Dalai Lama has 9 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 12 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.9★ across 1,001 ratings. The most-rated is The Book of Joy.
The Book of Joy
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Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity. The occasion was a big birthday. And it inspired two close friends to get together in Dharamsala for a talk about something very important to them. The friends were His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The subject was joy. Both winners of the Nobel Prize, both great spiritual masters and moral leaders of our time, they are also known for being among the most infectiously happy people on the planet. From the beginning the book was envisioned as a three-layer birthday cake: their own stories and teachings about joy, the most recent findings in the science of deep happiness, and the daily practices that anchor their own emotional and spiritual lives. Both the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu have been tested by great personal and national adversity, and here they share their personal stories of struggle and renewal. Now that they are both in their 80s, they especially want to spread the core message that to have joy yourself, you must bring joy to others. Most of all, during that landmark week in Dharamsala, they demonstrated by their own exuberance, compassion, and humor how joy can be transformed from a fleeting emotion into an enduring way of life. Narration credits: Douglas Carlton Abrams, read by the author Dalai Lama, read by Francois Chau Desmond Tutu, read by Peter Francis James
©2016 Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu (P)2016 Penguin Audio
Emotional Awareness
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Two leading thinkers engage in a landmark conversation about human emotions and the pursuit of psychological fulfillment. At their first meeting, a remarkable bond was sparked between His Holiness the Dalai Lama, one of the world's most revered spiritual leaders, and the psychologist Paul Ekman, whose groundbreaking work helped to define the science of emotions. Now these two luminaries share their thinking about science and spirituality, the bonds between East and West, and the nature and quality of our emotional lives. In this unparalleled series of conversations, the Dalai Lama and Ekman prod and push toward answers to the central questions of emotional experience. What are the sources of hate and compassion? Should a person extend her compassion to a torturer - and would that even be biologically possible? What does science reveal about the benefits of Buddhist meditation, and can Buddhism improve through engagement with the scientific method? As they come to grips with these issues, they invite us to join them in an unfiltered view of two great traditions and two great minds. Accompanied by commentaries on the findings of emotion research and the teachings of Buddhism, their interplay - amusing, challenging, eye-opening, and moving - guides us on a transformative journey in the understanding of emotions.
©2008 His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman (P)2008 Macmillan Audio
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Las cuatro nobles verdades [The Four Noble Truths]
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Un magistral compendio de las raíces del budismo y de la realización personal que este posibilita. Esta recopilación de enseñanzas acerca de las Cuatro Nobles Verdades, fundamento de la filosofía budista y de su correcta práctica en la vida cotidiana, ofrece la posibilidad de profundizar en una doctrina que cada vez suscita mayor interés en las sociedades occidentales, ya que propone una visión más espiritual de la vida, más humana, y tolerante. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
©1998 Dalai Lama (P)2018 Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A.U.
An Introduction to Buddhism
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There is no one more suited to introduce beginners - and remind seasoned practitioners - of the fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism than His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Speaking to an audience of Western students, the Dalai Lama shows us how to apply basic Buddhist principles to our day-to-day lives. Starting with the very foundation of Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths, he provides the framework for understanding the Buddha’s first teachings on suffering, happiness, and peace. He follows with commentary on two of Buddhism’s most profound texts: The Eight Verses on Training the Mind and Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment, often referring to the former as one of his main sources of inspiration for the practice of compassion. With clear, accessible language and the familiar sense of humor that infuses nearly all of his work, the Dalai Lama invites us all to develop innermost awareness, a proper understanding of the nature of reality, and heartfelt compassion for all beings. This book was previously published under the title Lighting the Way.
