How to See Yourself as You Really Are

by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Other authorsJeffrey Hopkins (Translator)

Paperback, 2008

Collection

Emptiness and Tenets

Status

Available

Call number

DAL-021

Publication

Rider & Co (2008), 288 pages

Description

His Holiness provides step-by-step exercises to help readers shatter their false assumptions and ideas of the self and see the world as it actually exists, which is a prelude to right action.

User reviews

LibraryThing member LCoale1

This book was intense. I'm not sure if I was ready for something so deep, and it took me a long time for the length, which really got on my nerves. I ended up speed reading the last 80 pages just to be done with it. I have two impressions of the book: a, it was ridiculously reduntant, and b, it was

ridiculously vague. I'm not a big fan of either of those characteristics. I'm glad to be done with it, actually.

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LibraryThing member Misoman

This book is DEEP. I love His Holiness's writing style and his insight is amazing. I have to say I am only 1/2 through it, but I haven't gained very much personal insight so much as insight into my view of the world and how it works within the Buddhist philosophy. I recommend any of His Holiness's

writings/books to anyone who wants to understand Buddhism from one of the greates Buddhist figures in the world.

Miso

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LibraryThing member jjpet

A book about the essence of being, well and concisely written. Every word counts. The quotes are well-selected and appropriate, and help clarify complicated/confusing concepts. He makes difficult ideas make sense in a gentle and wise manner. I look forward to reading more of his books.

LibraryThing member fiverivers

I'm sure I'm about to be damned for writing this, but if this is supposed to be a book about discovering yourself, I'm afraid that for me it failed completely. Perhaps I'm guilty of all the things the Dalai Lama says most of Western Society is guilty. But, to be honest, I found the book not

particularly well-written. It was repetetive, unclear, even non-sensicle in parts, and much of it smacked very much of the tired-old Christian harangue of guilty, guilty, guilty, which I found startling for a book written by the head of one of the most sacred of Buddhist sects.

But perhaps this is to be expected from a reader who feels that without passion (something the Dalai Lama puts forward as a 'sin' and undesireable), while causing many of the world's problems, has also created some of the world's finest moments in art, science, literature, social reform and more. Without passion there would be no impetus to create, to achieve a state closer to the divine.

So, for me, because of a fundamental difference in essential paradigms, and the lack of quality writing, I'm going to give a thumbs down to this book, and likely give a pass to other of the Dalai Lama's works.

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LibraryThing member GShuk

Hard to follow and he seemed to be jumping from concept to his mission. Gave up after the second disk.

LibraryThing member marti.booker

I just can't agree with his philosophy, but it was a helpful how-to of meditation and self awareness.

LibraryThing member ReneePaule

Lots to think about in this lovely book.

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