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Dalai Lama - The Way to a Meaningful Life

Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
As human beings, we all share the desire for happiness and meaning in our lives. 
According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the ability to find true fulfillment lies within each of us. In this very special book, the spiritual and
temporal leader of Tibet, Nobel Prize winner, and bestselling author helps readers embark upon the path to enlightenment with a stunning illumination 
of the timeless wisdom and an easy-access reference for daily practice.

Divided into a series of distinct steps that will lead spiritual seekers toward enlightenment, How to Practice is a constant companion in the quest to 
practice morality, meditation, and wisdom. This accessible book will guide you toward opening your heart, refraining from doing harm, and maintiaining 
mentaltranquility as the Dalai Lama shows you how to overcome everyday obstacles, from feelings of anger and mistrust to jealousy, insecurity, and
counterproductive thinking. 
Imbued with His Holiness' vivacious spirit and sense of playfulness, How to Practice offers sage and practical insight into the human psyche and into 
the deepest aspirations that bind us all together.
Synopsis:
His Holiness the Dalai Lama--Nobel Peace Prize winner and "New York Times" bestselling author--guides readers on a revitalizing journey toward wholeness 
in this wonderfully lyrical and practical volume.

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.

Table of Contents
Contents

Foreword by Jeffrey Hopkins, Ph.D.vii

Introduction: The Need for Peace and Kindness

I. THE BASICS

1. Three Ways to Practice

II. PRACTICING MORALITY

2. Identifying the Scope of Suffering

3. Discovering How Trouble Starts and Stops

4. Refraining from Harm

5. Extending Help

6. Aspiring to Enlightenment

III. PRACTICING CONCENTRATED MEDITATION

7. Focusing the Mind

IV. PRACTICING WISDOM

8. Examining How Beings and Things Exist

9. The Middle Way

10. Mind and the Deep Nature of Mind

V. TANTRA

11. Deity Yoga

VI. STEPS ALONG THE WAY

12. Overview of the Path to Enlightenment