COMPASSIONATE LIFE, THE (PAPERBACK) ............................................................................................................. 1 ESSENCE OF THE HEART SUTRA .............................................................................................................................. 2 GOOD HEART, THE .................................................................................................................................................

2 KALACHAKRA TANTRA ........................................................................................................................................... 2 LOSING THE CLOUDS, GAINING THE SKY ................................................................................................................ 3 MEANING OF LIFE, THE .......................................................................................................................................... 3 MEDITATION ON THE NATURE OF MIND................................................................................................................ 4 MIDDLE WAY, THE ................................................................................................................................................. 4 MIND IN COMFORT AND EASE ............................................................................................................................... 5 MINDFUL POLITICS................................................................................................................................................. 5 OPENING THE EYE OF NEW AWARENESS ............................................................................................................... 6 PRACTICING WISDOM ............................................................................................................................................ 7 SLEEPING, DREAMING, AND DYING ....................................................................................................................... 7 WORLD OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM, THE (PAPERBACK) .............................................................................................. 8

Compassionate Life, The (Paperback)

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Author "The key to a happier and more successful world is the growth of compassion."His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Giving and receiving affection is the key to happiness, and compassion is the key that opens our hearts to affection. Illuminating themes touched upon in The Good Heart The Art of Happiness, this generous and gentle book contains some of the most beloved teachings on compassion that the Dalai Lama has ever offered. Touching and transformative, The Compassionate Life is a personal invitation from one of the world's most gifted teachers to live a life of happiness, joy, true prosperity. Collected here for the first time are four of the Dalai Lama's most accessible and inspiring teachings on compassion. The purpose of life is to be happy, His Holiness reminds us. To be happy, we should devote ourselves to developing our own peace of mind; the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own peace of mind. Therefore, we must develop compassion for others in order to be truly happy. In these four teachingsmbued with the gentle humor and extraordinary kindness of this incomparable teacherHis Holiness explores altruism and the need for compassion on an

individual as well as a global scale. He offers specific practices for developing loving-kindness and compassion in even the most difficult situations.

Essence of the Heart Sutra

Dalai Lamas Heart of Wisdom Teachings His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Author Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Editor This is the best available resource for studying and understanding one of Buddhism's seminal and bestknown texts, the Heart Sutra. Masterfully translated and edited by Geshe Thupten Jinpa, this volume comprises the Dalai Lama's famous Heart of Wisdom teachings of 2001, including an overview of Buddhism, background material, as well as commentary on the text. The Heart Sutra is a presentation of profound wisdom on the nature of emptiness and selflessness, but these terms can be easily misunderstood. The Dalai Lama identifies misconceptions an shows how an understanding of emptiness leads not to nihilism, but to a view of reality and to a deep and compassionate understanding.

Good Heart, The

A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Author Robert Kiely, Editor_|_Dom Laurence Freeman, Introduction Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Translator 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.

Kalachakra Tantra
Rite of Initiation His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Author Jeffrey Hopkins, Editor Associated with the promotion of world peace, the Kalachakraor "Wheel of Time"tantra is one of the most detailed and encompassing systems of theory and practice within Tibetan Buddhism. This book contains a complete translation of the Kalachakra initiation ritual as it will be conferred by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Washington DC in July 2011, along with his commentary and a comprehensive introduction by Professor Jeffrey Hopkins that explores the Kalachakra's rich symbolism, meaning, and history. The book also includes the Six-Session Yoga.

Losing the Clouds, Gaining the Sky

Buddhism and the Natural Mind Doris Wolter, Editor By engaging deeply with the wisdom and practices of the Buddhist path, we are brought face to face with the true nature of our mind and reality. We are taken beyond our stories and opinions, our hopes and our fears, to the place of clarity and peace inherent within us all. The nature of mind is limitless, infinite like the sky, and when we recognize it, we awaken to profound compassion and insight.

