دانلود کتاب Opening the Eye of New Awareness

Opening the Eye of New Awareness is a succinct yel
thorough presenlation of lhe doclrines of Buddhism as
they were sludied and practised for a thousand years
in Tibet. The Dalai Lama begins w11h a discussion of
lhe need for religious practice and an explanalion of
lhe proofs for the exislence of rebirlh. He explains
ultimate and conventional truths: the trainings in ethics.
meditalive slabilizalion and wisdom: lhe practice ol lhe
palh in lhe Lesser. Perfection and Secret Mantra. or
Tantra, Vehicles: and the nature of Buddhahood. He
concludes with a brief h1slory of Tibelan Buddhism lhat
clearly shows lhe conl1nuily between lale Indian
Mahayana Buddhism and lhe Buddhism of Tibel,
dispelling the idea thal Tibelan Buddhism is
"Lamaism" and unrelated lo the central currents of
Buddhisl lhought.
Opening the Eye of New Awareness 1s the only lexl
of lhe Dalai Lama outlining the enllre path lo be
published in a Weslern language. II is an invaluable
handbook lor lhe sludy of Buddhism both in colleges
and by lhe individual.
Front Cover Thousand-armed Chenrezig, the
embodiment of compassion. painted by Peter Iseli.
1978. Back cover photo courtesy of Jan-Paul Kool.
The Dala1 Lama was born 1n Amdo. Tibel, in 1935 and
at the age of lwo-and-a-half was recognized as the
fourteenlh incarnation in the line of Dalai Lamas.
Revered as the very embodiment of compassion. he
was trained as a monk in Lhasa from the age of five.
Ten years laler, during lhe lurbulenl days of slruggle
against Chinese incursion. he assumed the
responsib1hly of sp1nlual and temporal leadership of his
people.
Since his exile in 1959, Tenzin Gyatso. the
Fourteenth Dalai Lama, has led his governmentin-
exile from the Indian Himalayan town of
Dharamsata. Recognized as one of the greatest living
Buddhist teachers, he has made extensive tours to
every part of the globe not only to teach on all aspects
of Buddhist philosophy and praclice but also lo work
tirelessly for world peace. These efforts were rewarded
in 1989 when His Holiness received the Nobel Peace
Prize.