Clearly & simply, the Dalai Lama explains here how to bring wisdom & compassion into our daily lives, exploring the fundamentals of the Buddha's teaching from basic advice on how to deal with anger & other emotions to the central importance of compassion. Based on talks given by the Dalai Lama in London, this book (previously published in two volumes, The Power of Compassion & The Four Noble Truths)
Includes:: the text of his first extensive discourse in the West on the subject of the Four Noble Truths, which are the essence of Buddhist teaching. These are the truth of suffering, the origin of the truth of suffering, the end of suffering, & the path leading to the end of suffering. The Dalai Lama goes on to explain how vital it is to develop our compassion & offers practical advice on how to combine a spiritual path with the demands of modern life.