The great Tibetan spiritual leader shares his wisdom and spiritual guidance, offering readers insight into how to apply the “Four Noble Truths” of Buddhism to their lives.
A short book for those seeking words to soothe and inspire. In The Dalai Lama’s Book of Awakening, His Holiness the Dalai Lama teaches us how to deal with suffering.
The Dalai Lama’s Book of Awakening contains His Holiness’s thoughts on The Four Noble Truths – the very foundation of Buddhist teaching.
The Four Noble Truths – the truth of suffering, the truth of the origin of suffering, the truth of the cessation of suffering, the truth of the path that leads to this cessation – was the first sermon that the Buddha gave after he was enlightened. In this short book, His Holiness presents a comprehensive explanation of the subject, helping us to gain a better understanding of the Four Noble Truths.
“Whenever I have been given the opportunity to introduce Buddhism, I always make a point of explaining Buddhism in terms of two principles. One is the development of a philosophical viewpoint based on an understanding of the interdependent nature of reality. And the second principle is that of non-violence, which is the actual action of a Buddhist practitioner and which derives from that view of the interdependent nature of reality.”
– His Holiness the Dalai Lama
About the Author
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the exiled spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. He is the author of many books on Buddhism. He lives in Dharamsala, India.
Author: S.S. Dalai Lama
Language: English
Publisher: Element
Binding: Soft Cover
Pages: 139
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