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PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional

ISBN-100826410766

ISBN-139780826410764

eBay Product ID (ePID)102889097

Product Key Features

Number of Pages96 Pages

Publication NameSpiritual Advice for Buddhists and Christians

LanguageEnglish

SubjectSpirituality, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), General, Christianity / General

Publication Year1998

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion

AuthorDonald Mitchell, Dalai Lama

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight4.6 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN98-016984

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal294.3/444

SynopsisIn the words of the Dalai Lama, the purpose of religion is not to build churches and elaborate temples, but to cultivate positive human qualities such as tolerance, generosity and love. This text contains the four talks given by the Dalai Lama when he attended a meeting of Buddhist and Christian monks at Gethsemani Abbey, Kentucky. The Dalai Lama shares his understanding of four major themes explored in the meeting: the practice of prayer and meditation in the spiritual life; the stages in the process of spiritual development; the role of the teacher and the community in the spiritual life; and the spiritual goals of personal and and societal transformation. In each talk the Dalai Lama expresses the basic principles of Tibetan Buddhism and shows how they are applicable to daily practice for all spiritual seekers, regardless of their religious affiliation., In the words of the Dalai Lama, the purpose of religion is not to build churches and elaborate temples, but to cultivate positive human qualities such as tolerance, generosity and love. This text contains the four talks given by the Dalai Lama when he attended a meeting of Buddhist and Christian monks at Gethsemani Abbey, Kentucky. The Dalai Lama shares his understanding of four major themes explored in the meeting: the practice of prayer and meditation in the spiritual life; the stages in the process of spiritual development; the role of the teacher and the community in the spiritual life; and the spiritual goals of personal and and societal transformation. In each talk the Dalai Lama expresses the basic principles of Tibetan Buddhism and shows how they are applicable to daily practice for all spiritual seekers, regardless of their religious affiliation.>

LC Classification NumberBQ7935.B774S65 1998