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Speaking to an audience of Western students, the Dalai Lama shows us how to apply basic Buddhist principles to our day-to-day lives. Starting with the very foundation of Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths, he provides the framework for understanding the Buddha’s first teachings on suffering, happiness, and peace. He follows with commentary on two of Buddhism’s most profound texts: The Eight Verses on Training the Mind and Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment, often referring to the former as one of his main sources of inspiration for the practice of compassion. 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Among these cherished belongings was his copy of Tsong-kha-pa’s classic text The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. This text distils all the essential points of Tibetan Buddhism, clearly unfolding the entire Buddhist path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2008, celebrating the long-awaited completion of the English translation of The Great Treatise, the Dalai Lama gave historic six-day teaching at Lehigh University to explain the meaning of the text and to underscore its importance. It is the longest teaching he has ever given to Westerners on just one text, and the most comprehensive. 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Accompanied by the author's own illustrations, this book invites you to change your perception through the wisdom of monastic life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Eiy%C3%BB+Murakoshi\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eEiyû Murakoshi\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eiyû Murakoshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378526961827,"sku":"9780241433751","price":275.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780241433751_02bfcf3f-283c-439a-8b8f-f40edf9d9340.jpg?v=1776464402"},{"product_id":"9781784164201","title":"Outgrowing God - A Beginner's Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eShould we believe in God? 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For anyone hoping to grapple with the meaning of life and what to believe, Outgrowing God is a challenging, thrilling and revelatory read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Richard+Dawkins\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eRichard Dawkins\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Richard Dawkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378532728995,"sku":"9781784164201","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781784164201_7a79a787-b11e-417f-aec2-366368501f66.jpg?v=1776588282"},{"product_id":"9781946764201","title":"Interbeing - The 14 Mindfulness Trainings of Engaged Buddhism","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormulated by Thich Nhat Hanh during the Vietnam War, the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing are a penetrating expression of traditional Buddhist morality coming to terms with contemporary issues. In this new third edition, Thich Nhat Hanh introduces the term 'mindfulness trainings' for 'precepts.' Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen master, scholar, and peacemaker. He was nominated by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for the Nobel Peace Prize and is author of over thirty books, including Being Peace, Living Buddha Living Christ, and Teachings on Love. 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In The Circle of the Way, Zen practitioner and popular religion writer Barbara O'Brien brings clarity to this huge swath of history by charting a middle way between Zen's traditional lore and the findings of modern historical scholarship. In a clear and often funny style, O'Brien parses fact from fiction while always attending to the greatest interest of contemporary practitioners--the development of Zen doctrine and practice as a living tradition across cultures and centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Barbara+O'Brien\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eBarbara O'Brien\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Barbara O'Brien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378594988195,"sku":"9781611805789","price":455.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781611805789_57749636-51a6-40f7-9bcb-8f7099ca4345.jpg?v=1776567720"},{"product_id":"9781611807332","title":"Refining Gold - Stages in Buddhist Contemplative Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the latest additions to the Core Teachings of the Dalai Lama series, Refining Gold explains, in clear and direct language, foundational instructions for attaining enlightenment.\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 on 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 Refining Gold one of the most accessible introductions to Tibetan Buddhism ever published. His discourse draws out the meaning of the Third Dalai Lama's famous Essence of Refined Gold as he speaks directly to the reader, offering advice, personal reflections, and scriptural commentary. 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Entries also explore other faiths from Zoroastrianism - the oldest 'living' religion - to the alternative beliefs of the modern era - all of which are set into the context of the political, social, and cultural climates from which they emerged.\u003cbr\u003eCompelling and accessible, World Religions is the perfect guide for students of religious study, or anyone interested in the ideas of ancient and present day faiths and religious philosophies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+DK\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eDK\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"DK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379281969315,"sku":"9780241487389","price":530.