Essential Teachings

Essential Teachings

Author	Dalai Lama
Original title	Essential Teachings
Translator	Zelie Pollon
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Religion and Spirituality
Publisher	MJF Books North Atlantic Books
Publication date	1995
Media type	Print
Pages	129
ISBN	1-56731-794-4

Essential Teachings is a book by the 14th Dalai Lama. It is a translation of a series of talks first delivered in India. These talks took place in 1974, but this is the first English translation. The talks were in Tibetan, and published under the title Enseignements essentiels in 1974 and again in 1987 with the title L'Enseignement du Dalai-Lama The French translations were closely followed, but the glossary was expanded in the English version.

The book is structured into 37 short exercises or "Practices" and includes a short glossary of 60+ terms.

References

1995 North Atlantic Books edition, ISBN 1556431929

The 14th Dalai Lama

Books	Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the new Millennium The Art of Happiness Essential Teachings Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama How to See Yourself As You Really Are My Land and My People An Open Heart The Power of Buddhism The Universe in a Single Atom The World of Tibetan Buddhism Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World

Organized vision	Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Library of Tibetan Works and Archives Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education

Family	Thubten Jigme Norbu (brother) Jetsun Pema (sister)

Related	Thupten Jinpa (translator) Recognition Travels Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film) Kundun (1997 film) 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006 documentary) Dalai Lama Renaissance (2007 documentary) The Sun Behind the Clouds (2010 documentary Dalai Lama Awakening (2014 documentary) Compassion in Action (2014 documentary)

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