The wheel of life : Buddhist perspectives on cause & effect / Tenzin Gyatso, The Fourteenth Dalai Lama ; Translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins ; foreword by Richard Gere.
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TextPublisher: Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: vii, 148 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781614293279Subject(s): Causation (Buddhism) | Karma | Religious life -- Buddhism | Buddhism -- DoctrinesLOC classification: BQ7935.B774 | M4 2015 Summary: 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. This book was originally published under the title The Meaning of Life.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141) and index (pages 143-148).
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. This book was originally published under the title The Meaning of Life.