AN OPEN HEART: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life
Dalai Lama, , edited by Nicholas Vreeland. . Little, Brown, $22.95 (208pp) ISBN 978-0-316-98979-4
"Just as musicians train their hands, athletes their reflexes and techniques, linguists their ears, scholars their perceptions, so we direct our minds and hearts." And so with his characteristic deftness, His Holiness the Dalai Lama here builds bridges from the realities of everyday life to sublimely spiritual pursuits. This compilation, based on teachings delivered by His Holiness in New York in 1999, is founded upon a weaving of two ancient Buddhist texts. These are made accessible here in part by Vreeland's skillful editing and in part by the unflagging style of the Dalai Lama, who continues to spread his message of loving compassion beyond the borders of Buddhism. Readers who savored his
Reviewed on: 08/13/2001
Genre: Nonfiction
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