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Dalai Lama XIV

Born

in Takster, Tibet

July 06, 1935

Website

http:// dalailama /

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Philosophy,Nonfiction,Buddhism

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Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso(bornLhamo Döndrub), the14th 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 ...more

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Can you buy peace of mind? Can you remove fear surgically or mechanically? What destroys our peace of mind is anger and fear. If we cultivate compassion and love, we can counter anger and fear. So, we need to educate people about the way the mind works and

Can you buy peace of mind? Can you remove fear surgically or mechanically? What destroys our peace of mind is anger and fear. If we cultivate compassion and love, we can counter anger and fear. So, we need to educate people about the way the mind works and our system of emotions.

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Dalai Lama XIV’s books

Average rating: 4.19 · 349,591 ratings · 20,040 reviews ·1,130 distinct works •Similar authors

	The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV, Howard C. Cutler 4.17 avg rating — 118,141 ratings — published 1998 — 192 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams(Goodreads Author)(Translator) 4.38 avg rating — 58,324 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life 4.09 avg rating — 9,474 ratings — published 2002 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality 4.03 avg rating — 9,541 ratings — published 2005 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life 4.15 avg rating — 9,138 ratings — published 2001 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama 4.17 avg rating — 6,511 ratings — published 1990 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World by Dalai Lama XIV, Alexander Norman(Contributor) 4.06 avg rating — 5,675 ratings — published 2011 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ethics for the New Millennium 4.08 avg rating — 4,423 ratings — published 1999 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to See Yourself As You Really Are by Dalai Lama XIV, Jeffrey Hopkins(Editor) 3.85 avg rating — 4,475 ratings — published 2006 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom 4.23 avg rating — 2,961 ratings — published 1997 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

tags: happiness, inspirational

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“Love is the absence of judgment.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

tags: inspiration

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“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

tags: inspirational

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Polls

Time to vote on our next - May/June - nonfiction book. If you vote please plan on making a comment if your book wins.

Voting will stay open until April 26th

Thanks and good luck to all nominees...

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

byDavid Grann

8 votes, 33.3%

The Haunting of Alma Fielding

byKate Summerscale

6 votes, 25.0%

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

byAmanda Montell

4 votes, 16.7%

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

byDalai Lama XIV

4 votes, 16.7%

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

byBarbara Demick

2 votes, 8.3%

24 total votes

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