Buddha Heart, Buddha Mind: Living the Four Noble Truths [Hardcover]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2000

This book is a collection of passages from lectures by the Dalai Lama. The teacher who speaks here is not the Buddhist philosopher, nor the head of state of the Tibetan people, but the spiritual friend, the one with a sharp, compassionate, and humorous understanding of the human condition. The Dalai Lama answers our concerns about the source of our anxieties, our limitations, the problem of death, and the deepest responsibilities of our lives.

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From Publishers Weekly

"Dalai Lama" on Amazon.com's search engine pulls up an impressive 186 matches with publication dates from 1983 to 2001, a prodigious outpouring by any assessment. Many of these titles, of course, are about the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, but quite a few credit His Holiness as the author. This is one such volume. Typically, however, this book is not technically "written" by His Holiness, but is actually a skillful transcription by Jigm? Khyents? Rinpoch? of eight addresses the Tibetan leader delivered (and the subsequent question-and-answer periods) at the Institut Karma Ling in Savoie, France, in 1997. Not a book for beginners in Buddhism, this has considerable, complex depth that transcends the implied simplicity of the subtitle's "Living the Four Noble Truths" by addressing suffering and it cessation. This selection will, however, be of good value to advanced practitioners who can never have too much of a good thing. A notable exception for beginners is the seven pages of "Specific Instructions on Meditation," in which the world's foremost practitioner and proponent of Tibetan Buddhism gives the benefit of his measureless experience in clear, useful terms. For all this cerebral material's weight, the Dalai Lama's charming sense of humor at times pokes through. This will no doubt satisfy and enlighten emerging Western bodhisattvas.
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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Tibetan

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 184 pages
• Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824518667
• ISBN-13: 978-0824518660
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #614,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was born in 1935 to a peasant family in northeastern Tibet and was recognized at the age of two as the reincarnation of his predecessor, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. The world's foremost Buddhist leader, he travels extensively, speaking eloquently in favor of ecumenical understanding, kindness and compassion, respect for the environment, and, above all, world peace.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Answers to basic sources of anxiety, March 5, 2001

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This review is from: Buddha Heart, Buddha Mind: Living the Four Noble Truths (Hardcover)

Buddha Heart, Buddha Mind: Living The Four Noble Truths is a compilation of passages from lectures delivered the His Holiness, The Dalai Lama. As The Dalai Lama addresses such timeless issues as how personal suffering can be ended, how to become truly compassionate, and whether or not the potential for happiness resides within our own power, he speaks as a spiritual friend with a sharp, compassionate, and humorous understanding of the human condition. A core title for contemporary Buddhist philosophical and instructional collections, Buddha Heart, Buddha Mind reveals answers to basic sources of anxiety, personal limitations, the problem of death, the deepest responsibilities of human life, and much more.