Tibetan buddhists believe the dalai lama to be the present incarnation of avalokitesvara. Behind the moss curtain and other great savannah stories. Pages in category books by the 14th dalai lama the following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. The uncensored story of jerry lee lewis, has now written an autobiography. The dalai lamas career the christian science monitor. He was one of sixteen children born into the family, nine of whom had died. Talking about universal themes such as compassion, peace, nonviolence, secularism, and the pursuit of a healthy mind and body, he reminds us that the responsibility to change our thoughts. I stumbled upon when elvis meets the dalai lama, which provided me with a little of each, and plenty of entertainement. But when elvis meets the dalai lama, therell be a whole lotta shakin.
Behind the moss curtain, and other great savannah stories by. The universe in a single atom the convergence of science and spirituality. When elvis meets the dalai lama 2005 edition open library. Nearly every time you see him, hes laughing, or at least smiling. Dalai lama books discover dalai lama books at vedic. A recollection of his varied career, the book spans his time as a teenage concert promoter in atlanta in the 1960s. Behind the moss curtain, and other great savannah stories book. He was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1989 and the u. The dalai lamas big book of happiness buddha groove. The third volume in a multivolume collection presenting the dalai lamas comprehensive explanation of the role of the mind in. For varous reasons that biography was never published, however in his wildly entertaining book, when elvis meets the dalai lama, murray silver reveals the story behind the failed book attempt as well as many other colorful stories about silver s brushes with celebrity, both secular and sacred. Find books like the dalai lamas book of wisdom from the worlds largest community of readers. The uncensored story of jerry lee lewis recounts his favorite stories of how he started out in life as a rock concert promoter in the late 1960s, became biographer to jerry lee lewis and elvis presley, and ended up as a special assistant to his holiness the xivth dalai lama. Basic buddhist teachings by his holiness the dalai lama by dalai lama.
This book is one of a series of bitesized introductions that make his writing accessible to everybody. Goodreads members who liked the dalai lamas book of wisdo. As a twoyearold, his holiness the dalai lama immediately recog. This journey is chronicled in his memoirs, when elvis meets the dalai lama. And he makes everyone else around him feel like smiling. Essential buddbist commentaries by his holiness the dalai lama.
The life of his holiness the 14th dalai lama early life. How to help your loved ones enjoy death and go happily. The art of happiness by dalai lama xiv, a simple path. This is according to the book of kadam, the main text of the kadampa school.
In this volume, his holiness describes how to bring love and compassion into our daily lives. Library of congress catalogingin publication data bstandzinrgyamtsho, dalai lama xiv, date. Wherein goodness springs forth from goodness, the extraordinary is found and sown similar authors to murray silver. The dalai lama was selected as the rebirth of the th dalai lama in 1937 and formally recognized as the 14th in 1950, at age 15. His holiness the dalai lama is the 14th and current dalai lama. Inscribed by author on front free end page in blue pen,to gothami with metta w. Free shipping, cash on delivery at indias favourite online shop. Julie andrews, woody allen among those sharing birth year with. My lame attempt at combining bill murrays caddyshack quote with the real dalai lama. He inherited control over tibet just when the peoples republic of. He strikes a cord that transcends religions and opinions to what being a good person really is. When elvis meets the dalai lama by murray silver, 2005, bonaventture edition, in english 1st ed.
His mortal remains were interred in a bejewelled silver stupa at tashilhunpo. Dont miss the dalai lamas newest, the book of joy, named one of oprahs favorite things. With teachings of the buddha spread out in the book, there is no other to them, however they are very inspiring. His most recent book is when elvis meets the dalai lama.
This collection taken from his talks offers encouragement to all those eager to seek a more peaceful and liberating way of life. The dalai lamas embrace of the world and continuous search for peaceful understanding between nations have served as an inspiration for generations. Despite their hardshipsor, as they would say, because of themthey are two of the most joyful people on the planet. And it inspired two close friends to get together in dharamsala for a talk about something very important to them. The friends were his holiness the dalai lama and archbishop desmond tutu. Two great spiritual masters share their own hardwon wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity. A record of the historic dialogue between modern science and buddhism in which the dalai lama and other indotibetan scholars met with leading authorities from the fields of medicine, psychiatry, psychology, biology, neurobiology and education. The free ebook is essentially a commentary on atishas dipamkara shrijnanas a lamp for the path to enlightenment and lama je tsong khapas lines of experience. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Illuminating the path to enlightenment dalai lama pdf. The dalai lama is one of the most renowned and loved spiritual leaders in the world. Murray silver books list of books by author murray silver.
