Book Summary
'We can achieve enlightment only through the practice of meditation;without it there is no way we can transform our minds.'
With extraordinary grace and insight,the Dalai Lama shows how Tibetan Buddhist teachings on compassion can be practised in our daily lives,through simple meditations that relate directly to past and present relationships.While many world religions have placed particular emphasis on these practices for more than 2,000 years.Basing his discussion on a fifteenth century Buddhist text,the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people gives clear,highly accessible explanations of these methods and how they can be incorporated into the busy rhythms of modern life.The Dalai Lama won the Nobel Prize in 1989 and is author of two memoirs and several books on Buddhism.
Awakening the Mind,Lightening the Heart is the second volume in the Library of Tibet series,which was founded in order to preserve and disseminate the cultural heritage of Tibet.The volumes of the Library will cover Tibetan history and culture,from meditation practices to social history.Volume Editor Donald S. Lopez is Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan.John F. Avedon,General Series Editor of the Library,is the author of In exile from the Land of Snows,the definitive history of modern Tibet.