What is a culture? "所谓文化或文明乃是包括知识、信仰、艺术、道德、法律、习惯以及其他人类作为社会成员而获得的种种能力、习性在内的一种复合整体。”--泰勒(1832—1917) 1871年《原始文化》
How to protect a culture?
Does that mean that isolating them, don't allow them to learn new things, stay in their own slavery system? Don't forgot that knowledge, law, etc, are all part of culture.
So, are you suggesting that China goverment do that? Isolating Xizang, don't alow others enter there? You sure that Dalai will say that China goverment is protecting their culcure, do you?
Living better is a desire of every human being, even those normal people in Xizang. By learning more of moden knowledge, they will choose to change some way of their life. That is nature of people. Don't even think that you can change that. That's a little childish.
深圳来的 发表评论于
To noso,
I notice that you are trying to show that you are a cross-bencher. But there are two ways to do that:
1. Make judgement base on the facts and history; or
2. Sounds like don't make any judgement, says don't know anything and deny all the facts and history.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I feel that you are taking the second way.
Yes, 文化大革命did affect Xizang a lot, but that affect the whole contry too. Yes, the Xizang culture is being impacted by Han culture, but westen culture is also affect it too, maybe more!
So, can that be the reason that we Chinese can accept anybody to take part of our country away?!
Also, "我觉得他的确是一个精神领袖", yes, he is a leader, a leader of the govern class of a slavery country! No matter what we were educated, that is a fact that nobody is being treated like a "talking animal" in today's Xizang!
Interesting thing is that some people, like Bali, talks about human right a lot, but feels like he forgot that what kind of country that Dalai Lama used to be in, before Han people drove him away! Does he mean that Slavery system is a better system? He wants to live in that kind of country? I guess he doesn't want to be a slave, "talking animal", does he?
深圳来的 发表评论于
To Bali:
Go and ask British if they would like to return the Malvinas island back to Argentina? You are not so old to forget the history, aren't you? Maybe...you don't know what is history.
Go and ask France if they would like to return Corse, before the year of 1769, it didn't belong to French either.
Go and ask American, will they return their land back to Native Indian? Four hundred years ago, those white people in this land were all driven out of Europe!
How many years since Xizang was part of China? Thousands of years! Please, read some history before you talk. That only shows your ignorance!
深圳来的 发表评论于
TO BALI and other who has same mistake:
Please, do you understand the meaning of the "party" and "Country"? I don't quite like GCD and the current situation in China, that's why I am here. But, that doesn't mean that I don't love my country!
Take an example ( in case you still don't understand, based on your IQ...), someone enter your home by force, take over your house and everything, will you just go to the goverment (类似中国国土局的部门...刚来美国半年，不好意思，不知道该是美国这个部门叫什么) and say you will give your garden to someone else?
GCD is not that good, but that does not mean that I will agree that somebody else can take part of my county away!!!
emakex 发表评论于
回复Bali的评论:
You should go back to school and take World History 101 before you bark again. Tibet was, is and will be part of China. Even Dalai himself can't deny it.
emakex 发表评论于
回复Bali的评论:
Bali, you should go to hell with Dalai together
noso 发表评论于
回复Tender的评论:
In politics, there is no truth to be told since the facts can be and always have been explained in different ways by different people, depending on what the truth is to what they believe.
However, in reality, things either have happened or have not happened. Those facts are what we should investigate. But how? We the people have no access to the facts other than internet or words of mouth.
All we can do is trying to figure out what actually could have happend from all the informations provided to others by the media and official statements from all parties.
noso 发表评论于
回复Bali的评论:
I must say that you have some good points in your argument. Thank you for that.
Bali 发表评论于
Oh, to you bunch of hypocrites who say that Tibeten are Chinese, Dalai and his people were born Tibetans. On the other hand, you have given up your Chinese citizenship to become Americans, Australian or whatever. If this Chinese/non Chinese upsets you so much, you should just go back to China, put the money where your mouth is so to speak.
Bali 发表评论于
Tender, At this stage I don't think anyone has argued that Chinese government did it. Most people (except for Chinese) don't believe Dalai did it either. Chinese government has accused Dalai was behind the incident and unfortunately a lot of Chinese choose to believe the government. Personally I don't believe the Chinese government deserve the trust given its past history.
