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