Answers Discussions with Western Buddhists

In these lively exchanges the Dalai Lama exhibits clear and penetrating insight into issues that are most important to Western students.

His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama is considered the foremost Buddhist leader of our time. The exiled spiritual head of the Tibetan people, he is a Nobel Peace Laureate, a Congressional Gold Medal recipient, and a remarkable teacher and scholar who has authored over one hundred books.

Editor's Introduction

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The First Discussion

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Integration of Christianity and Buddhism

Buddhism and the idea of a creator-god

what does inherent existence mean

does Western physics contradict some Buddhist teachings

space

elementary particles

imagination

existence

images

general advice to practitioners

The Second Discussion

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Dealing with an unsympathetic environment

reconciling emptiness with the fact that objects perform functions

compassion and disciplining people who harm others

vipasyana in sutra and tantra

when is ordination appropriate

meditative stabilizaion

what religion shall one practice --- suitability of various religions

The Third Discussion

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Buddhism --- its essence vs. its cultural form

the power of holy places

the inner guru

the individuality of consciousness remains at Buddhahood

nuclear disarmament and world peace

wearing monks' robes in the West

The Fourth Discussion

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Does Buddha exist apart from our mind

analysis of merit --- motivation and object

cessation of concepts and dualistic appearance

why consciousness is not the person

a disciple's attitude toward the guru

efficacy of tantric meditation techniques

relation to non-Buddhist family and friends

flexibility in taking precepts

dharma practice in society vs. retreat

the nature of consciousness

The Fifth Discussion

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Guru devotion

the three kinds of suffering

benefits of ordination

emptiness in the schools of Tibetan Buddhism

enhancing a vipasyana practice

investigation into the nature of the mind

significance of the Kalacakra initiation

types of protector deities

Westerners visiting Tibet

karma and poverty

Native Americans compared to Tibetans

Bodhgaya

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Answers Discussions with Western Buddhists

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