Dalai Lama Tibet

In this extensive lesson, Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, beautifully elucidates the meaning of the path to enlightenment. His discourse arises from the Third Dalai Lama's brilliant and powerful work, Essence of Refined Gold, a classic text that summarizes the meaning of all Buddha's...

Gallileo, Copernicus, Newton, Niels Bohr, Einstein. Their insights shook our perception of who we are and where we stand in the world and in their wake have left an uneasy co-existence: science vs. religion, faith vs. empirical enquiry. Which is the keeper of truth? Which is the true path to...

2024 International Book Award Nonfiction - Creative Category Shares the true story of three monks’ heroic escape from occupied Tibet and the subsequent rebirth of the Bön religion in exile Introduces Bön, Tibet’s oldest religion, and a traditional way of life extinguished by...

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA REVEALS THE KEY TO ACHIEVING HAPPINESS AND A MEANINGFUL LIFE. In How to See Yourself as You Really Are, the world's foremost Buddhist leader teaches listeners how to recognize and dispel misguided notions of self and embrace the world from a more realistic -- and...

What does the Dalai Lama's life teach us? Certainly, he is a sterling example of turning adversity into joyful service. But there is more to him than that. He is also a model of innovation and adaptation. He has taken the tenets of Buddhism and made them relevant to everyone. He has found commonalities in the teachings of Catholicism and Buddhism.

In this gripping account, John Avedon draws on his work and travels with the Fourteenth Dalai Lama to bring us the riveting story of Tibet and its temporal and spiritual leader. Included is an extensive interview with the Dalai Lama, who speaks about the conditions in Tibet, the mind of a Buddha, and the events of his life. Rigorously researched, passionately written, the original edition of In Exile From the Land of Snows was instrumental in launching the modern Tibet movement when it was published in 1984.

Born to humble but prosperous peasants in 1901, the Year of the Ox, Diki Tsering grew up a simple girl with a simple life and the ordinary ambition to be a good wife and mother. When faith and fate led her son Lhamo Dhondup to be recognized as the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, her world altered...

In Becoming Enlightened, His Holiness the Dalai Lama draws from traditional Buddhist meditative practices to present step-by-step contemplative exercises designed to expand the reader’s capacity for spiritual growth, along with clear milestones to mark progress. By following the spiritual...

A gripping portrait of modern Tibet told through the lives of its people, from the bestselling author of Nothing to Envy “A brilliantly reported and eye-opening work of narrative nonfiction.”—The New York Times Book Review NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Parul Sehgal, The New...

Der Tibetkenner Heinrich Harrer lebte als einziger Europäer am tibetanischen Königshof und wurde zum engem Vertrauten des Dalai Lama. Übersetzungen in mehr als vierzig Sprachen und Auflagen in Millionenhöhe ließen seine Erinnerungen zu einem Weltbestseller werden. Fünfzig Jahre nach der spektakulären Flucht Heinrich Harrers über den Hinmalaja nach Tibet kam das Abenteuer des Jahrhunderts in der Verfilmung von Jean-Jacques Annaud mit Brad Pitt in der Hauptrolle in die Kinos.

Cutting through all the white noise, chatter, and superficiality our cell phones and social media cause, one of Tibet's highest and most respected spiritual leaders offers simple and practical advice to help us increase our attentions spans, become better listeners, and strive to appreciate the...

Each one of us is responsible for all of humankind, and for the environment in which we live. . . . We must seek to lessen the suffering of others. Rather than working solely to acquire wealth, we need to do something meaningful, something seriously directed toward the welfare of humanity as a...

Un Rayo en la Pradera sucede en medio de la invasión de China a Tíbet. Shakya, Dusum y Samye, monjes budistas, vivirán el sofocamiento de su cultura, la huída del Dalai Lama hacia el país de India y la rebelión de la ciudad de Lhasa contra los comunistas. . Entre oráculos, antiquísimos castillos orientales construidos en las pendientes del Himalaya y la fe budista, los protagonistas sufrirán el amor y el odio, la pasión y la bondad, el perdón o la crueldad. Con un estrujante final esta novela nos muestra un estilo de vida único en el mundo como el tibetano. Al convertirme al ...

Three Tibetan Buddhist monks face the pain of seeing the Dalai Lama's escape, and how, Communist Chinese, ban and destroy their Religion. Samye, Shakya y Dusum, have to choose between fulfilling his faith or to live the passions of his youth. Love and betrayal between friends reveals an inconceivable end. "I made many Tibetan friendship, some children who left Tibet with the Dalai Lama; others, just a few years ago, managed to evade the snipers of Lhasa, they have some extraordinary experiences to tell, I decided to start with this one, said the author”.

¿Quieres conocer el misterioso Tibet? esta es una hazaña de fe y amor en la invasión que hizo el país de China con su política comunista y militarizada a un pacifico lugar como es el Tíbet, por tradición religioso y budista. Aquí se narra el choque de estas dos grandes teorías humanistas. Los protagonistas Shakya, Samye y Dusum, monjes budistas, cuentan y ven morir su cultura milenaria y viven el desafío de cumplir con su religión y su país, o entregarse a sus pasiones. Esta novela muestra cómo es el proceso de la reencarnación, la filosofía budista, el estilo de vida del ...

Dramatized in a motion picture starring Brad Pitt, Seven Years in Tibet is the autobiographical account of a young Austrian adventurer and the escape from an internment camp that changed his life forever. In 1943, Heinrich Harrer, a noted mountain climber and skier, slipped out of captivity in...

A revered Buddhist monk tells the bracing and beautiful story of a singular life compelled to contemplation, sharing lessons about the power of mentorship and an open mind “A necessary and captivating narrative of spiritual courage and truth seeking far beyond the veil of our contemporary...

Das Leben birgt mehr Fragen als es Antworten gibt: Der 14. Dalai Lama, Friedensnobelpreisträger und religiöses Oberhaupt Tibets, geht einiger dieser vielen Fragen des Lebens auf die Spur und verzaubert mit seinen Worten voller Güte, Freundlichkeit und Harmonie. Leicht verständlich teilt der Dalai Lama seine Ansichten und Weisheiten mit jedem, der ein offenes Ohr hat. Bernt Hahn und Peter Lieck geben dem friedlichen Buddhisten, der auf der ganzen Welt geliebt und geschätzt wird, und seinen Sachbüchern eine Stimme.

In questo libro unico nel suo genere, che offre riflessioni storiche, personali e spirituali - alcune mai condivise prima d'ora - Sua Santità il Dalai Lama racconta la storia completa della sua lotta con la Cina per salvare il Tibet e il suo popolo, da quasi settantacinque anni. Sua Santità il Dalai Lama ha dovuto combattere contro le autorità cinesi per quasi tutta la vita. Aveva solo 16 anni quando la Cina ha invaso il Tibet, nel 1950, appena 19 quando incontrò per la prima volta il Presidente Mao e 25 quando fu costretto a fuggire in esilio in India.

Discover the majestic landscapes, ancient traditions, and the relentless quest for freedom in this captivating journey. Explore the spiritual and everyday life of Tibetan civilization, from the mysterious beginnings of its people to their ongoing struggles under Chinese rule.