Books by Dalai Lama XIV
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review 1: This very short book took me over two weeks to read as I pondered each paragraph and chapter. It's jam packed with thought provoking concepts that we may or may not have heard or thought about, but they're placed in a different perspective and in a total picture approach. If yo...
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review 1: A good resource to reflect on how one has or doesn't have control over their emotions and temper. Where there is fear, there is also frustration, guilt, shame, lack of self esteem, possibility of dysfunction. One of the results is projection, blame, criticism, contempt...fear t...
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review 1: This book is most definitely worth reading. The Dalai Lama speaks such wise words in a way that is easy to understand and remember. I tore through the first few chapters eager to learn all I could from him but halfway through the book my enthusiasm tapered off. Many of the speech...
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review 1: A beautiful and moving book, and a fabulous primer for anyone who is interested in Buddhism, as a practitioner or simply from curiosity. With its emphasis on universal benevolence and mortality, it is one of the most profound books I have ever read, and I found it useful and ins...
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review 1: This is probably one of the best non-fiction books I have ever read. It gave me a lot to think about regarding how I view others and how I fit into my community. It showed me that a lot of what makes up the quality of my life is how I view and react to the world around me. This b...
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review 1: A short 'self-help' book, much of which seems like commonsense, and parts make you ponder. I imagine for each personwhich part is the common sense and which part is the ponderwould be different. It's a good read, a refresher course ina way, and good ideas to think about makin...
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review 1: This is one of the best things I've read. It was interesting dialogue between two deeply curious people coming from two quite different directions. I had the sense that both wanted to understand the others viewpoint, and bring more richness to their own area of study. I appreciat...
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review 1: It's a great book from a great person. The Dalai Lama talked about his own life experience, his religion and the situation in Tibet. It's really good to see the Tibetan problem from a different perspective. But I think he is biased. I've seen Tibetans and things don't really look...
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review 1: Oh, this was just too much. The authorial voice of Harold Cutler was intrusive, repetitive, and annoying every time he was with the Dalai Lama. He kept making these pronouncements along the lines of "His Holiness removed his humble sandals, leaned back in his chair and poured h...
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review 1: Words of wisdom from a wise leader. The Dalai Lama stresses the need for compassion in every society, not only for the benefit of the recipient, but for the giver as well. The idea that we must look at every individual as someone deserving of the right to a good life without suf...
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review 1: As we slide further down the slope of capitalism my thought have gone to what we need to survive. It is religion and tradition that can be our saviors but in the case of religion the fluff that proclaims one as better than another is the influence of humans. There is a basic simi...
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review 1: Very nice, easy to read book about an important topic. The Dalai Lama puts together a series of his talks and lectures given around the world around the theme of religious coexistence. He starts with a brief introduction (a paragraph to a page) of the basics of the world's major ...
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review 1: I really wanted to like this book. I was in the book store and it called out to me "buy me! Read me!" So I did. I was drawn to the book from the very beginning. The problem I had with the book was not the message but the way it was written. I understand that the author may have b...
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review 1: I've been practicing/studying Buddhism on my own for about six years. I have read many different books on Buddhism and have had a particularly difficult time grasping the ideas of emptiness and dependent origination on both an intellectual and spiritual level. I have much more ...
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review 1: No matter what your belief system, The Dalai Lama is a man to be respected. His life has served as an example of peace and the willingness to speak up for the betterment of all people. His life story is extremely interesting: born into a large peasant family, discovered to be the...