كتاب كوچك ژرف اندیشی

by Matthew Bunson, Dalai Lama XIV, مهرداد انتظاری (Translator)

The Dalai Lama has long been a beloved symbol of profound religious devotion, spiritual enlightenment, human rights, and non-violence. Revered by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike from the Himalayas to Hollywood, the Dalai Lama has spoken out on love, peace, religion, compassion, justice, and brotherhood, as well as on the three subjects of greatest concern to him: the preservation of the environment, the liberation of Tibet, and the bringing of Buddhism to the awareness of the West. This fall two major motion pictures about the Dalai Lama will be released, focusing widespread attention on his philosophy and inspirational message. This book will coincide with the movies and will provide exactly what people will be looking for: spiritual and historic insight into Buddhism and Tibet, a concise biography of the Dalai Lama, and a collection of his most moving quotations. On Freedom: As this dramatic century draws to a close, it is clear that the renewed yearning for freedom and democracy sweeping the globe provides an unprecedented opportunity for building a better world. Freedom is the real source of human happiness and creativity. Only when it is allowed to flourish can a genuinely stable international climate exist. On Compassion: Compassion compels us to reach out to all living beings, including our so-called enemies, those people who upset or hurt us. Irrespective of what they do to you, if you remember that all beings like you are only trying to be happy, you will find it much easier to develop compassion towards them. On the Environment: As people alive today, we must consider future generations; a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our responsibility towards others to ensure that the world we pass on is as healthy, if not healthier, than we found it.

Genres: Nonfiction

190 pages

First published November 1, 1997

About the author

Matthew Bunson (born 1966) is an American author of more than fifty books, a historian, professor, editor, Roman Catholic theologian, Senior Contributor for EWTN, the Catholic multimedia network, Senior Fellow at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, and Faculty Chair at Catholic Distance University.
He is the author of the books Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire, The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, The Vampire Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of American Catholic History, and Pope Francis, the first English-language biography of Pope Francis in 2013.
Bunson has a B.A. in history, an M.A. in Theology, a Master of Divinity, a Doctorate in Ministry and a Ph.D. in Church History from the Graduate Theological Foundation. He is on the faculty of the Catholic Distance University where he teaches Church History, including Roman Catholic-Islamic relations and Medieval and American Catholic History, and Catholic Social Teaching. He is a Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.

Reviews

[Amir · Rating 2 out of 5]

تاکید بر محبت، شکیبایی و همبستگی بین انسان ها برای نیل به زندگی بدون رنج .
دالائی لاما بیشتر از این که منو یاد بودیسم بندازه، یاد عشق مسیحی میندازه. حس می کنم عمق سایر مکاتب بودیسم رو نداره. خبری از تُهیگی نیست. صرفا فرار از رنج در غالب الزام به مهربانی و انجام نوعی نبرد درونی و تزکیه ی نفس هست اما آیا درگیری در این نبرد ، خودش نوعی رنج نیست؟

[Roshell Bissett · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book slowly over almost an entire year, reading one or two excerpts at a time and each time I was amazed at how much the Dalai Lama put into words things that I have intrinsically believed in my entire life but have not really had the ability to articulate. What a great feeling. So much of what he says in the book is even more relevant today.

[Douglas Gibson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't read this cover-to-cover but tried to read a few quotes each morning or evening. Great stuff!