Wouldn't it be nice to have a handy collection of highlights from the Dalai Lama's writings and teachings? Renuka Singh, a student and friend of the Dalai Lama, brings together a sampling of his words for each day of the year in The Path to Tranquility. In her selections you can sense the intimate encouragement of the student-teacher relationship. The Dalai Lama's words are not distant platitudes or profound proclamations but rather small insights and patient exhortations to keep trying. "We can deny everything except that we have the possibility of being better." "As a spiritual trainee, you must be prepared to endure the hardships of being involved in a genuine spiritual pursuit." "Nothing is more important than guarding the mind." These thoughts are germane to practical cultivation, and pondering a daily passage is a great way to keep the mind coming back to its center. Take a page from the Dalai Lama, and set yourself on the path to tranquility. --Brian Bruya

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Global volatility, spiritual hollowness, and environmental negligence prompted His Holiness, The Dalai Lama to share his philosophies and wisdom to help individuals find peace. Narration is distributed among three marvelous readers, who provide presentation diversity and encourage listening awareness. Laurie Anderson has a clear and inviting voice, tempered with hypnotic reverence. Robert Thurman, himself a Buddhist monk, convincingly adds authenticity to these penetrating teachings. Finally, B.D. Wong furnishes dramatic homage to His Holiness by way of a mesmerizing and stirring interpretation. This book is a gift to the human race from an unselfish and enlightened humanitarian. B.J.P. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

From Kirkus Reviews
A mezzo-mezzo book from the Dalai Lama (Ethics for the New Millennium, p. 1044). This collection of excerpts from the the Tibetan leader's writings and speeches is organized like Meditations for Women Who Do Too Muchthe reader is encouraged to meditate on a different snippet each day. The excerpts range from a description of a Calcutta hospital to a cautionary note about marriage, from a pronouncement that the media should worry more about the common good than ratings to musings on generosity. The Dalai Lama combats the deconstructionists, asserting that whenever one reads a book, one must consider the context in which the author wrote it. He trots out the clich that ``there is nothing like teaching to help one learn'' and suggests that, in order to change the world, one should start with changing one's own behavior. One wishes for a more heavy-handed editor. The readings seem thrown together randomly, and too many of the selections are utterly banal. Do we really need to spend May 12 reflecting on the fact that when the Dalai Lama loses his temper with someone, he later apologizes? Dip into this book, but don't make it your daily companion for a year. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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The Dalai Lama, a living symbol of holiness and selfless triumph over tribulation, has shared his philosophy of peace with today's turbulent world. Yet rarely do we hear him speak with such directness as in this collection of quotations drawn from his own writings, teachings, and interviews. The Path to Tranquilty, a fresh and accessible introduction to his inspirational wisdom, offers words of quidance, compassion, and peace that are as down to earth as they are rich in spirit. It covers almost every aspect of human life, secular and religius -- happiness, intimacy, loneliness, suffering, anger and everyday insecurities -- with endearing informality, warmth, and practicality.

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"December 29. The essence of all spiritual life is your emotion, your attitude toward others. Once you have pure and sincere motivation, all the rest follows." The Dalai Lama, a living symbol of holiness and selfless triumph over tribulation, has shared his philosophy of peace with today's turbulent world. Yet rarely do we hear him speak with such directness, intimacy, and immediacy as in this collection of daily quotations drawn from his own writings, teachings, and interviews. The Path to Tranquillity, a fresh, wonderfully accessible introduction to his inspirational wisdom, offers words of guidance, compassion, and peace. It covers almost every aspect of human life, secular and religious--happiness, loneliness, enlightenment, suffering, and anger--with endearing informality, warmth, and practicality. How can we resolve painful memories? Awaken our minds with meditation? Heal by expressing our inner conflicts? Overcome ignorance, self-delusion, and excessive attachments? Here, day by day, are answers as down to earth as they are rich in spirit. Elegantly designed and hand-sized, The Path to Tranquillity includes a special foreword by His Holiness on the power of compassion, meditation, and personal responsibility. It is a gift to be treasured by the novice and seasoned practitioner alike.

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Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, religious and temporal leader of Tibet and winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, is recognized internationally as a spiritual leader and peace statesman. The recipient of numerous honorary degrees and humanitarian awards, he lives in Dharamsala, India.

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This collection of daily quotations drawn from the Dalai Lama's writings and teachings offers wisdom and inspiration for every day of the year. Endearingly informal, these readings touch almost every aspect of human life and religious practice: from anger, suffering, and loneliness to compassion, meditation, and peace.

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The Dalai Lama, a living symbol of holiness and selfless triumph over tribulation, has shared his philosophy of peace with today's turbulent world. Yet rarely do we hear him speak with such directness as in this collection of quotations drawn from his own writings, teachings, and interviews.

The Path to Tranquilty, a fresh and accessible introduction to his inspirational wisdom, offers words of quidance, compassion, and peace that are as down to earth as they are rich in spirit. It covers almost every aspect of human life, secular and religius -- happiness, intimacy, loneliness, suffering, anger and everyday insecurities -- with endearing informality, warmth, and practicality.

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The Dalai Lama, a living symbol of holiness and selfless triumph over tribulation, has shared his philosophy of peace with today's turbulent world. Yet rarely do we hear him speak with such directness as in this collection of quotations drawn from his own writings, teachings, and interviews.

The Path to Tranquility a fresh and accessible introduction to his inspirational wisdom, offers words of guidance, compassion, and peace that are as down to earth as they are rich in spirit. It covers almost every aspect of human life, secular and religious-happiness, intimacy, loneliness, suffering, anger, and everyday insecurities-with endearing informality, warmth, and practicality.

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