In My Own Words
Author: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Rajiv Mehrotra Category: Religion/Philosophy ISBN: 9788189988340 Binding: Paperback-with flaps Dimensions: 191 x 135 x 25 mm Number of Pages: 224
A collection of extracts from some of His Holiness most powerful writings and talks. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is celebrated as Buddhism’s preeminent spiritual master and teacher, embodying the highest aspirations of this rich tradition that is more than 2,500 years old. With both profundity and simplicity, he has carried the nuanced teachings of the Buddha to the far corners of the globe, and in the process has touched and transformed millions of lives. Like the Buddha himself, the Dalai Lama, with his ever-smiling face, reaches out to people in ways that connect to their individual mental dispositions, abilities, and everyday realities. Buddhism, which never seeks to proselytize, has been made accessible by the Dalai Lama to both non-Buddhists and Buddhists alike so that we may all learn from one of the most valuable strands of our shared heritage. This fascinating book brings together extracts from some of His Holiness’s most powerful writings and talks. As he explains the elements of the Buddha’s teachings and the basic practices of meditation, he also engages and reconciles the innovations of modern science with Buddhist perspectives. Ultimately, His Holiness calls for the celebration of diversity and the recognition of interdependence that breeds a sense of Universal Responsibility—which must govern all of our relationships in this increasingly fragmented world. Serving as the perfect introduction to the Dalai Lama’s philosophy, both Buddhist and secular, In My Own Words is just the book for gleaning insights into the mind of one of the world’s greatest spiritual icons.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) was born on July 6, 1935. At fifteen, he became Tibet's Head of State during the occupation by the People’s Republic of China. After the Tibetan resistance collapsed in 1959, he fled to India and helped establish the Central Tibetan Administration, working to preserve Tibetan culture and education. He has promoted Buddhism, universal responsibility, secular ethics, and religious harmony. In 1989, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his writings and leadership on international conflicts, human rights, and environmental issues.
Rajiv Mehrotra
Rajiv Mehrotra, Managing Trustee of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of the Dalai Lama (established with the Nobel Prize), has been his student for forty-five years. Educated at St. Stephen’s, Delhi, Oxford, and Columbia Universities, he has authored and edited books published in fifty languages and editions, while his documentaries have garnered over 300 global awards. A Templeton Prize judge and popular talk-show host on public television, he was nominated a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum at Davos.