Name: Be Here
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Author: Dalai Lama

Type

Physical Book

Author

Dalai Lama

Noriyuki Ueda

Publisher

Hampton Roads Publishing Company

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

128

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

15x9.9x1.3 cm

Weight

0.09 kg.

ISBN13

9781642970142

Synopsis "Be Here "

Simple and accessible wisdom from His Holiness the Dalai Lama on how we stay in the moment in the midst of the demands and stresses of everyday life.Be Here includes discussions of the Buddhist concepts of attachment, emptiness, compassion, love, and resentment and how our sense of the past and the future affect our ability to be in the present.Many Buddhist practices and meditations focus on "being in the present moment." But what does that really mean? What does it mean to be here now?Attachment. Emptiness. Compassion. You will hear the Dalai Lama present these three words again and again in this book of wisdom designed to move us toward the goal of "being here." He speaks of attachment--to things, to people, to memory, to feelings of anger and resentment, to future goals. Being attached means we are not here now; we are living through wherever our attachment takes us.Does emptiness mean we let go of everything? Even the present thoughts in our minds? How does understanding emptiness help us to be here now? The Dalai Lama is clear: if we are not educated about past history and if we have no sense of the future, then how can be possibly have a "present"?When we are here, we can practice compassion in the present moment and focus on social justice now. When we are here, we are no longer attached to our past, no longer stressed about the future, no longer tethered to suffering. Being here means we find happiness, peace, and the fullness of life.

Dalai Lama

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The Dalai Lama is the title given to the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.
The current one, Tenzin Gyatso, was born on July 6, 1935 in Taktser, Tibet.
In 1959, after the failed Tibetan rebellion against Chinese rule, he went into exile in
India.
He has worked tirelessly for world peace and Tibetan autonomy, which
earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. He is the author of numerous books
on spirituality and Buddhist philosophy.

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