Dalai Lama, Tibetan 

Words of truth: a prayer -- THE VISION: The quest for human happiness -- Our global family -- Compassion -- Universal responsibility -- BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVES: The Buddha -- 4 noble truths -- Karma -- The Bodhisattva ideal -- Interdependence -- Dependent origination -- Awareness of death -- PRACTICE: Creating the perspective for practice -- Refuge: the 3 jewels -- Meditation: a beginning -- Transforming the mind thru meditation -- Environment / symbols / posture / breathing -- The nature of the mind -- Practice of calm abiding -- Generating the mind of enlightenment -- 8 verses for training the mind -- Meditation on emptiness -- Tantra: deity yoga -- Relying on a spiritual teacher -- A WORLD IN HARMONY: Ethics and society -- Science and spirituality -- Buddhist concept of nature -- A wish for harmony (among religions) -- Buddhist perspectives on the teachings of Jesus -- The sheltering tree of interdependence -- The Foundation for Universal Responsibility. 

xii, 274 pages ; 24 cm 

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