The Dalai Lama has long been a beloved symbol of profound religious devotion, spiritual enlightenment, human rights, and non-violence. Revered by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike from the Himalayas to Hollywood, the Dalai Lama has spoken out on love, peace, religion, compassion, justice, and brotherhood, as well as on the three subjects of greatest concern to him: the preservation of the environment, the liberation of Tibet, and the bringing of Buddhism to the awareness of the West. Wisdom Teachings of the Dalai Lama, Matthew E. Bunson, A Plume Book Publication, Paperback, 1997, 258 pages, $19.00
Matthew Bunson is an American author of more than fifty books, a historian, professor, editor, Roman Catholic theologian, Senior Contributor for EWTN, the Catholic multimedia network, Senior Fellow at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, and Faculty Chair at Catholic Distance University.
Introduction |
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Part One |
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The Life of Tenzin Gyatso, The XIV Dalai Lama of Lama of Tibet |
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Part Two |
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The Wisdom Teachings of The Dalai Lama |
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Section One: Dharma and Religion |
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Words of Thruth |
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Buddhism |
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Meditation and Inner Peace |
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Good Heart |
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Love |
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Compassion |
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Humanity |
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Religion |
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Death and Liberation |
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Section Two: The World and Tibet |
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The Sheltering Tree of Interdependence |
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Tibet |
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Peace and War |
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Nonviolence |
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Universal Responsibility |
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Human Rights |
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Environment |
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Modern World |
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Part Three |
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The Occupation of Tibet |
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Appendices |
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1. The Dalai Lama's Acceptance Speech of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize |
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2. Books Authored by His Holiness the XIV Dalai lama |
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3. Tibetan Support Organizations |
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