People often argue that Chinese people have the right to survive first before we talk about human rights blah blah. That's true but who is stop Chinese people surviving? Isn't China a country of rich and resources (DiDaWuBo)? So who is stop Chinese people surviving? Which country has one of largest gaps between rich and poor? Globalisation should benefit the poor in countries like China in theory. But in reality, it only benefits the corrupted party officials and their families and friends. This brings to your other point. Is China (Chinese government) improving? To me, a serial murderer who used to kill 10 people now kills only 2 people is hardly an improvement that worths celebrating.
Now can anyone here honestly tell me why we should trust Chinese government?
Tender 发表评论于
回复jwayne_1的评论:
Well honestly I had great respect to Dalai Lama until now. I received lots, lots of his messages from different people. And the messages brought very good impressions.
However, what happened this time makes me think otherwise. The hatred in the messages posted by the extreme Tibetans and their supporters really scared me. And Dalai Lama's own words cannot convince me that he's what I've been told before.
On the other side, I saw a increased restraint form the Chinese government this time, at least from all the information we have now. So in my opinion they're trying to improve. Things change and you cannot judge one by something he did 20 years ago.
For those who thought the Chinese government initiated this incident, think twice: why would they choose 2008, a few months before the Olympics to do so? For them this is the worst time for anything like this to happen. And don't forget the statements posted on internet by various Tibetan groups trying to use Olympics as their last golden chance to do harm to the Chinese government.
Sadly, what happened would make all Chinese, including Tibetans suffer. Increased hatred among Han and Tibetan, bad image for the Chinese government posted by the media, less chance for Dalai Lama and his followers to establish a healthy relationship with the government. I feel really sorry for everyone.
jwayne_1 发表评论于
回复happyyu的评论: that's too simplistic. what about the islamic human bombs? what if you had a relative working in the twin tower on 9-11?
jwayne_1 发表评论于
回复Tender的评论: i am not arguing or trying to prove this tibetan riot is innocent. i am just saying that neither side (gcd government, note, not chinese people, and da lai group) is likely to tell the truth. and, if i put myself into a westerner's shoes, i would have to believe da lai more because:
1. gcd had bad reputation before;
2. da lia had good reputation (of course it very well could be far from the truth);
3. what gcd did: kicking out all the journalists (see, i can believe they did that just because they were stupid and made a mistake, but i don't think you can expect a westerner understand that).
more importantly, i have sympathy toward the tibetan people even though i don't know who's right and who's wrong. there may not be right or wrong. the most important thing for an average person lives there is that one can have a good life (unfortunately this good life is not just material).
Tender 发表评论于
回复jwayne_1的评论:
I know how bad gcd has in its reputation, and I've never said they are good. But please keep in mind that you're countering my questions regarding Dalai Lama's statement, not gcd. Do not switch the topic.
And even the "worse" gcd had provided names along with their numbers. How come the "better" Dalai Lama didn't even have a single name other than "140", what are you trying prove here?
回复Tender的评论: the point it's hard for you to counter is that the gcd had much worse reputation and creditability than dalai lama. and, very importantly, past creditability counts when current and future information is not clear.
jwayne_1 发表评论于
回复noso的评论: come on, i know you support the invation of iraq.
Q: "i don't have no opinion. but i would like find out from you: how many people died? how many of them were han4 and how many of them were tibetan? thanks."
A: I wasn't there, and have no reliable source from there. So I'm not in a position to provide you with a number. If I do provide any number/fact, I make sure that there is evidence for it. I think it's just fair to expect the same from anyone who does that, including Dalai Lama. What do you think?
Q: "don't you think the chinese government knows better how many people died and how many of them were han or tibetan? did they provide a name list? why don't they provide a name list? is it because they were lying?"
A: The Chinese government did provide their numbers with some names(including the 5 innocent han/tibetan girls who were burned by the mobs), which is what I'm still expecting from Dalai Lama. Don't you think the Chinese government can provide the list if they're asked? Your ligic doesn't work here.