This collection of thirty-one teachings, drawn primarily from the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, provides a gateway into practice for those new to Buddhism and fresh access to timeless truths for longtime practitioners. Readers will appreciate the distinct voices and approaches of both renowned contemporary teachers and great masters of the recent past. Includes contributions by: Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche | Phillipe Cornu | His Holiness the Dalai Lama | Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche | Dudjom Rinpoche | Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche | Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche | Dzogchen Rinpoche | Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche | Francesca Fremantle | Patrick Gaffney | Gyalwang Drukpa Rinpoche | Jamyang Kyentse Chokyi Lodro | Kalu Rinpoche | Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche | Christine Longaker | Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche | Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche | Frank Ostaseski | Ringu Tulku Rinpoche | Sakya Jetsun Chimey

Meaning of Life, The

Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Author Jeffrey Hopkins, Translator Each of us struggles with the existential questions of meaning, purpose, and responsibility. In The Meaning of Life, the Dalai Lama examines these questions from the Buddhist perpective, skillfully guiding us to a clearer understanding that can liberate us from the prison of selfishness and suffering. The Dalai Lama bases his explanations on the Buddha's teachings of dependent arising, showing how every aspect of our suffering-unhappiness, pain, even old age and death-is ultimately rooted in our misunderstanding of our true nature.

Through detailed discussion and lively questions-and-answers, the teachings of The Meaning of Life address the myriad challenges we meet daily-dealing with aggression from both within and without; facing illness and helping someone who is dying; expanding our capacity to feel love for all beings; and reconciling personal responsibility with the doctrine of selflessness-all

suffused with the Dalai Lama's incomparable intelligence, wit, and kindess. Useful attention is given to our understanding of dependent arising, and the meaning of the Wheel of Life. Related Downloads: Wheel of Life Mandala Image

Meditation on the Nature of Mind

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jos I. Cabezn, We all have the same human mindeach 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 Khntn Peljor Lhndrub, a teacher of the Fifth Dalai Lama. His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lamas 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 Buddhisms central truths. Along with his lucid translations, Jos Cabezn provides an introduction to the root text and presentations of the life and works of Khntn Rinpoch, all richly annotated. To download a pdf of Khonton Peljor Lhundrup's text in the original Tibetan click here.

Middle Way, The

Faith Grounded in Reason His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Translator In this luminous presentation, the Dalai Lama lays out the Middle Way"the way of the intelligent person" who approaches all matters, including matters of faith and devotion, with the highest spirit of critical inquiry and does so without falling into the traps of fixed ideas or extreme views. With fresh emphasis, this peerless and beloved teacher links Tibetan Buddhism to its deep roots in the ancient scholastic tradition of Nalanda University and to the profound analytical teachings of the seminal Indian master Nagarjuna. As the Dalai Lama explores in depth Nagarjuna's Fundamental Stanzas on the Middle Waya text of radical importance to the entirety of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition-he illuminates

such subtle and easily misunderstood topics as the nature of self and no-self, dependent origination, and the differing roles of relative and absolute truths. This volume also includes a rich exploration of the Tibetan master Tsongkhapa's Three Principal Aspects of the Path, offering the reader an opportunity to put these matters of deepest philosophical import into direct practice.

"It is vital for us to obtain genuine confidence in the nature of mind and reality, grounded in understanding and reason. What we need is a skeptical curiosity and constant inquiry, a curious mind, drawn toward all possibilities; and when we cultivate that, the desire to deeply investigate naturally arises.The Dalai Lama, in The Middle Way

Mind in Comfort and Ease

The Vision of Enlightenment in the Great Perfection His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Author In September 2000, at the invitation of Sogyal Rinpoche, the Dalai Lama visited the south of France to give what would be one of his most extensive and vital Buddhist teachings, entitled "The Path to Enlightenment." Over ten thousand people attended, from twenty-one different countries.

In these teachings, His Holiness set 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. Illustrating his brilliant overview of the path with his own personal experiences and advice on how to integrate practice into our lives, the Dalai Lama is at his best here, bringing Buddhist teachings, especially those of the Great Perfection, or Dzogchen, to life. "Like an expert jeweller," as Sogyal Rinpoche writes in his foreword, the Dalai Lama "set the teaching of Dzogchen within the context of the other traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, highlighting their parallels and their common ultimate aim of realizing the clear light nature of the mind." Mind in Comfort and Ease was not drawn from the oral translation of the event but is instead a re-translation of His Holinesss original Tibetan. Thus it captures a deeper fidelity and nuance than other such works, and will stand the test of time as a remarkable record of the Dalai Lamas great erudition, compassion, humor, and insight. Click here to download the Table of Contents

Mindful Politics
A Buddhist Guide to Making the World a Better Place Melvin McLeod, Editor

"I've studied politics my entire life. It's been because of my time working on this book that I've finally learned what's really important in politics." So says Melvin McLeod, editor of Mindful Politics, a book that transcends Right and Left, progressive and conservative, to get to the heart of what matters: how we can all make a positive difference in our complex political world.

