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Title: An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life by Nicholas Vreeland, The Dalai Lama ISBN: 0-316-93093-8 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 04 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Subject Matter ¿ Hard Read
Comment: Great Subject Matter - Hard Read
I dig the Dalai Lama so much - even seeing his smiling face on the cover of this book fills me with joy and brings a smile to my face - I just find him so hard to read.
The content and subject matter is great. There is so much in this book and it's always a moving experience reading the Dalai Lama's words
The focal point is about opening your heart and practicing compassion in your everyday life - and calm abiding.
This is a great book, warm and comforting - my only complaint is that it is difficult to read.
Rating: 4
Summary: On Peace, Inner, and External
Comment: In my humble belief, this book might have been more appropriately titled, "On Peace: A Guide to Inner and External Happiness." As we go about our somewhat materialistic lives, its important and helpful to consider what it is we desire. As we embark in the passion of work, play or friendship, its important to consider what we are doing on this earth.
Such answers are provided by this book. It is a compilation of the speeches and lessons taught by the Dalai Lama on his three day visit to New York City culminating in a speech given at Central Park to a crowd of 200,000 people.
This book is less about compassion and more about finding an inner meaning to your life. Loosely interpreted, it is about finding peace, a peace which arrives from the happiness of your actions, and a happiness which arrives from assisting others rid themselves of suffering.
I believe Buddism, and this book particularly argue that there is no material self but rather only soul. It serves as an important guide both in a broad and specific sense of how to meditate, open your heart, and perhaps most of all, open your mind. The Dalai Lama speaks of global issues and the way in which one can internalize those issues so as to project compassion both inward and outward. The value of his teachings and this book are twofold. Just by reading this book, you will instantly recognize a path to self improvement, and upon reflection, meditation and most importantly practice, you will reap the eternal benefits of a life dedicated to the betterment of yourself and ultimately mankind.
This glowing review was written a day after having completed the book, and I hope to stand by it, a year, and even a decade or more from now. In the meantime, I hope to read it again, and I hope to impart its wisdom onto my soul and onto the soul of those around me.
Rating: 5
Summary: Tibetan Buddhism at it's finest
Comment: Kosovar, another reviewer, apparently does not realize the meaning of what meditation is. In a Buddhist perspective, it means simply concentration. To drive in concentration is not dangerous, but advisable. It is true, however, that people often are NOT at all concentrating on the moment when driving; many of us seem to lack an element of real concentration in all of our daily tasks.
How was the book? It was wonderful, HH The Dalai Lama is such a great teacher. Where Tibetan Buddhism from an academic standpoint can become very dogmatized and esoteric, The Dalai is able to present us with the core of what is taught. Not which Buddha did this when or where, but practical advice on this life. In "An Open Heart", he provides a great introduction to anyone interested in Buddhism. Nobody often knows what tradition of Buddhism they will take when first reading into it all, and The Dalai Lama is the most popular writer on the subject to date. I think it's wonderful, thank goodness it's not someone like Taisen Deshimaru that is popular, someone who didn't understand the Dharma so well. That would be dangerous. The Dalai one can trust, a good read and informative as well. May you have many Dharma dreams to come my friends!
Enjoy:)
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Title: The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by Dalai Lama, Howard C. Cutler ISBN: 1573221112 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective by Dalai Lama, Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Thupten Jinpa, Sonam ISBN: 1559390735 Publisher: Snow Lion Pubns Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom by Dalai Lama, Bstan-'Dzin-Rgy, Dalai Lama ISBN: 072253955X Publisher: Thorsons Pub Pub. Date: 15 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Ethics for the New Millennium: His Holiness the Dalai Lama by Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama, Bstan-'Dzin-Rgy ISBN: 1573228834 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 08 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: How to Practice : The Way to a Meaningful Life by The Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins ISBN: 0743427084 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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