©2004 His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama (P)2019 Shambhala Publications
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Los siete pasos hacia el amor [The Seven Steps Toward Love]
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En Los Siete Pasos Hacia El Amor el Dalai Lama lanza un mensaje inspirador que nos empuja a abrir nuestros corazones a una nueva e ilimitada experiencia del amor que transformará para siempre nuestras vidas. Su Santidad el Dalai Lama, el líder budista más respetado en todo el mundo y premio Nobel de la Paz, ofrece en este audiolibro las claves del camino que tenemos que seguir para alcanzar la verdadera felicidad y la plenitud en nuestras vidas a través del amor. En un proceso escalonado en siete pasos, el Dalai Lama nos enseña a ampliar nuestro concepto del amor hasta convertirlo en la quintaesencia de nuestra alegría y satisfacción personal: solo si nos despojamos de nuestros prejuicios y aprendemos a volcarnos en los demás desde la compasión, dejando atrás los convencionalismos, alcanzaremos la auténtica sabiduría. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
©2005 Su Santidad el Dalai Lama y Dr. Jeffrey Hopkins (P)2015 Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
La via della liberazione
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"Non ascoltate questo audiolibro solo per ottenere nuove informazioni, ma usatelo per trasformare la vostra mente". Con le tre opere raccolte in questo volume il Dalai Lama illustra al lettore occidentale il pensiero buddhista. In "La via della liberazione" sono esposti e commentati con chiarezza gli insegnamenti fondamentali del buddhismo tibetano; con "La mente e il cuore" vengono trattati gli esercizi spirituali per risvegliare la propria mente e prepararla all'illuminazione. Infine, dal momento che per vivere un'esistenza piena e felice è necessario il raggiungimento di uno stato di pace totale, con l'ultima parte "La gioia di vivere e morire in pace" l'ascoltatore affronta il cammino per eliminare la sofferenza provocata dal continuo ciclo di morti e rinascite. Un audiolibro che si propone come una guida accessibile non solo a chi segue già i precetti del buddhismo, ma a chiunque intenda accostarvisi con l'aiuto degli insegnamenti del suo maggiore rappresentante.
©2014 Il Saggiatore S.r.l. Tradotto da Luca Fontana & Francesca Matera (P)2019 Audible Studios
Our Only Home
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“This impassioned account is ideal for readers well versed in current climate change activism, especially efforts spearheaded by Greta Thunberg.” (Library Journal) From the voice of the beloved world religious leader comes an eye-opening manifesto that empowers the generation of today to step up, take action, and save our environment. Saving the climate is our common duty. With each passing day, climate change is causing Pacific islands to disappear into the sea, accelerating the extinction of species at alarming proportions, and aggravating a water shortage that has affected the entire world. In short, climate change can no longer be denied - it threatens our existence on earth. In this new audiobook, the Dalai Lama, one of the most influential figures of our time, calls on political decision makers to finally fight against deadlock and ignorance on this issue and to stand up for a different, more climate-friendly world and for the younger generation to assert their right to regain their future.
©2020 Dalai Lama (P)2020 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
Der Weg zum sinnvollen Leben
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Als Nachfolger des Verkaufserfolgs "Der Weg zum Glück" liegt nun das zweite Dalai-Lama-Hörbuch im DAV vor: Es thematisiert eine andere Sicht auf ein westliches Tabuthema, das Sterben. Leben und Tod sind in der buddhistischen Tradition eng miteinander verknüpft. Wer sich bewußt macht, daß er sterben wird, bemüht sich um ein besseres, sinnerfülltes Leben. Anschaulich schildert der Dalai Lama, wie Ursache und Wirkung, Mitgefühl und Weisheit zusammenhängen und macht Mut für einen konstruktiven Umgang mit dem Lebensende. Diese Hörbuch-Edition, einfühlsam gelesen von Peter Lieck, ist zugleich ein alltagstauglicher Ratgeber und Wegweiser zu einem sinnvollen Leben.
(c)+(p) 2004 Der Audio Verlag
Perfecting Patience
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In the days of extremism and severely divisive belief systems, learning patience and compassion practices (from the modern master of patience and compassion) is more valuable than ever. All of the world’s major religions emphasize the importance of love, compassion, and tolerance. This is particularly true in the Buddhist traditions, which unanimously state that compassion and love are the foundation of all paths of practice. To cultivate the potential for compassion and love inherent within us, it is crucial to counteract their opposing forces of anger and hatred. In Perfecting Patience, the Dalai Lama shows how, through the practice of patience and tolerance, we can overcome the obstacles of anger and hatred. He bases his discussion on A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life, the classic work on the activities of bodhisattvas - those who aspire to attain full enlightenment in order to benefit all beings. This book was previously published under the title Healing Anger.
©2018 Dalai Lama (P)2021 Hernandez Publishing