Drawing on a key classical text, a dynamic Tibetan teacher offers an accessible introduction to the basics of Tibetan Buddhism.
Compassion is the guiding principle of the bodhisattvas, those who vow to attain enlightenment in order to liberate all sentient beings from the suffering and confusion of imperfect existence. To this end, they must renounce all self-centered goals and consider only the well-bei…
The lotus of the wonderful law or The lotus gospel
From Ali to Gandhi, Dylan to Thoreau - and from Gertrude Stein to Mother Theresa - Faces of Compassion introduces us to enlightened beings, the bodhisattvas of Buddhist lore. They're not otherworldly gods with superhuman qualities, but shining examples of our own highest potenti…
Main description:This book is devoted to a deceptively simple but original argument: that copying is an essential part of being human, that the ability to copy is worthy of celebration, and that, without recognizing how integral copying is to being human, we cannot understand ou…