Books by Tenzin Gyatso
the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet
The Way to Freedom. Ed. Donald Lopez, Jr. The Path to Enlightenment Series. San Francisco: Harper, 1994.
This first volume of the Library of Tibet series: Path to Enlightenment is the essential primer on Tibetan Buddhism for both neophytes and advanced students. Based on a fifteenth-century text never before translated for a general audience, it is the revered heart of Tibetan practice, presented here in easy-to-understand steps by the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual and political leader. ISBN 0-06-061722-5
Awakening the Mind, Lightening the Heart. Ed. Donald Lopez, Jr. The Path to Enlightenment Series. San Francisco: Harper, 1995.
The second volume of the Library of Tibet series: Path to Enlightenment examines the next step of the Path: Compassion. Based on a classic fourteenth-century Tibetan poem famous for its ability to awaken compassion in the human heart, this elegant primer combines the mind training and stages of the path traditions of Tibetan Buddhism with enduring simplicity and illuminating prose. ISBN 0-06-061688-1
The Joy of Living and Dying in Peace. Ed. Donald Lopez, Jr. The Path to Enlightenment Series. San Francisco: Harper, 1997.
This is the third volume of the Library of Tibet series: Path to Enlightenment. Bringing us closer to the essence of Buddhist teachings and to his own peerless insight, the Dalai Lama offers his thoughts on achieving a meaningful life and death. At the heart of his eloquent presentation is this lesson: by cultivating compassion, wisdom, and positive thought and action--in short, by living a good life--we can approach death without fear or regret, and welcome our passage and rebirth. ISBN 0-6-061725
The Path to Enlightenment. Ed. & trans. by Glenn H. Mullin. Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1982.
In this extensive teaching, the Dalai Lama beautifully elucidates the meaning of the Path to Enlightenment through his own direct spiritual advice and personal reflections. Based upon a very famous Tibetan text, this teaching presents in practical terms the essential instructions for the attainment of enlightenment. Its direct approach and lucid style make The Path to Enlightenment one of the most accessible introductions to Tibetan Buddhism ever published. ISBN 1-55939-032-8
Stages of Meditation. Trans. Ven. Lobsang Jordhen, Losang Choephel Ganchenpa, and Jeremy Russell. Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2001.
The Dalai Lama explains the principles of meditation in a practice-oriented format especially suited for Westerners. Based upon the middle section of the Bhavanakrama by Kamalashila, a translation of which is included, this is the most extensive commentary given by the Dalai Lama on this concise but important meditation handbook. ISBN 1-55939-069-7
The World of Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice. Trans., ed. & annotated by Geshe Thubten Jinpa. Boston: Wisdom, 1995.
The Dalai Lama explains in brief but lucid detail every aspect of the Tibetan Buddhist path to enlightenment. The book consists of three parts: a general introduction to and an overview of the basic theories and practices of Tibetan Buddhism; a commentary on selected readings from Santideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life, focusing on the practice of loving kindness and compassion; and a discussion of Vajrayana Buddhism and the path of tantra. ISBN 0-86171-097-5
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