This is not your typical political book. It's not written at a fever pitch, it doesn't use a good/bad binary, and it doesn't tout partisan policies. Instead, this timely collection addresses the lessdiscussed but more important questions about politics: What insight does religion have to offer politics? How can we as concerned citizens move beyond the particulars of legislation and party affiliation, and take direct action? How, amid divisive and challenging times, can personal growth and effective advocacy take place together? In short, Mindful Politics offers the persectives of 34 important authors and thinkers on how each of us, right now, can make the world a better place. McLeod includes essays and insights from some of the brightest, and most controversial, lights of Buddhism - and beyond. Included are: Thich Nhat Hanh | Sam Harris (author of The End of Faith) | The Dalai Lama | Jerry Brown | Pema Chodron | Trungpa Rinpoche | bell hooks | Ezra Bayda | Meg Wheatley ...and many more

Opening the Eye of New Awareness

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Author Donald S. Lopez, Jr., Translator 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 27 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 Holiness' many publications are in some sense commentaries on this first book.

Practicing Wisdom
The Perfection of Shantideva's Bodhisattva Way His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Author Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Translator 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 commentary, making it an invaluable statement on the fundamental concept behind Buddhist thought and practice.

Shantideva says at the beginning of the final chapter of his Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life: "All branches of the Buddha's teachings are taught for the sake of wisdom. If you wish to bring an end to suffering, you must develop wisdom." Shantideva's ninth chapter is revered in Tibetan Buddhist circles as one of the most authoritative expositions of the Buddha's core insight, and all other Buddhist practices are means to support the generation of this wisdom within the practitioner. In Practicing Wisdom, the Dalai Lama reaffirms his reputation as a great scholar, communicator, and embodiment of the Buddha's Way by illuminating Shantideva's verses, drawing on contrasting commentaries from the Nyingma and Gelug lineages, and leading the reader through the stages of insight up to the highest view of emptiness. These teachings, delivered in southern France in 1993, have been masterfully translated, edited, and annotated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa, the Dalai Lama's primary translator and founder of the Institute of Tibetan Classics.

Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying

An Exploration of Consciousness His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Author Francisco Varela, Editor 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 these same states present crucial opportunities to explore and transform consciousness itself. This book is the account of a historic dialogue between leading Western scientists and the Dalai Lama of Tibet. Revolving around three key moments of consciousnesssleep, dreams, and deaththe conversations recorded here are both engrossing and highly readable. Whether the topic is lucid dreaming, near-death experiences, or the very structure of consciousness itself, the reader is continually surprised and delighted.

Narrated by Francisco Varela, an internationally recognized neuroscientist, the book begins with insightful remarks on the notion of personal identity by noted philosopher Charles Taylor, author of the acclaimed Sources of Self. This sets the stage for Dr. Jerome Engel, Dr. Joyce MacDougal, and others to engage in extraordinary exchanges with the Dalai Lama on topics ranging from the neurology of sleep to the yoga of dreams. Remarkable convergences between the Western scientific tradition and the Buddhist contemplative sciences are revealed. Dr. Jayne Gackenbach's discussion of lucid dreaming, for example, prompts a detailed and fascinating response from the Dalai Lama on the manipulation of dreams by Buddhist meditators. The conversations also reveal provocative divergences of opinion, as when the Dalai Lama expresses skepticism about "Near-Death Experiences" as presented by Joan Halifax. The conversations are engrossing and highly readable. Any reader interested in psychology, neuroscience, Buddhism, or the alternative worlds of dreams will surely enjoy Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying. Download two pages of illustrations from the first edition: Sleeping, Dreaming and Dying Illustrations

World of Tibetan Buddhism, The (Paperback)

An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Author Richard Gere, Foreword_|_Geshe Jinpa, Translator With characteristic humility, His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins this landmark survey of the entire Buddhist path saying, I think an overview of Tibetan Buddhism for the purpose of providing a comprehensive framework of the Buddhist path may prove helpful in deepening your understanding and practice.