
The Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is the former political head of Tibet and the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He is the 14th in a line of successors considered to be incarnations of the bodhisattva of compassion. In 1989, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his nonviolent campaign to end the Chinese domination of Tibet.

His Holiness provides practical advice for overcoming despair and hatred when faced with adversity.

An Unbroken Sequence
The Dalai Lama and Thubten Chodron on subtle impermanence

TeachingsMagazine | Special Section
How to Serve Humanity
His Holiness the Dalai Lama in conversation with Daniel Goleman

TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
Compassionate Equality
A brief teaching from the Dalai Lama

The Self-Confidence of a Bodhisattva
Select wisdom from sources old and new

Countering Stress and Depression
His Holiness the Dalai Lama reminds us that human intelligence is a gift to be used wisely.
The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Wisdom
The Essential Teachings

Mahayana / Vajrayana Practice
In Tibet, all the teachings of the Buddha have been preserved and are practiced in the traditional order.

Bad Reputation
The Dalai Lama reflects on praise and blame in his commentary on lines from Longchen Rabjam's Finding Comfort and Ease in Meditation on the Great Perfection.

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