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Provides comments on popular passages from the four Gospels.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
The result of the Dalai Lama's decision to lead the 1994 John Main Seminar sponsored by the World Community for Christian Meditation, this book is a record of the seminar. It is refreshing to read the Dalai Lama's meditations on the New Testament selections, many of which he had never read before this seminar but which are among the most familiar for Christians. As His Holiness thinks about famous passages like the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-10) and Jesus' resurrection appearance to Mary (John 20:10-18), we see them from the entirely new perspective of Tibetan Buddhist spiritual knowledge and understanding. Consequently, familiar passages are renewed and opened to unexpected insights. In his readings and his dialogues with other seminar participants, the Dalai Lama establishes himself as an authentic presence respectful of Christian traditions. Indeed, he insists that his purpose in the dialogues is not to cast doubt on Christianity but to help others rediscover the deeper meaning and power of the Christian tradition. This is a fascinating book which deserves a great deal of attention in these times of multicultural exchange. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Booklist Review
Forced by conquest and exile to carry his teachings outside his homeland, the Dalai Lama has become a global spiritual leader instrumental in the increase in frequency and meaningfulness of interfaith dialogue, that is, the quest for common ground and mutual respect in a violently divisive world. Westerners have evinced great interest in Buddhism, and Buddhists are responding with their reflections on Christianity. Thich Nhat Hanh recognized Jesus as "one of his spiritual ancestors" in Living Buddha, Living Christ (1995), and now the Dalai Lama offers stirring and revelatory commentary on the Gospels, distinguishing carefully between similarities and differences in Buddhist and Christian thought. His holiness rejects the notion of a single universal religion, believing, instead, that there is as great a value in diversity as in harmony. This heart-opening book, based on his holiness' participation in a seminar organized by the World Community for Christian Meditation, includes commentary by Benedictine monk Father Laurence Freeman and glossaries of Buddhist and Christian terms. --Donna Seaman
Library Journal Review
In 1994, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, exiled leader of Tibetan Buddhism, participated in a series of conversations with Christian leaders in London about the relationship between Buddhism and Christianity. With his typical modesty and eloquence, the Dalai Lama here looks at selected Gospel accounts of Jesus' life and work through the lenses of Buddhism. For example, reading a passage in which Jesus requires his disciples to take nothing with them on their journey, the Dalai Lama compares this command to the Buddhist monk's vow of simplicity and modesty. Sparkling wit and compassionate understanding mark these penetrating insights of the Dalai Lama into spiritual foundations of two of the world's great religious traditions. Highly recommended. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.