A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life (Shambhala Dragon Editions)
by Dalai Lama
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Compassion is the guiding principle of the bodhisattvas, those who vow to attain enlightenment in order to liberate all sentient beings from the suffering and confusion of imperfect existence. To this end, they must renounce all self-centered goals and consider only the well-being of others. The bodhisattvas' enemies are the ego, passion, and hatred; their weapons are generosity, patience, perseverance, and wisdom. In Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama is considered to be a living embodiment show more of this spiritual ideal. His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama presents here a detailed manual of practical philosophy, based on The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara), a well-known text of Mahayana Buddhism written by Shantideva. The Dalai Lama explains and amplifies the text, alluding throughout to the experience of daily life and showing how anyone can develop bodhichitta, the wish for perfect enlightenment for the sake of others. This book will surely become a standard manual for all those who wish to make the bodhisattva ideal a living experience. show lessTags
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> Babelio : https://www.babelio.com/livres/Dalai-Lama-Comme-un-eclair-dechire-la-nuit/201516
> sangha biblio : http://infosanghachambery.n.i.f.unblog.fr/files/2014/05/sangha-biblio1.pdf
> COMME UN ÉCLAIR DÉCHIRE LA NUIT, de Dalaï-Lama (Albin Michel, 1992). — Ce texte est le commentaire, donné par le XIVe Dalaï-Lama lors du grand rassemblement qui eut lieu en 1991, de l’un des plus beaux poèmes de la littérature bouddhiste, La Marche vers l’Éveil de Shantidéva, grand saint de l’Inde du IXe siècle. Une remarquable leçon de paix, qui nous exhorte à développer, par la voie de la Compassion, le potentiel d’amour que nous possédons tous. (Spiritualités Vivantes)
> sangha biblio : http://infosanghachambery.n.i.f.unblog.fr/files/2014/05/sangha-biblio1.pdf
> COMME UN ÉCLAIR DÉCHIRE LA NUIT, de Dalaï-Lama (Albin Michel, 1992). — Ce texte est le commentaire, donné par le XIVe Dalaï-Lama lors du grand rassemblement qui eut lieu en 1991, de l’un des plus beaux poèmes de la littérature bouddhiste, La Marche vers l’Éveil de Shantidéva, grand saint de l’Inde du IXe siècle. Une remarquable leçon de paix, qui nous exhorte à développer, par la voie de la Compassion, le potentiel d’amour que nous possédons tous. (Spiritualités Vivantes)
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The exiled 14th Dalai Lama was born on July 6, 1935 to a peasant family living in a former Tibetan village. He was recognized as the reincarnation of the previous spiritual leader of his nation at the age of two and enthroned on February 22, 1940. In 1959 he and 100,000 followers fled the country following a failed revolt against the Communist show more Chinese forces that had occupied Tibet for almost a decade. Since that time, the Dalai Lama has met with numerous world leaders and U. N. officials in a tireless effort to free his country and preserve the traditional Tibetan way of life. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and has been awarded honorary citizenships by many international cities and countries, as well as multiple honorary degrees and human rights awards. In 2007 the Dalai Lama received the United States Congressional Gold Medal. He has written many books and lectures around the world. His book, My Spiritual Journey, made the iBooks bestseller list in 2016. He is the author of the best seller, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, with the Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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