Book description
How to See Yourself As You Really Are is based on a fundamental
Buddhist belief that love and insight work together to bring about
enlightenment, like two wings of a bird. It provides a new perspective
on the psychological problems of hurting ourselves through misguided,
exaggerated notions of self, others, events and physical things. It
shows how even our senses deceive us, drawing us into unwise
attachments and negative actions that can only come back to haunt us
in the future.
Drawing on wisdom and techniques refined in Tibetan monasteries for
more than a thousand years, and adopting as its structure traditional
Buddhist steps of meditative reflection, How to See Yourself As You
Really Are includes practical exercises and gives readers a
clear path to assess their growth and personal development.
The book is enlivened throughout with warm personal anecdotes and
intimate accounts of the Dalai Lama's experiences as a life-long
student, a meditator, a political leader and an international figure
working with other Nobel Peace Laureates to address crises around the world.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet. Today,
he lives in exile in Northern India and works tirelessly on behalf of
the Tibetan people, as well as travelling the world to give spiritual
teachings to sell-out audiences. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in
1989.