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780241487389_cd144836-5d90-4ee3-9868-db3f28e43306.jpg?v=1776465772"},{"product_id":"9781444702163","title":"The Meaning of Marriage","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn previous books respected New York pastor and bestselling author Timothy Keller has looked at such diverse and topical subjects as the existence of God, our need to do justice, the meaning of Jesus' life, and the human temptation to make idols - all through the twin lenses of a biblical framework and an engagement with contemporary culture. In this new book, co-authored with his wife, Kathy, he turns his attention to that most complex of matters: our need for love, and its expression in marriage. Beginning with the biblical narrative, and its pictures of marriage that span the original ideal to the broken to the redemptive, he looks at themes of friendship and commitment; the completion of men and women in each other; singleness, sex and divorce; and ministry and discipleship within the context of marriage. This is a profound and engaging work that will challenge and inspire people in all stages of life - single, newlywed and married.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Timothy+Keller\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eTimothy Keller\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Timothy Keller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379349766307,"sku":"9781444702163","price":375.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781444702163_7b89adfd-530b-45cd-bbef-d4c0f4a1962b.jpg?v=1776539162"},{"product_id":"9781447241089","title":"The Burning Time: The Story of the Smithfield Martyrs","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmithfield, settled on the fringes of Roman London, was once a place of revelry. Jesters and crowds flocked for the medieval St Bartholomew's Day celebrations, tournaments were plentiful and it became the location of London's most famous meat market. Yet in Tudor England, Smithfield had another, more sinister use: the public execution of heretics.\u003cbr\u003eThe Burning Time is a vivid insight into an era in which what was orthodoxy one year might be dangerous heresy the next. The first martyrs were Catholics, who cleaved to Rome in defiance of Henry VIII's break with the papacy. But with the accession of Henry's daughter Mary - soon to be nicknamed 'Bloody Mary' - the charge of heresy was leveled against devout Protestants, who chose to burn rather than recant.\u003cbr\u003eAt the center of Virginia Rounding's vivid account of this extraordinary period are two very different characters. The first is Richard Rich, Thomas Cromwell's protege, who, almost uniquely, remained in a position of great power, influence and wealth under three Tudor monarchs, and who helped send many devout men and women to their deaths. The second is John Deane, Rector of St Bartholomew's, who was able, somehow, to navigate the treacherous waters of changing dogma and help others to survive.\u003cbr\u003eThe Burning Time is their story, but it is also the story of the hundreds of men and women who were put to the fire for their faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Virginia+Rounding\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eVirginia Rounding\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Virginia Rounding","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379436601507,"sku":"9781447241089","price":285.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781447241089_572054a5-d11b-41d2-8e80-94c6c05b8e41.jpg?v=1776540524"},{"product_id":"9780241531341","title":"Shakti HB","description":"\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+DK\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eDK\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"DK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379598508195,"sku":"9780241531341","price":665.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"9781846046797","title":"Present Moment, Wonderful Moment","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Thich Nhat Hanh's work has proven to be the antidote to our modern pain and sorrows' Ocean Vuong. Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. Beloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh offers 79 meditations to help you through your daily routines in a peaceful and mindful way. This beautifully illustrated book shares a simple verse with an enlightening commentary that will give you the space and heart to live each day in a connected and calm way. 'The monk who taught the world mindfulness' Time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Thich+Nhat+Hanh\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eThich Nhat Hanh\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thich Nhat Hanh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379863142563,"sku":"9781846046797","price":380.