H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

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.

"A feast of a book and as comprehensive and readable an introduction to the nature and scope of Buddhism’s living wisdom as can be found." —Bloomsbury Review

"With characteristic warmth and lucidity, the Dalai Lama’s reflections bring alive this classic synopsis of Mahayana Buddhism in a way that will inspire and inform anyone who seeks to practice the Dharma today." —Stephen Batchelor, author of Verses from the Center

"Stages of Meditation is a wise, wonderful, and profound book." —Ken Wilber, author of Integral Psychology

"A rigorous treatment of a single pithy source text, this faithful rendering from Tibetan was more than ten years in the making." —Shambhala Sun (now Lion's Roar)

"A must read for followers of the Dalai Lama and an unquestionably worthy addition to Buddhist studies reading lists and reference collections." —Midwest Book Review

"As always the Dalai Lama’s warmth and his ability to adjust the level of his commentary to his audience are in evidence." —Journal of Asian Studies