For the Benefit of All Beings
  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781590306932
  • Imprint: Shambhala
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $40.00

For the Benefit of All Beings

A Commentary on the Way of the Bodhisattva

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The Dalai Lama explains how to follow the spiritual path of the bodhisattva, offering his commentary on Shantideva's beloved Buddhist text

The fourteenth Dalai Lama, a living embodiment of the bodhisattva ideal, presents here detailed practical guidance based on sections of The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva, the best-known text of Mahayana Buddhism. The Dalai Lama explains this classic and beloved work, showing how anyone can develop a truly "good heart" and the aspiration for the enlightenment of all beings. In this book, the Dalai Lama's profound knowledge is evident—the result of extensive training. Here he shares his extraordinary insight into the human condition and what it means to be a responsible and caring person.
 
This book was previously published under the title A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night.
  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781590306932
  • Imprint: Shambhala
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $40.00
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The Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the head of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile in Dharamsala, India. He is the author of numerous best-selling Buddhist books. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, honorary Canadian citizenship in 2006, and the United States Congressional Gold Medal in 2007

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Praise for For the Benefit of All Beings

"On many levels, the book is splendid as both an introduction to Buddhist spirituality and an explication of Shantideva for contemporary Westerners."--Library Journal

"A very readable work, A Flash of Lightning reveals the Dalai Lama's breadth of erudition coupled with his incisive practical advice."--Inquiring Mind

"If everyone considered only the well-being of others as the bodhisattva's way of life directs, the world would be a much better place. As it is, those who dream of such a society need both mystical and practical advice regarding what they can do to further the effort. They'll find it here. . . . One does not have to be a Buddhist to appreciate the beauty of the teachings and the simplicity of the life presented here. Indeed, non-Buddhists may discover a refreshing new approach to the doctrines of 'love your neighbor,' and 'do unto others.'"--Booklist