Buddhist Teachings
of the Dalai Lama
Saturday, July 6th marks the 89th birthday of Tenzin Gyatso,
His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama,
and we hope you’ll join us in celebrating his long, remarkable life and
commitment to bettering the world for all beings. (We also hope you’ll
join us in wishing the best for him as he recovers from the knee surgery
he’s just received in New York. Happily, “He is rapidly recovering and
is able to walk,” one of his personal physicians reports.)
Now, His Holiness assures us that he will be around a good long time —
recently even claiming he’ll make it to 113 years — and may it be so!
For he is so much to so many:
force for good, visionary,
inspiration, unifier, bodhisattva, ethicist,
voice for Tibetan freedom, spiritual revolutionary,
lamp for our path.
And of course at the heart of all his activity is the dharma, for His
Holiness is also one of the great Buddhist teachers of our — or, any! —
time. So in this Weekend Reader, we’re sharing three great teachings
from the Dalai Lama, all of which can help anyone deepen their study and
practice of Buddhism.
Likewise, you’ll find these teachings and more in
Buddhist Teachings of the Dalai Lama, a new “Deep Dive” published on
Buddhadharma’s
all-new website. The whole site has been lovingly revamped and
reorganized to be the online place for committed Buddhists to deepen
their understanding of the dharma. Whether you’ve been practicing for
two years or twenty (or fifty!), the new
Buddhadharma is made, truly, for you.
Check it out, and don’t miss our all-new glossary,
Buddhism A-Z, perfect for beginners and committed dharma practitioners alike.
With appreciation for the Dalai Lama, all he has taught us, and all he has yet to teach us,
—Rod Meade Sperry & Mariana Restrepo (the
Buddhadharma editorial team)
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