His Holiness: 47 books

Book cover of The Good Heart

The Good Heart

A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus

by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2005

In this landmark book of interfaith dialogue, the Dalai Lama provides an extraordinary Buddhist perspective on the teachings of Jesus, commenting on well-known passages from the four Christian Gospels including the Sermon on the Mount, the parable of the mustard seed, the Resurrection, and others....
Book cover of The Foundation of Buddhist Practice
by Venerable Thubten Chodron, His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018

The second volume in the Dalai Lama’s definitive and comprehensive series on the stages of the Buddhist path, The Library of Wisdom and Compassion. Volume 1, Approaching the Buddhist Path, contained introductory material that set the context for Buddhist practice. This second volume, The...
Book cover of Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017

Explore the nature of our material world in a unique sourcebook, conceived by the Dalai Lama, collecting the scientific observations found in classical Buddhist treatises. Under the visionary supervision of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics...
Book cover of El camino de la iluminación (Becoming Enlightened; Spanish ed.)
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 9, 2010

En El camino de la iluminación, Su Santidad el Dalai Lama extrae prácticas de meditación del Budismo tradicional para presentar paso a paso ejercicios contemplativos diseñados para expandir la capacidad de enriquecimiento espiritual del lector, junto con marcas claras para reconocer su progreso. Repleto...
Book cover of Last Testament

Last Testament

In His Own Words

by Peter Seewald, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016

Pope Benedict XVI, the only modern-day Pope to retire whilst in office, now finally breaks his silence. Since retiring from the papacy in 2013, the first Pope in over 700 years to do so, Pope Benedict has lived quietly in a convent in the Vatican gardens in Rome. He has devoted himself to a...
Book cover of Opening the Eye of New Awareness
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012

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...
Book cover of Mind in Comfort and Ease

Mind in Comfort and Ease

The Vision of Enlightenment in the Great Perfection

by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012

Here, in a teaching of outstanding completeness and clarity, the Dalai Lama sets out the key principles of Buddhism, showing how the mind can be transformed, and suffering overcome, through love, compassion, and a true understanding of the nature of reality. By illustrating his brilliant overview...
Book cover of Open to God: Open to the World
by Antonio Spadaro, His Holiness Pope Francis
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2018

Pope Francis's impact on the modern world has already proved extraordinary. It is no surprise that he was voted Time magazine's Person of the Year (in 2013), joining the likes of Martin Luther King (1964) and President John F. Kennedy (1961). Francis has turned the Catholic Church upside-down, flung...
Book cover of Practicing Wisdom

Practicing Wisdom

The Perfection of Shantideva's Bodhisattva Way

by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012

Like the bestselling A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of the Night, Practicing Wisdom focuses on Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva. While the former includes only a brief introduction to Shantideva's complex and crucial ninth chapter on insight, Practicing Wisdom is a full and detailed follow-up...
Book cover of Kindness, Clarity, and Insight
by His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013

This beloved classic brings together in one volume all the major themes of the Dalai Lama’s teachings. Drawn from the lectures he gave during his first three visits to North America, the book covers the core subject matter of Tibetan Buddhism, as presented for the first time to an English-speaking...
Book cover of From Here to Enlightenment

From Here to Enlightenment

An Introduction to Tsong-kha-pa's Classic Text The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment

by His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013

When the Dalai Lama was forced to go into exile in 1959, he could take only a few items with him. Among these cherished belongings was his copy of Tsong-kha-pa’s classic text The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. This text distills all of the essential points of Tibetan...
Book cover of The Dalai Lama’s Book of Transformation
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017

A little book to help inspire and transform heart and mind. Teachings such as meditations on generating compassion and calm are the core of this little book that will appeal to the growing number of people inspired by the Dalai Lama. A practical little book, to aid and inspire Buddhists and non-Buddhists...
Book cover of MindScience

MindScience

An East-West Dialogue

by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Herbert Benson, Robert Thurman
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012

What is the subtle relationship between mind and body? What can today's scientists learn about this relationship from masters of Buddhist thought? Is it possible that by combining Western and Eastern approaches, we can reach a new understanding of the nature of the mind, the human potential for growth,...
Book cover of Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying

Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying

An Exploration of Consciousness

by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2002

This is an absorbing account of a dialogue between leading Western scientists and the foremost representative of Buddhism today, the Dalai Lama of Tibet. For modern science, the transitional states of consciousness lie at the forefront of research in many fields. For a Buddhist practitioner...
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