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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
My favorite book and the book (beside the Bible) that I return too. It has helped me during hardships and troubled times. I also had the pleasure to meet with HHDL and have a talk with him.
I tried reading this book a few years ago, and I couldn't get into it. I picked it up again and, this time, I couldn't put it down. It spoke to me on a number of levels, and has inspired me to start taking action in regards to some of the more negative mental states that I engage in. It's too early to tell, but I believe this book may actually be life-changing for me.
The reason I gave it four stars instead of five is because I did find the last third of the book to be harder to get through. It lost a lot of its "hands on" appeal and became much more abstract and vague. That said, the lessons in the first two-thirds may prove to be invaluable.
The reason I gave it four stars instead of five is because I did find the last third of the book to be harder to get through. It lost a lot of its "hands on" appeal and became much more abstract and vague. That said, the lessons in the first two-thirds may prove to be invaluable.
Once you start to read lot of self-help books, you find that they can be very repetitive or they aren’t bringing anything new forward, but this book had a lot of great points & views that I’ve never thought of before and that really can open your eyes! Very useful information, and I think it would be so helpful for someone who is struggling with tragedy or really having a tough go at life! Great book, great information.
Here's an interesting approach to a philosophy book: challenge the thoughts put forward, forcing the philosopher to expand, clarify, or even apply some of his ideas to the real world. That's what works so well here, thanks to Howard Cutler, and the book wound up deeper and more enriching as a result.
Cutler (the co-author) asks a lot of probing, skeptical, critical questions of the Dalai Lama, not to nitpick but rather to explore the ideas presented in a broader context. It makes them so much more memorable. Reading this book isn't like flipping a light switch; it doesn't aim to solve everyone's problems. They simply seek, through their dialogue together, to change your perspective on some everyday issues like stress, anger, and isolation. That's a small step but a worthwhile one.
Cutler (the co-author) asks a lot of probing, skeptical, critical questions of the Dalai Lama, not to nitpick but rather to explore the ideas presented in a broader context. It makes them so much more memorable. Reading this book isn't like flipping a light switch; it doesn't aim to solve everyone's problems. They simply seek, through their dialogue together, to change your perspective on some everyday issues like stress, anger, and isolation. That's a small step but a worthwhile one.
Beautifully captured interviews with the Dalai Lama by Howard Cutler. This would be a fantastic book for non-Buddhists curious about the Dalai Lama and Buddhist doctrine.
I at first thought this book was written by the Dalai Lama, but it is in fact not written by him. It is written by Howard Cutler who is interviewing the Dalai Lama on his philosophy on life. This was very disappointing. I thought the book would have been better if it was the Dalai Lama himself that was writing the book word for word. That way, the readers would have been able to fully see and understand the Dalai Lama's way of life without it being through interpretations of someone else. Other than that, my only other complaint of the book was the repetitive nature that Cutler kept of using. Cutler repeatedly stated concepts again and again just with different words. I felt as though this book could have been shortened up by 100 pages. However, I still enjoyed the storytelling aspect of the book and have taken a lot of the talked about concepts to heart. Like what was said in the book, a lot of the concepts of achieving happiness are basic and logical ways to set oneself up for the mindset that comes with being happy.
This is a great book to listen to (I got the audiobook).
The coauthor, Howard C. Cutler, decided to see if he could present the Dalai Lama's teachings in a way accessible to a non-Buddhist audience. The result, a series of conversations he had with His Holiness, organized by theme, is tremendous.
The Dalai Lama is known for being a religious leader who doesn't care what your religion is, or even if you have one, just that you treat your fellow human beings with kindness and compassion and try to know yourself. His discussions reveal him to be someone that you could imagine sharing a cup of coffee with. He is very down to earth and understands human nature very well.
Most interesting to me was his commentary on the notion of self-hatred, something he'd never encountered outside of the west. The idea that this tendency may not be a part of the universal human experience but rather a culturally learned trait is fascinating
The coauthor, Howard C. Cutler, decided to see if he could present the Dalai Lama's teachings in a way accessible to a non-Buddhist audience. The result, a series of conversations he had with His Holiness, organized by theme, is tremendous.
The Dalai Lama is known for being a religious leader who doesn't care what your religion is, or even if you have one, just that you treat your fellow human beings with kindness and compassion and try to know yourself. His discussions reveal him to be someone that you could imagine sharing a cup of coffee with. He is very down to earth and understands human nature very well.
Most interesting to me was his commentary on the notion of self-hatred, something he'd never encountered outside of the west. The idea that this tendency may not be a part of the universal human experience but rather a culturally learned trait is fascinating
i think my rating of this book would be higher if i hadn’t prioritised my mental health and spirituality a long time ago, if that makes sense?
because there’s some very good stuff here, which could help most people lead, freer, happier and healthier lives. but the thing with me is, i think i knew most of the stuff in here already though, but it was nice to get so much validation from this book.
and the Dalai Lama is a special old man, like wanna hug, wanna drink tea with absolutely adorable humble kind compassionate teddy bear of a human. so i love this man and will read more of his books.
because there’s some very good stuff here, which could help most people lead, freer, happier and healthier lives. but the thing with me is, i think i knew most of the stuff in here already though, but it was nice to get so much validation from this book.
and the Dalai Lama is a special old man, like wanna hug, wanna drink tea with absolutely adorable humble kind compassionate teddy bear of a human. so i love this man and will read more of his books.