回复浮萍儿的评论: all of the questions i asked were stupid, had no logic. but i learned from tender. 清醒，分析得有条理，有水平, you must be kidding or sleeping or having a beer :)
i don't think you, me, or anyone at wenxuecity know the exact truth yet. i consider the chinese government was also stupid by not allowing journalists to be there.
jwayne_1 发表评论于
回复Tender的评论: don't you think the chinese government knows better how many people died and how many of them were han or tibetan? did they provide a name list? why don't they provide a name list? is it because they were lying?
jwayne_1 发表评论于
回复Tender的评论: i don't have no opinion. but i would like find out from you: how many people died? how many of them were han4 and how many of them were tibetan? thanks.
Is Tibet part of China? Yes but only by force. Was Tibet always part of China? No. Should Tibet be part of China? It should be decided by its own people, not by Chinese government. Chinese government will fight to death to keep Tibet and to save face and in the process, a lot of people (Han and Tibet) will die.
You can force them to agree with you, but you can't force them to believe what you believe.
A really good saying!
thenortheasterner 发表评论于
the boarders (territorial and cultural) in the past - between clans, tribes, ethnic groups, Greek city-like countries, chinese warlord's territories, united countries like Soviets and it breakdowns to small pieces - have changed and continue to change. The process of breakdown and fusion just keeps going on and on. Everone has their own miseries and grieves and their own glories. the 'old's goes, and the 'new's born. Just history. Who can stop such ever changing process? but everyone/culture wants to survive. The way one deals with such change really depend on HOW he looks at the 'invision' of 'foreign'. One looks at it only on the dark side, one will use all negative words "rape", "bararian rules" and resist, some may do so at any cost . If one looks at it only on bright side, he will open arms to full to welcome it (and like you just said, it may kill its own whatever). I guess seeing both sides somewhere in between may give us better action guidance. what do you think?
noso 发表评论于
回复thenortheasterner的评论:
right, that's why Mongolian and Manchurian could rape our Han culture like no tomorrow. One thing Manchurian did it right though was to learn from our culture, and that's why they could rule Han people so long.
thenortheasterner 发表评论于
you have good points. I never seen Dalai Lama, and don't really know him exactly. I don't think the issue is just "We are the good guys and Dalai Lama is the bad guy" - this simple.
Dalai Lama may has his points when I try to think in the way Tibetans do.
What I'm thinking is what is 'the better' for Tibetans themselves, or broadly speaking, to any culture/ethnic group.
Just like I just said, protection will meet its dead end, and ony fusion will ensure all cultures suvive.
just my personal two-cent opinion. Willing to listen and learn.
thenortheasterner 发表评论于
one more words:
in the long run, "protection" (for a particular culture) may be able to extend the life of something but can never shield the thing from dying.
I think the better strategy is "fusion": fuse own culture with "invading culture(s)" to make a new life. I guess the 'greater' chinese cutlure was born this way and survived and continue to thrive on it.
Just my humble opinion.
noso 发表评论于
回复thenortheasterner的评论:
Well, if the globalization means diminishing of ethic identity, then we all will be part of American junk culture and become greedy bastards.
Yes, education is a key, but what do you educate them? We are the good guys and Dalai Lama is the bad guy? How can you expect them to accept that at all.
In their mind, Dalai Lama is their leader their God. You can force them to agree with you, but you can't force them to believe what you believe.
thenortheasterner 发表评论于
I very much agree with you. However, I think there is a problem with your conclusion "对于当地藏人来说不是汉文化冲击是什么。" from the things such as "现在每天有约6000汉人涌入拉萨，拉萨现在主要街道有238家卡拉OK歌舞厅，658家酒馆。布达拉宫旁边盖了个游乐场，回教的清真寺也纷纷兴起。年青的藏族小孩也不好好念经了，整天上网吧打游戏。"
If we can all look at these things at the global level, don' you think this is part of a globalization: every country is being impacted. Actually such 'globalization' can be seen at all levels: city dwellers don't like peasants flocking into cities/towns, Coca Cola, Wal Mart, McDonalds....have been invading every country, every city and take big chunk of business out of local businesses, and some people just hate it. All kinds of things are happenning.