A handbook for living audiobook by his holiness the dalai lama, howard c. After forty years of study with some of the greatest scientific minds as well as a lifetime of meditative, spiritual and philosophical study, the dalai lama presents a brilliant analysis of why both disciplines must be pursued in order to arrive at a complete picture of the truth. In 1415 gendun drup met tsongkhapa, founder of the gelugpa school, and. With a new praface by the dalai lama and a new introduction by howard c. In 1988, mutual friend richard gere introduced silver to his holiness the xivth dalai lama. The essential dalai lama his important teachings, is a wonderful written and well thought out source of the core not just of buddhism, but for life. Message of his holiness the dalai lama to the fourteenth assembly of the tibetan peoples deputies. This anthology, drawing on over twenty books, presents the essential teachings of the dalai lama, highlighting a message that speaks to people of all traditions.
He has recently completed documentaries on shoeless joe jackson and the ghosts of savannah. His holiness the fourteenth dalai lama, tenzin gyatso, is the spiritual leader of the tibetan people and of tibetan buddhism. The dalai lamas book of love and compassion by dalai lama xiv. The elvis information network home to the best news. Murray silver goodreads meet your next favorite book. Ive previously read one or two books about the teachings of the dalai lama and this was one of the cheaper, and shorter, books which offers insight into his teachings. An instant new york times bestsellertwo spiritual giants.
Its a marvellous insight into tibets struggle under systemic genocide perpetrated by. This statement, which worldrenowned psychologist and greater good editorial board member paul ekman recalls hearing from the dalai lama at a conference in 2004, could serve as the tagline for emotional awareness, a compilation of three separate but related conversations between the two men. The dalai lamas perspective on peace, love, religion, justice, social issues and the environment. At the dalai lamas request, silver set aside the business of his life, both personal. Illuminating the path to enlightenment was published in 2002 by tenzin gyatso, his holiness the fourteenth dalai lama of tibet. When elvis meets the dalai lama by murray silver bonaventture books, 2003. An updated edition of a beloved classicthe original book on happiness, with new material from his holiness the dalai lama and dr. Returning to savannah in 1998, silver authored behind the moss curtain and other great savannah stories, intending to turn them into savannah movies. He worked in the late 60s as a promoter for rock bands like fleetwood mac, grateful dead, the allman brothers, and others. The fourth volume of the dalai lamas definitive series on the path to awakening where he presents the substance of spiritual practice topics that form the core of buddhist practice. Nobel peace prize laureates his holiness the dalai lama and archbishop desmond tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soulcrushing violence of oppression.
Featured software all software latest this just in old school emulation msdos games historical software classic pc games software library. His holiness the 14th dalai lama was born lhamo thondup on july 6, 1935 to a tibetan farming family in taktser, a peasant village in northeastern tibet. Murray silver manages to explain his grudge against the movie great balls of fire i enjoyed so much think of it, when someone turns your work upside down at. In this anthology, his holiness the dalai lama, with characteristic wisdom, humor, and kindness, directs readers toward a happy, healthy, and peaceful life. Elvis presley was rich and loved by millions and yet during his last show. In recent years the world has been blessed with a series of books written by the dalai lama, each focusing on various strands of faithbased living and how to practice a happier more harmonious life. While going to law school he transitioned from promoter to journalist in the 70s and 80s touring with acts such as pink floyd, paul mccartney, bob dylan, elton john, and. In his latest book, the author of great balls of fire. It is felt that a disciplined mind leads to happiness and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering, and in fact it is said that bringing about discipline within ones mind is the essence of the buddhas teaching. Dalai lama is a title given by the tibetan people for the foremost spiritual leader of. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
In his entertaining book, when elvis meets the dalai lama bonaventture books, 2003, the confident silver provides a detailed and florid account of what would have been in the original dr. I wonder what the dalai lama would say about bill murrays caddyshack qu. Dalai lama books store online buy dalai lama books. Dalai lamas books are overly simple and this is one of them. In tibetan buddhism, the successive dalai lamas taalai blama form a tulku lineage of gelugpa leaders which trace back to 91. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Buddhism originated from its founding teacher, shakyamuni buddha, who gave 84,000. Forsthoefel is chair of the religion department at mercyhurst college in erie, pennsylvania. In 1959, after the collapse of the tibetan resistance, the dalai lama fled to india where he was active in establishing the tibetan government in exile and seeking to preserve tibetan culture and education among the thousands of refugees who accompanied him.