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    The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Buddhism
    The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Buddhism
    The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Buddhism
    Audiobook1 hour

    The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Buddhism

    Written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Robert Thurman

    Narrated by Tom Parks

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    About this audiobook

    This little audiobook contains the core teaching on Buddhism by the Dalai Lama. It includes thought-provoking quotations about the importance of love and compassion, and the need for individual responsibility, fuses ancient wisdom with an awareness of the problems of everyday life.

    In addition to containing the essence of Buddhism, this audiobook offers practical wisdom for daily life. The goal of this small gift audiobook is to improve the listener's state of mind and to discover the deep peace that exists within.

    Here are pithy reflections on the need to rid oneself of preoccupations with mundane concerns and to find refuge in Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJun 1, 2015
    ISBN9781501223617
    The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Buddhism
    Author

    His Holiness the Dalai Lama

    His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan People. He has written a number of books on Buddhism and philosophy and has received many international awards, including the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.

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      Very quick book. As an audiobook, it's a little choppy. But always good to read/hear something from the Dalai Lama.