Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up - Wallace, B Alan; Wilhelm, Steven
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Here at last is an organized overview of Tibetan Buddhism's teachings, beginning with the basic themes of the sutras -- the general discourses of the Buddha -- and continuing through the esoteric concepts and advanced practices of Tantra. Unlike other introductions to Tibetan Buddhism, "Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up" doesn't stop with theory and history, but relates timeless spiritual principles to the pressing issues of modern life, both in terms of daily experience and a uniquely Western world view. This fascinating, highly readable book asks neither unquestioning faith nor blind…mehr

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Here at last is an organized overview of Tibetan Buddhism's teachings, beginning with the basic themes of the sutras -- the general discourses of the Buddha -- and continuing through the esoteric concepts and advanced practices of Tantra. Unlike other introductions to Tibetan Buddhism, "Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up" doesn't stop with theory and history, but relates timeless spiritual principles to the pressing issues of modern life, both in terms of daily experience and a uniquely Western world view. This fascinating, highly readable book asks neither unquestioning faith nor blind obedience to abstract concepts or religious beliefs. Rather, it challenges the reader to question and investigate life's issues on a personal level, in the light of an ancient and effective approach to the sufferings and joys of the human condition.
Autorenporträt
B. Alan Wallace is president of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies. He trained for many years as a monk in Buddhist monasteries in India and Switzerland. He has taught Buddhist theory and practice in Europe and America since 1976 and has served as interpreter for numerous Tibetan scholars and contemplatives, including H. H. the Dalai Lama. After graduating summa cum laude from Amherst College, where he studied physics and the philosophy of science, he earned his MA and PhD in religious studies at Stanford University. He has edited, translated, authored, and contributed to more than thirty books on Tibetan Buddhism, medicine, language, and culture, and the interface between science and religion. Steve Wilhelm is a professional journalist with the Puget Sound Business Journal and the former president of the Northwest Dharma Association.