But can anyone stop such trend-globalization? I don't think so. Probably only thing, and a wise (I think) for locals to is to keep open mind and face it, adapt to the new reality, new conditions.
For the people, who can not and don't want to open their mind and adapt the new reality, will have very difficult time during this process, some of such people (mostly uneducated) may eventually go extreme (violent actions) to resist, just like what has just happened in Tibet and many parts of the world.
I think that the central government has already realized that EDUCATION is critically important. which is why the government has allocated so much resources, put so much money and man power into those undeveloped backward places to try hard to get the general mass educated as soon as possible, including Tibetans.
I fully understand our government's good-will and measures and support them.
Thanks for the quotes. But as someone below posted, please judge one by what he does, not by what he says. Honestly, I don't even want to judge Dalai Lama as I do believe anyone can live in their own way, as long as they don't harm the other people and the society as a whole.
Just hope you don't be misled by someone's kind words without checking the facts first. In fact, anyone could have said some wonderful words like you posted, including yourself. That doesn't prove anything unless the person actually did what he said. Da Lai Lama might have learned a lot from western, but his religion keeps some top secrets on how it's run.
I am not a fan of Dalai Lama, because he is still the ruler / president of his so called government and still seeking to separate Tibet from China.
However, I do find some of his quotes are not bad at all.
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
Dalai Lama
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Dalai Lama
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Dalai Lama
I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
Dalai Lama
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
Dalai Lama
If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.
Dalai Lama
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
Dalai Lama
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
Dalai Lama
It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.
Dalai Lama
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
Dalai Lama
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
Dalai Lama
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
Dalai Lama
Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.
Dalai Lama
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
Dalai Lama
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
Dalai Lama
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Dalai Lama
Sleep is the best meditation.
Dalai Lama
Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
Dalai Lama
Spend some time alone every day.
Dalai Lama
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
Dalai Lama
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
Dalai Lama
The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.
Dalai Lama
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.
Dalai Lama
We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
Dalai Lama
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
Dalai Lama
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
Dalai Lama
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.
Dalai Lama
With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
Dalai Lama
I totally agree with you on this: "我觉得西藏的问题有两个不能让步：一是西藏是中国领土，不可分割。二是对待犯罪分子要违法必究。" However "如果我们不喜欢美国文化对中国文化在中国的排挤和冲击，我们也不要对藏文化进行有意识和无意识的汉化或同化。" is questionable. No one force anything on anyone. I talked to one of my American collegue who has just came back from Tibet not long time ago. He told me that lots of the tibetans welcome the changes since they are economically better off than before. Of course there will always be different opinions and different voices, but you can not deny that government's favoribile policies for minorities in China, including tibetans. One child policy only applies to Han majority, minorities can carry weapons anywhere. A friend of mine told me a story on the train when he was in China few years ago. His and other few seats were taken by group of Tibetans, each of them has a knife with them. He told those guys that it is his seat. Those Tibetans ignored him. He finally went to police on the train, that police does not want to touch those guys. I think situation would have been much different if the offenders are not Tibetans. The conflicts are there, but why Han is always the one to be blamed?
This world is not a closed one anymore. Tibetans and other minorities live every where in China, why people of other nationals can not live in Tibet? For those people who resists changes are going to end up living in a closed society and they and their decedents are going to lose lots of opportunities, getting poor and poor and maybe dumber. Only those with speical interest would like Tibet be closed to majority of people in China.
Ancient Wisdom, Modern World - Ethics for a New Millennium
This latest book by His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the first major publication in recent years since the best selling autobiography Freedom In Exile, His Holiness calls for a revolution - not a political, an economic, a technical or even a religious revolution, but a spiritual revolution to help us through the moral maze of modern life.
Advice from Buddha Shakyamuni
A brief outline and commentary on the discipline to be observed by a fully ordained Tibetan Buddhist monk.
Aryasura's Aspiration and a Meditation on Compassion
Four texts on compassion: a bodhisattva's aspirational prayer by the Indian poet Aryasura, and its commentary by the second Dalai Lama; plus The Inseparability of the Spiritual Master and Avalokiteshvara and a talk on activating compassion, both by the present Dalai Lama.
