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The Meaning of Life: Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect
The Meaning of Life: Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect
The Meaning of Life: Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect
Audiobook (abridged)3 hours

The Meaning of Life: Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect

Written by Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins

Narrated by Ken McLeod

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The Dalai Lama presents the basic worldview of Buddhism while offering answers to some of life's most profound and challenging questions: Why are we in this situation? Where are we going? Do our lives have any meaning? How should we live our lives?

Basing his explanation on the twelve links of dependent-arising as depicted in the Buddhist image of the Wheel of Life, His Holiness vividly describes how human beings become trapped in a counterproductive prison of selfishness and suffering, and shows how to reverse the process, changing the limiting prison into a source of help and happiness for others. Suffused with the Dalai Lama's intelligence, wit, and kindness, these teachings address such issues as how to deal with aggression from within and without; how to reconcile personal responsibility with the doctrine of selflessness; how to face a terminal illness; how to help someone who is dying; how to reconcile love for family with love for all beings; and how to integrate this practice into everyday life.

LanguageEnglish
TranslatorJeffrey Hopkins
Release dateMar 1, 2003
ISBN9781593970963
Author

Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and a beacon of inspiration for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. He has persistently reached out across religious and political lines and has engaged in dialogue with scientists in his mission to advance peace and understanding in the world. In doing so, he embodies his motto: “My religion is kindness.”  

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    Written for the serious student of Buddha that wants to get a really good idea of what it would take to cleanse the mind and achieve a high level of spiritual clarity.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Nice book to listen to. Some insightful thoughts within it.
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    it's interesting to know what the world things as wrong unethical is viewd in a positive light through buddhahood...
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    It is amazing, I highly recommend, will read it again!
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    Read it several times to understand the meaning better. Amazing collection of wisdom