Kindness, Clarity, and Insight
The Fundamentals of Buddhist Thought and Practice
Shambhala · Print & ebook · October 13, 2020
This beloved classic brings together in one volume all the major themes of the Dalai Lama's teachings such as religious values, the four noble truths, karma, compassion, and meditation.
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- Who it’s for
- Lectures move from foundational Buddhist ideas toward mind, meditation, deities, and selflessness.
- Genres
- Tibetan Buddhism, Meditation, Buddhist Thought
- Published
- Shambhala, October 13, 2020
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This beloved classic brings together in one volume all the major themes of the Dalai Lama's teachings such as religious values, the four noble truths, karma, compassion, and meditation. Drawn from the lectures he gave during his first three visits to North America, the book covers the core subject matter of Tibetan Buddhism, as presented for the first time to an English-speaking audience.
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The chapters are arranged developmentally from simple to complex topics, which include the luminous nature of the mind, the four noble truths, karma, the common goals of the world's religions, meditation, deities, and selflessness. Central to all these teachings is the necessity of compassion--which the Dalai Lama says is "the essence of religion" and "the most precious thing there is."
Tibetan Buddhist Teachings
Lectures move from foundational Buddhist ideas toward mind, meditation, deities, and selflessness.
Come here for
- The four noble truths
- The common goals of the world's religions
Expect
- Chapters arranged from simple to complex topics
- Teachings drawn from the Dalai Lama’s first three North American visits
Where it sits
| Tibetan Buddhism | 81% |
|---|---|
| Meditation | 42% |
| Buddhist Thought | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Meditation
- Buddhist Thought
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Authors
- H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins, Elizabeth S. Napper
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Published
- October 13, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Meditation