Rajiv Mehrotra Books

'The Essential Dalai Lama' is a compendium of the Dalai Lama's wisdom on all aspects of life from work to happiness and enlightenment.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is celebrated as Buddhism's pre-eminent spiritual master andteacher, embodying the highest aspirations of this rich tradition that is more than 2,500 years old. With both profundity and simplicity, he has carried the nuanced teachings of the Buddha to the far corners of the globe, and in the process has touched and transformed millions of lives. Like the Buddha himself, the Dalai Lama, with his ever-smiling face, reaches out to people in ways that connect to their individual mental dispositions, abilities, and everyday realities. Buddhism, which never seeks to proselytize, has been made accessible by the Dalai Lama to both non-Buddhists and Buddhists alike so that we may all learn from one of the most valuable strands of our shared heritage. This fascinating book brings together extracts from some of His Holiness's most powerful writings and talks. As he explains the elements of the Buddha's teachings and the basic practices of meditation, he also engages

Tato kniha je věnována všem živým bytostem tak, aby byly osvobozeny od veškerého utrpení, a velkým učitelům všech tradic, kteří nás učili, jak to provést. Obsahuje podnětné myšlenky o praktikování meditace a popisuje, jak by bylo možné uvést západní vědu do souladu s buddhistickými perspektivami. Vyzývá nás všechny, abychom si vštěpovali smysl pro univerzální odpovědnost, která by ve stále roztříštěnějším světě měla vládnout všem našim vztahům.