Awakening the Mind, Lightening the Heart
A practical instruction book on developing compassion in our daily lives through simple meditations that directly relate to past and present relationships. The Dalai Lama gives a commentary on the classic 14th century Kadampa work Rays of the Sun, Training of the Mind famous for its potency in awakening compassion in the human heart.
Beyond Dogma
Here His Holiness talks simply and movingly about the path to peace and the future of the planet, seeking to show that true enlightenment can only come from within each of us.
Bodh Gaya Interviews
His Holiness the Dalai Lama 1981-85
A collection of interviews with His Holiness on various topics such as politics, Christianity, particle physics, Tantra, emptiness and liberation.
Buddhism of Tibet And the Key to the Middle Way
Translated by Jeffrey Hopkins
A combined volume comprising an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, a layman's guide to enlightenment and instructions for meditation on emptiness.
Commentary on the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva
Commentary by the Dalai Lama on the classic text by Thogmed Zangpo, given at Bodh Gaya in 1974.
Cultivating a Daily Meditation
Two discourses in which His Holiness touches upon the essential points of the Dharma and provides a clear and simple method to cultivate a daily practice of meditation. He also explains how we should proceed in the effort to generate both the heart of compassion and the expansive view of emptiness in our daily life.
Dalai Lama at Harvard
Lectures on the Buddhist Path to Peace
A series of lectures given by His Holiness at Harvard University, providing an introduction to Buddhist theory and practice and covering a wide spectrum of important issues.
Dalai Lama's Little Book of Wisdom
This inspirational volume offers encouragement to anyone seeking a more peaceful and liberating way of life. With poignant simplicity the Dalai Lama shares his perspective on such enduring themes as love, religion, justice, human rights, poverty, cultural conflict and protection of the environment.
Dialogues on Universal Responsibility and Education
Drawn from two workshops held in New Delhi between the Dalai Lama and a group of Indian scholars, philosophers, teachers and social reformers. Taking the concept of universal responsibility as their basis the participants discuss ways to bring about humanitarian change in our society, whilst also focusing on education to effect positive change.
Essential Teachings
Instruction on the 37 practices for the cultivation of bodhicitta - the Mind of Enlightenment - and how these practices can be applied, particularly in Western society.
Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night
His Holiness presents a detailed manual of practical philosophy based on the Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. He explains and amplifies the text verse by verse, alluding throughout to the experience of daily life and showing how anyone can develop a truly good heart.
Four Noble Truths
Based on talks given at the London Barbican in 1996, this is an essential guide to the fundamental teaching of Buddhism.
Freedom in Exile
The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama of Tibet
An updated autobiography following the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, in which the Dalai Lama talks freely of his life and the tragic story of Tibet, and also discusses contemporary issues.
Gelug/Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra
Dalai Lama / Berzin A
Mahamudra is a system of meditation that directly addresses the habituated perception of duality, the source of all suffering. The Gelug/Kagyu tradition of Mahamudra laid out in the text presented here was formulated by the First Panchen Lama, using Kagyu-style techniques for recognising the conventional nature of the mind, and Gelug techniques for recognising its deepest nature.
Generous Wisdom
Commentaries on the Jatakamala
A set of four teachings on the Garland of Birth Stories of the Buddha, the main theme of which is the perfection of generosity of the bodhisattvas, but which also includes the perfections of ethics and patience, dependent-arising and karma.
Healing Anger
The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective
Translated by Thupten Jinpa
The Dalai Lama offers many techniques and methods for developing patience that are relevant not only to Buddhists but to everyone seeking to improve their lives. He bases his discussion on the section on Patience from A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, one of the best-known Buddhist books on developing the qualities of a Bodhisattva.
Joy of Living and Dying in Peace
Core Teachings of Tibetan Buddhism
From the Library of Tibet series, this book gives essential Buddhist teachings, and the Dalai Lama's own thoughts on achieving a meaninful life & death.
Kindness, Clarity and Insight
Translated by Hopkins J & Napper E
A warm and inspiring collection of talks given by the Dalai Lama in North America, speaking to people everywhere of the importance of kindness, love, and compassion.
