The Meaning of Life
eBook - ePub

The Meaning of Life

Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Meaning of Life

Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect

About this book

Using the traditional Buddhist allegorical image of the Wheel of Life and the teaching of the twelve links of dependent origination, the Dalai Lama deftly illustrates how our existence, though fleeting and often full of woes, brims with the potential for peace and happiness. We can realize that potential by cultivating a wise appreciation of the interdependency of actions and experience, and by living a kind and compassionate life. A life thus lived, the Dalai Lama teaches, becomes thoroughly meaningful for both oneself and for others.

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Information

Year
2005
Print ISBN
9780861711734
eBook ISBN
9780861719518

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Foreword
  3. Introduction
  4. Technical Note
  5. The Meaning of Life: The Lectures
  6. 1~ - The Buddhist Worldview
  7. 2~ - Life Impelled by Ignorance
  8. 3~ - Levels of the Path
  9. 4~ - The Value of Altruism
  10. 5~ - Compassion and Wisdom Combined
  11. Notes
  12. Glossary
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index
  15. Also by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
  16. About Wisdom
  17. Copyright Page

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