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Tibetan Lamas Chant Prayer with Nestor Kornblum Overtone Singing

2010

Nestor Kornblum and Michele Averard sing Overtones and vocals with 3 Tibetan Lamas from the Gaden Shartse Monastery. Filmed in their Dome Centre in Spain, where they hosted the 8th World Tour for Inner Peace. The monks are chanting a prayer for Inner Peace and Compassion for all Sentient Beings.

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Tibetan Buddhism in a Nutshell

This page offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by Pema Khandro.

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Pema Khandro
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The World of Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice

With characteristic humility, His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins this landmark survey of the entire Buddhist path by saying, "I think an overview of Tibetan Buddhism for the purpose of providing a comprehensive framework of the path may prove helpful in deepening your understanding and practice.

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The Dalai Lama, Thupten Jinpa (editor), Richard Gere (foreword)
1995
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Faces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their Modern Expression―An Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism

Faces of Compassion introduces us to enlightened beings, the bodhisattvas of Buddhist lore. They’re not otherworldly gods with superhuman qualities, but shining examples of our own highest potential.

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Taigen Dan Leighton, Joan Halifax (foreword)
2012
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Our Human Potential: The Unassailable Path of Love, Compassion, and Meditation

When His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave a series of lectures at Harvard University, they fulfilled magnificently his intention of providing an in-depth introduction to Buddhist theory and practice.

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The Dalai Lama
2019
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Be Here

Be Here includes discussions of the Buddhist concepts of attachment, emptiness, compassion, love, and resentment and how our sense of the past and the future affect our ability to be in the present. Many Buddhist practices and meditations focus on “being in the present moment.

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The Dalai Lama, Ueda Noriyuki
2019
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Awakening Through Love: Unveiling Your Deepest Goodness

Mother Teresa. The Dalai Lama. Nelson Mandela. Gandhi. Some admire such figures from afar and think, "How special they are; I could never be like that." But, as John Makransky has learned, the power of real and enduring love lies within every one of us.

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John Makransky, Lama Surya Das (foreword)
2007
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How to Be a Bodhisattva

It may seem like an unattainable ideal, but you can start right now as a bodhisattva-in-training. All you need is the aspiration to put others first and some inspiration from helpful guides like the Buddhist teachers found here.

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Thich Nhat Hanh, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Judy Lief, bell hooks, Christina Feldman, the Karmapa
2020
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The ‘Ah’ Sound to Generate Peace and Compassion

[AH] is an extremely powerful sound—particularly useful for generating peace and compassion.

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Jonathan Goldman
2017
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In Praise of Great Compassion

In Praise of Great Compassion, the fifth volume of the Library of Wisdom and Compassion, continues the Dalai Lama’s teachings on the path to awakening.

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The Dalai Lama, Thubten Chodron
2020
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The Wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism

Alternately sage and humorous, eloquent and pithy, these inspirational selections illustrate a central affirmation of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition: through the cultivation of self-knowledge, humility, and compassion for others, we can bring about positive and necessary change in ourselves and...

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Reginald A. Ray (editor)
2017
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