El Arte De La Sabiduría

by Dalai Lama XIV

Practicing Wisdom (04) by Lama, His Holiness the Dalai [Paperback (2004)]

Genres: Buddhism, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Philosophy

272 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2007

About the author

Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub), the 14th Dalai Lama, is a practicing member of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism and is influential as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the world's most famous Buddhist monk, and the leader of the exiled Tibetan government in India.

Tenzin Gyatso was the fifth of sixteen children born to a farming family. He was proclaimed the tulku (an Enlightened lama who has consciously decided to take rebirth) of the 13th Dalai Lama at the age of two.

On 17 November 1950, at the age of 15, he was enthroned as Tibet's ruler. Thus he became Tibet's most important political ruler just one month after the People's Republic of China's invasion of Tibet on 7 October 1950. In 1954, he went to Beijing to attempt peace talks with Mao Zedong and other leaders of the PRC. These talks ultimately failed.

After a failed uprising and the collapse of the Tibetan resistance movement in 1959, the Dalai Lama left for India, where he was active in establishing the Central Tibetan Administration (the Tibetan Government in Exile) and in seeking to preserve Tibetan culture and education among the thousands of refugees who accompanied him.

Tenzin Gyatso is a charismatic figure and noted public speaker. This Dalai Lama is the first to travel to the West. There, he has helped to spread Buddhism and to promote the concepts of universal responsibility, secular ethics, and religious harmony.

He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, honorary Canadian citizenship in 2006, and the United States Congressional Gold Medal on 17 October 2007.

Reviews

[Dmitriy Yepishin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deep wisdom explained in an accessible and practical way.

[sarefo · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's quite technical, diving into rather deep philosophical territory. So it may not be for everybody. But for people interested in these topics, the book is a helpful guide.

[Lucera · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very scholarly, slow reading, but some good gems of wisdom.

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent! I have wanted to read the “hidden” ninth chapter for years! A friend got me this book and so grateful because HH the Dalai Lama is absolutely the person to take one threw the ineffable. Clear and generous explanation of the importance,path and definition of emptiness.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well above my philosophy grade but interesting nontheless.

[Luis Morales · Rating 5 out of 5]

No puedo resumirlo, pero si necesitas de leer un libro que te ayude a entender la filosofía del budismo en un contexto de sabiduria este es muy bueno.

[Everett Grandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

cognition

relentless is defilement of tribal idealism so it will take one courage to put such in timeout to entertain what wisdom is being revealed here

[David Montoya · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tenzin Gyatzo (XIV Dalai Lama), no es la mejor fuente para el estudio del budismo. No es el peor, pero hay mejores. Es muy poco lo que se puede extraer de este libro que sea realmente útil y práctico para el budista o persona promedio. La desgastante mayoría del libro es una cansina repetición de la idea del vacío según el Vajrayana que bien pudo haber sido explicado claramente en un solo capítulo. En resumen es una constante repetición de la explicación del vacío basándose en un texto de Shantideva que honestamente no solo no dice nada nuevo ni ingenioso, sino que está cargando de argumentos arbitrarios y circulares sostenidos básicamente en el estatus de su autoridad mientras también desprecia y desacredita a otras tradiciones budistas, especialmente la ortodoxa. Tenzin Gyatzo es un excelente diplomático, pero como maestro espiritual no tiene mucho que ofrecer a cualquiera que no practique budismo tántrico tibetano occidental, que entre otras cosas ya tiene poco en común con el antiguo budismo de los Himalayas.

[Mckinley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent commentary on the ninth chapter of Shandideva's text. I really like the meditation suggestions at the end of each chapter. Very helpful.

Nagarjuna states that the root of enlightenment is bodhichitta. And the root of this altruistic mind is karuna, great compassion, whose complementary and enhancing factor is the wisdom of realizing emptiness. The practice of these three leads to the awakened mind. This book will help in the mental training needed to awaken.

[Stephanie]

This one stays on my bedside table so that I can attempt to understand Shantideva...

[Rol Ordaz · Rating 2 out of 5]

profound reading