The Dalai Lama: 61 books
by Tsongkhapa, The Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
His Holiness the Dalai Lama illuminates the highly practical and compassionate use of Tantra for spiritual development in this important classic work.
Deity Yoga is the second volume in The Great Exposition of Secret Mantra series in which the Dalai Lama offers illuminating commentary on Tsongkhapa’s...
Lighting the Path
The Dalai Lama teaches on wisdom and compassion
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2019
In this accessible and important follow up to The Art of Happiness His Holiness the Dalai Lama teaches us how to live a happier and more spiritual life by fostering compassion and wisdom.
Filled with his trademark honesty and warmth, this book explains how practically applying the values of...
Our Human Potential
The Unassailable Path of Love, Compassion, and Meditation
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2019
When His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave a series of lectures at Harvard University, they fulfilled magnificently his intention of providing an in-depth introduction to Buddhist theory and practice. He structured the presentation according to the teachings of the Four Noble Truths and expanded their...
by HIS HOLINESS, THE DALAI LAMA, Sofia Stril-Rever
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama is the foremost spokesperson for the people of the Tibetan Plateau—although his home is in India, in the Himalayan foothills, where he has been forced to live in exile since 1959. As a Buddhist monk, his main focus has been the spiritual life, and the leadership...
Gentle Bridges
Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2001
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.
by The Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2009
The Dalai Lama represents a great culture centered on a wisdom tradition that has survived intact into modern times. And the fragility of our times is demonstrated by the fact that even that culture survives only in exile. Science and technology have brought immense control over nature, but power without...
The World of Tibetan Buddhism
An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2005
With characteristic humility, His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins this landmark survey of the entire Buddhist path by saying, "I think an overview of Tibetan Buddhism for the purpose of providing a comprehensive framework of the path may prove helpful in deepening your understanding and practice."...
The Meaning of Life
Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2005
Using the traditional Buddhist allegorical image of the Wheel of Life and the teaching of the twelve links of dependent origination, the Dalai Lama deftly illustrates how our existence, though fleeting and often full of woes, brims with the potential for peace and happiness. We can realize that potential...
Healing Emotions
Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions, and Health
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2003
Can the mind heal the body? The Buddhist tradition says yes—and now many Western scientists are beginning to agree. Healing Emotions is the record of an extraordinary series of encounters between the Dalai Lama and prominent Western psychologists, physicians, and meditation teachers that sheds...
The Complete Foundation
The Systematic Approach to Training the Mind
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
His Holiness the Dalai Lama provides intimate details on advanced mind-training practices using visualization, reason, and contemplation.
Clear, eloquent, simple, and profound, His Holiness’s teachings are easily accessible to beginning practitioners yet richly nourishing to those more advanced...
Perfecting Wisdom
How Things Appear and How They Truly Are
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019
Based on a lecture given by the Dalai Lama on the wisdom chapter of A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life, this book comments on Tibetan Buddhist philosophy in a clear and direct way.
Shantideva’s A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life is one of the most important texts in the Mahayana tradition...
The Leader's Way
The Art of Making the Right Decisions in Our Careers, Our Companies, and the World at Large
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
Born out of a decade of discussion between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and international management consultant Laurens van den Muyzenberg, The Leader’s Way is the unique meeting of two worlds: the global business landscape and Buddhism. At first sight, these seem to be an unlikely pairing. After...
The Bodhisattva Guide
A Commentary on The Way of the Bodhisattva
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
The Dalai Lama's indispensable commentary on a beloved Tibetan Buddhist text--now in the Shambhala Pocket Library series.
One of the most beloved of all Buddhist texts, The Way of the Bodhisattva is a practical guide to generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience....
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
Like the two wings of a bird, love and insight work cooperatively to bring about enlightenment, says a fundamental Buddhist teaching. According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, we each possess the ability to achieve happiness and a meaningful life, but the key to realizing that goal is self-knowledge....