(NAPSA)—Whether you are working through a problem with a friend or trying to stay calm Nanako batons rs (Claris, 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 mindthere is no ‘ \ 4 € 7 barrier, no curtain,” said the Dalai Lama in “Kindness, Clarity, and Insight” (Snow Lion, $19.95). “In my mind, as human beings you are my brothers andsisters; there is no difference in substance.” For 25 years, the Dalai Lama has shared his philosophy with people in North America. Asa religious leader, he has worked toward peace and tolerance in his own and other countries. As a pop culture icon, he has influenced thousands to reassess the minor and major frustrations in life, to take stock of themselves SSRI)VOGEL —$———< Sad op This silver anniversary edition of the Dalai Lama’s first book of teachings in the Western World has much to offer. and to find a centered, peaceful innerself. As his good friend and the book’s translator, Jeffrey Hopkins, said, “His Holinessis calling onall of the material withinit. Twenty-five years after its original publication it remains one of the most readable and wide ranging of his books. value of kindness and compassion; kindness and compassion are the fabric that makesociety possible.” “No matter whom I meet and where I go, I always give advice to be altruistic, to have a good heart,” said the Dalai Lama. “This is the essence of religion; this is the essence of the Buddhist teaching.” This celebratory new edition of the very first book of the Dalai Lama’s teachings in the Englishspeaking world is a testament to the kindness, clarity and insight deftly arranged in a developmental sequence so that readers easily understand the background needed to appreciate more complex topics later in the text. humanity to appreciate the social The book’s 20 chapters are Taken as a whole, the teach- ings in this book provide an accessible map of Tibetan spiritual culture. It has been described as both an excellent introduction to Tibetan Buddhism anda clearpicture of the Dalai Lama. For more information, visit www.SnowLionPub.com.
