How to See Yourself As You Really Are Paperback – November 6, 2007

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Very interest and powerful message

March 23, 2015

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This book is incredible. While it takes time and attention to read, I've found myself making changes to my life and I'm only two-thirds through it.

And no, I'm not meditating, just reflecting on the message though some might call that meditation I do not recognize that as the practice of sitting somewhere quiet and undisturbed while doing the advised exercises in the book. These I am not yet attempting.

But change I am. I'm starting to sort actions, and things into what I need and do not need to spend time or attention or energy on. It's already simplifying my life.

I do not know if I'll ever meditate. I don't align myself as Buddhist or anything. I call myself independent, but if you've read this book this will make you smile. ha!

If you're willing to take the time to read carefully and slowly (notorious book eaters - of which I am one - will have to slow down) you will find something to take away from this book that can only benefit you.

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January 4, 2018

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All I can say is that this book is utterly magical. I shared one lone page of it with a prominent friend who is renowned in the USA for his spiritual teachings, and through a sequence of 100% "impossible coincidences" the lives of five additional people were greatly changed. Through these six people, tens of thousands will eventually be impacted. I'm aware of how freakishly mysterious all this sounds, but each person in the chain knew someone else and either knew HH or his eminent co-author personally. I am humbled by what I am learning as I read these words, and deeply admire how well translated this work is from HH's mind to mine/all readers. It is a great honor to share this lifetime with HH and other wise teachers.

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A primer on Buddhism for the lay person

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emrm

September 14, 2015

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Very interesting. A bit dry. Probably not for everyone. If you are looking for the typical Dalai Lama style, this is much denser. More of a guide for those studying Buddhism. I found it an interesting breakdown of the Buddhist way of thinking and how they meditate on the concept of the "I" (or that thereof) and emptiness.

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A great book for study and contemplation

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Rick Morton

January 18, 2016

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it has been a fantastic book for me. I have previously had an experience that this book seems to confirm. I would urge people to read his other book"Becoming Enlightened" first. Also this is a book that requires some contemplation. It isn't "escape fiction" but is nonetheless fascinating.

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February 17, 2017

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I love the Dalai Lama - yet, this book is a bit disappointing as there is a great deal of reference to global issues rather than emphasis on the inner
workings of consciousness and becoming one's higher self.

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Rhonda Wilsoon

Changing the way I think

August 15, 2015

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A wonderful group of CD's. I listened to them over and over so that I can really grasp and do what His Holiness the Dalai Lama says. Learning how you create your reality it difficult to grasp but I am leaning it by listening to the CD's. I am sure that this give you peace of mind because of the small times I have been able to do it, (to the best of my ability). If you want to see the world and yourself differently this is the book for you.

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Always worth reading anything he says.

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Amazon Customer

December 2, 2016

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He is a great force for promoting and helping to produce well behaving humans in the world.
The explanations of emptiness and it's importance in Tibetan Buddhism are pretty heavy sledding
unless you are used to understanding complex and wordy explanations though.

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So many good ideals in this book! Wish there were more!

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