| Whether you are working through a problem with a | | | | that make society possible." |
| friend or trying to stay calm about world events, | | | | "No matter whom I meet and where I go, I always |
| there is a new book to help you understand and | | | | give advice to be altruistic, to have a good heart," |
| work with the world around you. | | | | said the Dalai Lama. "This is the essence of religion; |
| "When I meet new people in new places, in my mind | | | | this is the essence of the Buddhist teaching." |
| there is no barrier, no curtain," said the Dalai Lama in | | | | This celebratory new edition of the very first book |
| "Kindness, Clarity, and Insight" (Snow Lion, $19.95). "In | | | | of the Dalai Lama's teachings in the English-speaking |
| my mind, as human beings you are my brothers and | | | | world is a testament to the kindness, clarity and |
| sisters; there is no difference in substance." | | | | insight of the material within it. |
| For 25 years, the Dalai Lama has shared his | | | | Twenty-five years after its original publication it |
| philosophy with people in North America. As a religious | | | | remains one of the most readable and wide ranging |
| leader, he has worked toward peace and tolerance in | | | | of his books. |
| his own and other countries. | | | | The book's 20 chapters are deftly arranged in a |
| As a pop culture icon, he has influenced thousands to | | | | developmental sequence so that readers easily |
| reassess the minor and major frustrations in life, to | | | | understand the background needed to appreciate |
| take stock of themselves and to find a centered, | | | | more complex topics later in the text. |
| peaceful inner self. | | | | Taken as a whole, the teachings in this book provide |
| As his good friend and the book's translator, Jeffrey | | | | an accessible map of Tibetan spiritual culture. It has |
| Hopkins, said, "His Holiness is calling on all humanity to | | | | been described as both an excellent introduction to |
| appreciate the social value of kindness and | | | | Tibetan Buddhism and a clear picture of the Dalai |
| compassion; kindness and compassion are the fabric | | | | Lama. |