Whether you are working through a problem with a friend or trying to stay calm about world events, there is a new book to help you understand and work with the world around you.
“When I meet new people in new places, in my mind there is no barrier, no curtain,” said the Dalai Lama in “Kindness, Clarity, and Insight” (Snow Lion, $19.95). “In my mind, as human beings you are my brothers and sisters; there is no difference in substance.”
For 25 years, the Dalai Lama has shared his philosophy with people in North America. As a religious leader, he has worked toward peace and tolerance in his own and other countries.
As a pop culture icon, he has influenced thousands to reassess the minor and major frustrations in life, to take stock of themselves and to find a centered, peaceful inner self.
As his good friend and the book’s translator, Jeffrey Hopkins, said, “His Holiness is calling on all humanity to appreciate the social value of kindness and compassion; kindness and compassion are the fabric that make society possible.”
“No matter whom I meet and where I go, I always give advice to...