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Profound Mind Cultivating Wisdom in Everyday Life

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ISBN-10: 0385514689

ISBN-13: 9780385514682

Edition: N/A

Authors: Dalai Lama, Nicholas Vreeland, Richard Gere

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For the first time for general readers, the Dalai Lama presents a comprehensive overview of the most important teaching of Buddhism. Perhaps the main difference between Buddhism and other religions is its understanding of our core identity.  The existence of the soul or self, which is central in different ways to Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, is actually denied in Buddhism.  Even further, belief in a “self” is seen as the main source of our difficulties in life.  Yet a true understanding of this teaching doesnotlead one to a despairing, cynical worldview with a sense that life has no meaning—Far from it, a genuine understanding leads to authentic happiness for an individual…    
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Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Publication date: 9/25/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.20" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English

HIS HOLINESS THE FOURTEENTH DALAI LAMA is considered the foremost Buddhist leader of our time. The exiled head of the Tibetan people, he is a Nobel Peace Laureate, a Congressional Gold Medal recipient, and a remarkable teacher and scholar who has authored over one hundred books.*with Desmond Tutu, he co-authored The Book of Joy, which has spent several weeks on the NYT bestseller list.

He is the grandson of fashion guru Diana Vreeland, is a practicing Tibetan Buddhist monk & presently acts as the Director of The Tibet Center, New York's oldest Tibetan Buddhist Center.

Foreword
Introduction
Diverse Spiritual Traditions
What is Distrinct About Buddhism
The Buddhist Schools - Divisions in Buddhism
The Four Noble Truths
The Role of Karma
Identifying the Self
The Hinayana View
The Mind-Only View
The Middle Way
The Method Aspect of the Path
How to Practice
Afterword