Lighting the Way

This concise and extremely accessible presentation of the path of Tibetan Buddhism by the best known Buddhist teacher in the world shows how to apply basic Buddhist principles in our lives. Lighting The Way Contains Three Fundamental Buddhist Teachings Given By The Dalai Lama To Western Students. Principles Of Buddhism Provides The Framework For Understanding The Buddha Shakyamuni's First And Fundamental Teaching On The Four Noble Truths, Upon Which All Of His Other Teachings Are Based. Eight Verses On Mind Training Comments On A Classic Text Within The Genre Of Tibetan Spiritual Writing Known As Lojong (literally, Mind-training). His Holiness Often Refers To This Short Work As One Of His Main Sources Of Inspiration For The Practice Of Compassion. Finally, The Dalai Lama's Commentary On Atisha's Lamp For The Path To Enlightenment Discusses One Of The Most Important Texts For Serious Practitioners Of Buddhism.--book Jacket. Principles Of Buddhism. The Four Noble Truths -- Teachings On The Eight Verses On Training The Mind -- Atisha's Lamp For The Path To Enlightment. The Dalai Lama ; Translated By Geshe Thupten Jinpa. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This concise and extremely accessible presentation of the path of Tibetan Buddhism by the world's best-known Buddhist teacher shows how to apply Buddhist principles in our lives. Lighting the Way contains three fundamental Buddhist teachings given by the Dalai Lama to Western students. His Holiness often refers to this short work as one of his main sources of inspiration for the practice of compassion. The Dalai Lama's commentary on Atisha's "Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment" discusses in a lucid and inspiring manner one of the most important texts for serious practitioners of Buddhism. Contents......Page 6 Foreword......Page 8 Principles of Buddhism......Page 14 Teachings on The Eight Verses on Training the Mind......Page 34 Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment......Page 66 Glossary......Page 128 Endnotes......Page 144 Acknowledgements......Page 148 Recommended reading......Page 150 Index......Page 152 Contents 6 Foreword 8 Principles of Buddhism 14 Teachings on The Eight Verses on Training the Mind 34 Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment 66 Glossary 128 Endnotes 144 Acknowledgements 148 Recommended reading 150 Index 152 1559392282,9781559392280