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781846046797_160f645a-557a-40d8-a988-fed639eceab5.jpg?v=1776601759"},{"product_id":"9780141994208","title":"Finding the Heart Sutra","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn introduction to the essential Buddhist text from the author of Lost Japan Forty years ago, after learning of the Heart Sutra in Japan, Alex Kerr set out on a quest to seek the wisdom that lies at the heart of this ancient Buddhist scripture. Guided by Zen abbots in Kyoto, Tibetan monks, a French writer, an American art collector, a magician, and the writings of Chinese scholars over the centuries, he came to see how this brief poem on emptiness is a storehouse of a universe of thought. Traveling from Japan, Korea, and China, to India, Mongolia, Tibet, and Vietnam, this intimate book weaves together memory, history, and calligraphy. Alex reveals us to the many ways the Heart Sutra continues to influence the culture of Japan - and the world - today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Alex+Kerr\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eAlex Kerr\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alex Kerr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379884802211,"sku":"9780141994208","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780141994208_17ba8ca4-b359-46ad-b792-4e91a74e9df2.jpg?v=1776455166"},{"product_id":"9780241515518","title":"Handbook of Shells","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn extensive guide to over 500 species of seashells, with a detailed entry on each species featuring vivid photography\n\n\nThe clearest and sharpest recognition guide to over 500 species of seashell from around the world\n\nAuthoritative text, crystal-clear photography, and a systematic approach make this the most comprehensive and concise pocket guide to seashells of the world. 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Motivating and practical, this journal is the perfect companion for a fulfilling and productive Ramadan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Ramadan+Journal+Team\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eRamadan Journal Team\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ramadan Journal Team","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380690501795,"sku":"9780751585476","price":305.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780751585476_a56e02c3-e9d3-4aa2-bc35-0af25d96a8ea.jpg?v=1776495257"},{"product_id":"9780796322951","title":"Kultusse in Suid-Afrika","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoe kry kultusleiers 'n houvas op rasionele mense? 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Kan ek 'per ongeluk' in 'n kultus beland?\u003cbr\u003eWat kan ek doen as 'n geliefde in een vasgevang is?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJana Marx, bekende joernalis van Devilsdorp-faam beantwoord die vrae en meer in hierdie fassinerende blik op die binnewêreld van kultusse.\u003cbr\u003eSy het uitgebreide navorsing gedoen oor kultusse van antieke tye tot vandag, en in diepte met kundiges en gewese kultuslede gesels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnder die kultusse waarna sy kyk is Cecilia Steyn se Electus per Deus, die Israelvisie, die Suidlanders, KwaSizabantu, die Christ in Me Collective en die Jesus Dominion International-kerk in Suid-Afrika, sowel as van die mees opspraakwekkende internasionale kultusse. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKultusse word in verskillende onderafdelings ingedeel: moord- en gedagtebeheerkultusse, korporatiewe kultusse, sekskultusse en politieke kultusse. Jana bekyk bekende plaaslike en internasionale kultusse binne elkeen van hierdie afdelings. Sy verwys ook na die BITE-model van Dr Steve Hassen sodat gewone mense kan uitwerk of geliefdes in 'n kultus vasgekeer is. Daar is 'n hoofstuk met riglyne oor wat om te doen as jou geliefde in 'n kultus is.\u003cbr\u003eJy kan alles oor kultusse wat jy nog altyd wou geweet het in hierdie boek vind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Jana+Marx\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eJana Marx\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+ZZZ\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eZZZ\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jana Marx,ZZZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380978172067,"sku":"9780796322951","price":89.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780796322951_e91197e7-12f2-428d-add3-0d09cbc37d01.jpg?v=1776500446"},{"product_id":"9781991256119","title":"Oorwegings voor gesigseinder","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn menige opsig (insluitend religie) leef ons in 'n tyd van krisis: van die skynbare ineenstorting van religieuse, mitologiese werklikheidsmodelle, intellektuele konstruksies en sosiale institusionaliserings wat individue en kulture deur millennia gedra het. Hierdie krisis raak nie net een religie (bv. die Christendom) nie, maar almal, as uitinge van die een, na sin smagtende mensheid, op 'n aarde, self in 'n diep ekologiese krisis, grootliks die gevolg van menslike denk- en gedragswyses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDie situasie waarin ons ons bevind, kan ook gesien word as 'n tyd van moontlike nuwe begin, oorbegin. Hierdie boek proklameer nie, voer geen propaganda-oorlog nie, maar tree in kort meditasiestukkies in gesprek met sy lesers, saam in gesprek met uitnemende mistieke denkers van die menslike verlede as een geheel, hier veral met Theravada Boeddhisme. Ons is pelgrims, as een lotsgemeenskap op weg na, en hopelik verlig terug van, 'n laaste, stil horison, met die moontlikheid van 'n lewe tot voordeel van alle lewe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Kobus+Kr%C3%BCger\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eKobus Krüger\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kobus Krüger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47381106098339,"sku":"9781991256119","price":250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781991256119_8336a2bc-1744-46e2-ab28-0d6380eef105.jpg?v=1776619827"},{"product_id":"9780624093084","title":"Power and Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003e'It is easier to tell you I used to be in a religious cult. 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