Love, Kindness and Universal Responsibility
In a compilation of three previous works, the Dalai Lama here reveals his personal philosophy, based on the concept of universal responsibility and reverence for all living beings.
Meaning of Life from a Buddhist Perspective
Translated & Edited by Jeffrey Hopkins
Teachings on Buddhist philosophy, based on the 'Twelve Links of Dependent Arising' depicted in the famous Buddhist image of the Wheel of Life.
My Land and My People
Memoirs of the Dalai Lama
The dignified and compelling autobiography of H H the 14th Dalai Lama, spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet. A tragic yet deeply in spiring book, the whole vivid and moving story is told with the gentle forgiving spirit of a Buddhist monk. New Edition.
My Tibet
Personal reflections by the Tibetan leader to match the incredibly beautiful photographs of the land he was forced to flee in 1959. With 118 colour illustrations. "My religion is simple, my religion is kindness".
Opening the Mind & Generating a Good Heart
A concise survey of Buddhist training explaining how generating kindness is the core of the Buddha's teaching.
Path to Bliss
A Practical Guide to Stages of Meditation
Translated by Thupten Jinpa
Based on an oral lectures given on Panchen Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen's Lam Rim text, Path to Bliss Leading to Omniscience.
Path to Enlightenment
Translated by Glenn H. Mullin
In these extensive isntructions based on the famous Tibetan text, Essence of Refined Gold by the Third Dalai Lama, His Holiness beautifully elucidates the meaning of the Path to Enlightenment through his own direct spiritual advice and personal reflections.
Policy of Kindness
An Anthology of Writings By and About the Dalai Lama
". . . the selections have substance, are beautifully written, and cultivate a rich sense of versatility on themes that range from an intimate look at the life of the Dalai Lama to his thoughts on many topics." - The Book Review
Power of Buddhism
The Dalai Lama speaks on the issues of contemporary life in this important set of dialogues held with esteemed French film writer Jean-Claude Carrière. (Published elsewhere as Violence and Compassion).
Power of Compassion
Many people have asked the Dalai Lama to speak on the current difficulties facing humanity. In these talks given in London he speaks about a wide range of issues, including war in Bosnia, racial hatred, gender and environmental protection. He describes clearly and simply how to live and die well, and how to infuse one's life with wisdom and compassion.
Sleeping, Dreaming and Dying
This book is the account of an historic dialogue between leading Western scientists and the Dalai Lama, in his position of one of the foremost representatives of Buddhism today. Revolving around the three key transitional states of sleep, dreams and death, the conversations recorded here took place at the fourth Mind and Life Conference in Dharamsala, India. Whether the topic is lucid dreaming, near-death experience, or the very structure of consciousness itself, the participants continually surprise with their discoveries of convergences and divergences between their respective traditions.
Transcendent Wisdom
Commentary on the Ninth Chapter of Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way ofLife
From an oral teaching on the complex and profound view of emptiness, positing the ultimate mode of existence of all phenomena.
Union of Bliss and Emptiness
A commentary on the Lama Chöpa guru yoga, explaining the actual practice on the basis of Guhyasamaja, the preliminaries such as self-generation on the basis of Yamantaka and the performing of offerings and so forth according to Heruka. Meant for initiates only.
Universal Responsibility and the Good Heart
A collection of articles and interviews with the present Dalai Lama reflecting his thoughts and activities over the past twenty years.
Violence and Compassion
The Dalai Lama speaks out for the first time on the issues of contemporary life in this important set of dialogues held with esteemed French film writer Jean-Claude Carrière. His Holiness exhibits his characteristic warmth and clear thinking throughout but what is most valuable about these discussions is his ability to cut through to the essence.
Way to Freedom
An essential primer on Tibetan Buddhism, presented in easy-to-understand steps based on the classic Lam Rim, or 'Stages of the Path to Enlightenment' teachings.
World of Tibetan Buddhism
Translated and edited by Thubten Jinpa
This work consists of three parts: a general introduction and overview of basic theories and practices; a commentary on selected readings from Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara; and a discussion of tantra.
