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The Meaning of Life

Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect

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The Meaning of Life

By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Narrated by: Ken McLeod
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 Each of us struggles with the existential questions of meaning, purpose, and responsibility. In The Meaning of Life, the Dalai Lama examines these questions from the Buddhist perspective, skillfully guiding us to a clearer understanding which can liberate us from the prison of selfishness and suffering. The Dalai Lama bases his explanations on the Buddha's teachings of dependent arising, showing how every aspect of our suffering - unhappiness, pain, even old age and death - is ultimately rooted in our misunderstanding of our true nature.





Through detailed discussion and lively questions and answers, the teachings of The Meaning of Life address the myriad challenges we meet daily - dealing with aggression from both within and without, facing illness and helping someone who is dying, expanding our capacity to feel love for all beings, and reconciling personal responsibility with the doctrine of selflessness - all suffused with the Dalai Lama's incomparable intelligence, wit, and kindness.

©2000 by Tenzin Gyatso and Jeffrey Hopkins (P)2001 by Audio Renaissance, an Imprint of Renaissance Media, Inc. Buddhism Eastern Education Higher & Continuing Education Metaphysics Philosophy Religious Studies Meditation Biography

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"Studded with jewels...[ The Meaning of Life] brings together the theory of Buddhist teachings and the practice of ordinary life." ( Shambhala Sun)
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excellent exposition of lectures delivered in Camden by Sakai Lama. Both lectures and questions translated faithfully.

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