs that are contradicted by evidence, logic, and experience–can lock us into fundamentalist cages. Through an examination of Darwinism and karma, quantum mechanics and philosophical insight into the nature of reality, neurobiology and the study of consciousness, the Dalai Lama draws significant parallels between contemplative and scientific examination of reality. “I believe that spirituality and science are complementary but different investigative approaches with the same goal of seeking the truth,” His Holiness writes. “In this, there is much each may learn from the other, and together they may contribute to expanding the horizon of human knowledge and wisdom.” This breathtakingly personal examination is a tribute to the Dalai Lama’s teachers–both of science and spirituality. The legacy of this book is a vision of the world in which our different approaches to understanding ourselves, our universe and one another can be brought together in the service of humanity.

A Profound Mind (Indian Local Print)

release date: Oct 27, 2011

Consciousness at the Crossroads

release date: Jan 01, 1999
Consciousness at the Crossroads
This book addresses some of the most fundamental and troublesome questions that have driven a wedge between the realms of Western science and religion for centuries.

Live in a Better Way

release date: Apr 02, 2002
Live in a Better Way
Imbued with a friendly tone and pithy wisdom, this handsome handbook to approaching life "in a better way" includes six of His Holiness The Dalai Lama''s most accessible and inspirational public lectures. Following each talk are the original question-and-answer sessions in which His Holiness opens himself up to his listeners and-now-to readers everywhere. His characteristically candid guidance on living fully and responsibly, especially at the start of a new millennium, focuses on specific themes that range from religious tolerance to compassion and nonviolence. The book also includes a practical and highly readable introduction to Buddhism and The Dalai Lama''s own spiritual heritage, written by the renowned Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche.

The Four Noble Truths

release date: Aug 29, 2013
The Four Noble Truths
This book contains the essential guide to some of the central Buddhist teachings based on the recent UK lectures by his holiness.

Ocean of Wisdom

release date: Jan 01, 1989
Ocean of Wisdom
This book contains excerpts of the unusually beautiful and inspiring words of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. His message of the universal need for kindness and consideration at every level of human relations, from person-to-person to global concerns, is one that transcends all cultural and religious boundaries. Guidelines for Living should be read by anyone who cares about the fate of our increasingly interdependent and imperiled Earth.

The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom

release date: Jan 21, 2003
The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom
A little book for those in search of words to calm and inspire. In this gift book His Holiness the Dalai Lama imparts his message: the importance of love, compassion and forgiveness.

The Spirit of Tibet, Universal Heritage

release date: Jan 01, 1995
The Spirit of Tibet, Universal Heritage
Predominantly on political issues of Tibet after 1951.

The Dalai Lama's Book of Daily Meditations

release date: Jan 01, 1999
The Dalai Lama's Book of Daily Meditations
Sayings, prayers and stories drawn from the life and teachings of the Dalai Lama - one of the world''s greatest spiritual teachers - are collected in this volume as reflections for each day of the year.

An Open Heart

release date: Oct 23, 2008
An Open Heart
An introduction to the core of Buddhism by its greatest teacher, An Open Heart is the successor to the bestselling The Art of Happiness, the Dalai Lama''s clear and simple guide to finding compassion and happiness. 25 photos. (World Religions)

Freedom in exile

release date: Jan 01, 1991
Freedom in exile
Tibet''s exiled spiritual and secular leader describes his childhood, the Chinese invasion of Tibet, and how exiled Tibetans have rebuilt their lives, and explains Tibetan Buddhism along with his philosophy of peace.

Autobiography of the Dalai Lama

release date: Jul 01, 1991
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