- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: UK General Books; New edition edition (Aug 26 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0007179030
- ISBN-13: 978-0007179039
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 13.4 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #62 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism > Dalai Lama
- #62 in Books > Nonfiction > Philosophy > Eastern > Buddhism > Dalai Lama
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Book Description
Imagine having two minutes with the Dalai Lama offering you personal advice on how you could live your life better, overcome your problems, be more joyful and create a better world. This revolutionary new book brings you exactly that: short passages to offer you enlightening advice, day by day
Meditations are suggested on the following:
On the stages of life: for the young, adults, and the elderly
o On life situations: for men and women, single people, families, the wealthy, the poor, the sick, the dying and those who care for them, and others from all walks of life.
o On your roles in society: for politicians, lawyers, activists, teachers, scientists, businesspeople, writers and journalists, farmers, soldiers, carers and others
o On your state of mind: for the happy, the sad, pessimists, optimists, the suffering, the isolated, the angry, the proud, the abused, the shy, the undecided, those with no self-esteem, the indifferent.
o On society and the world: war, politics, education, farming, the environment, business, dedicating your life to others, and the future
o On your spiritual life: for believers, those who have no religion, contemplatives, those who have great faith, those who want to become Buddhists, those who practice Buddhism.
About the Author
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, is the head of state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He was born Lhamo Dhondrub on 6 July 1935, in a small village called Taktser in northeastern Tibet. Born to a peasant family, His Holiness was recognized at the age of two, in accordance with Tibetan tradition, as the reincarnation of his predecessor the 13th Dalai Lama, and thus an incarnation Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion.
He began his education at the age of six and completed the Geshe Lharampa Degree (Doctorate of Buddhist Philosophy) when he was 25 in 1959. He assumed political power and due to his continued efforts to bring about world peace, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and won worldwide praise for his devotion to a non-violent liberation of Tibet.
His Holiness follows the life of Buddhist monk, in his small cottage in Dharamsala, India. He rises at 4am to meditate, before attending administrative meetings, private audiences and religious teachings and ceremonies. He has written many books on Buddhism, including Transforming the Mind, The Four Noble Truths, The Art of Happiness and A Simple Path.
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This review is from: 365 Dalai Lama: Daily Advice from the Heart (Hardcover)
This book is a compilation of quotations from the Dalai Lama (spiritual leader of Tibet). It is not an essay or story, though the quotes are loosely grouped by category. The quotations are written simply and directly, and contain a great degree of insight into the human emotions and the human spirit. It serves as an excellent daily inspiration for living or meditation.
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This review is from: 365 Dalai Lama: Daily Advice from the Heart (Hardcover)
This book is a compilation of quotations from the Dalai Lama (spiritual leader of Tibet). It is not an essay or story, though the quotes are loosely grouped by category. The quotations are written simply and directly, and contain a great degree of insight into the human emotions and the human spirit. It serves as an excellent daily inspiration for living or meditation. 6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This review is from: 365 Dalai Lama (Paperback)
I love the Dalai Lama's writing, have read quite a few of his books. I think that there are some insights here, but didn't come away from it as inspired from other writings.The chapters are organized into subject categories. So, if you use it as a meditation guide you'll be meditating on "living a life of plenty" or "prison and prisoners" for a few days at least. I didn't find this as useful as 365 Tao (which I've used regularly) by Deng Ming-Dao. I felt 365 Tao provided different ways to approach each topic, you could choose your meditation. 365 Dalai Lama is something that you can read through, and think about the topics. I wasn't motivated to meditate on them. The one thing that I didn't like about it was the fact that some topics went on for days and days. I didn't necessarily feel I wanted to meditate on pessimism for 13 days, a day of thought about a topic provides me conscious investigation. Revisiting it helps bring up subconscious learning later. But banging my head against a topic for days and days wasn't an enjoyable task. For a monk maybe, eating rice every day. I rather enjoy the variety of reflection on different topics daily however. That quality made the book spartan, somewhat bland. Maybe it was just me, but I'd probably get his lectures, or expanded treatises on topics (i.e. The Art of Happiness) instead - I think this is where his thought processes, reasoning, and ability to convince you about quality of life choices shine.
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Wonderful Insight,
By Donna Hill - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 365 Dalai Lama (Paperback)
This is one of those books which I treasure and page through on occasion. It's a nice book to have on the nightstand. I don't meditate. I pray. I guess some people would read one quotation a day and meditate on it, but this isn't my style. I enjoy reading several quotes in one session--there's so much wisdom here.
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