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Healing Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions, and Health: Daniel Goleman, The Dalai Lama: 9781590300107: Amazon.com: Books

Healing Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions, and Health: Daniel Goleman, The Dalai Lama: 9781590300107: Amazon.com: Books
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Healing Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions, and Health Paperback – January 14, 2003
by Daniel Goleman (Author), The Dalai Lama (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars 10 customer reviews

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About the Author

Daniel Goleman, PhD, has twice been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of numerous books, including Emotional Intelligence, Working with Emotional Intelligence, The Meditative Mind, and Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence.

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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Shambhala; 1st Printing edition (January 14, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1590300106
ISBN-13: 978-1590300107
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches

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L. J. Vollmer
5.0 out of 5 stars Medicinal Mind: Healing Emotions in Religion and ScienceFebruary 1, 2011
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The work Healing Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions, and Health is from the 1990 Mind and Life Conference, sponsored by the Mind and Life Institute, an organization that fosters constructive dialogue between contemplatives and scientists with the intent to alleviate human suffering. The book recounts the proceedings of the conference, including presentations by specialists of Buddhism, religious studies, psychology, neuroscience, and medicine, as well as subsequent dialogue among the contributors. Under discussion are ethical and biological models for interpreting emotions and the relationships between meditation, medicine, and emotion, directed by the question of whether the mind can heal the body.

Like the other Mind and Life publications, this work is both fascinating and frustrating. The content is tantalizing, but tangents frequently interrupt the topic under discussion. Moreover, there is little introductory information and cohesive analysis is lacking as well. Both of these critiques can be expected though, as they are typical products of a conference environment. And in exchange for depth, the work provides breadth. By exploring a plethora of views, the dialogue makes this a great topical resource on emotion in religion and science. Furthermore, the text demonstrates not only the potential, but also the reality of the medical use of meditation, as well as the important role of emotions in health. Intriguing and even inspiring, readers from diverse backgrounds will find merit in this work.
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Maria Arango Diener
5.0 out of 5 stars Sciences East and West, brilliant ideasDecember 11, 2014
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Very interesting and in depth discourse covering a wide variety of topics regarding mindfulness, emotions and health. My own background is in Psychology, Exercise Physiology and Health Education. I find the minds behind these conversations fascinating. The discussions entail an exploration of the science(s) with regards to mindfulness. The conversational style of the presentations make me feel like I'm sitting around in a small room with the authors of the book, who casually exchange philosophies, definitions, ideas, ideals and much more on the topics. Brilliant, really.

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James R. Webb
4.0 out of 5 stars as I so much enjoyed the mutual respect between the "panelists" who compare findings ...November 4, 2015
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This is a lovely series of conversations between scientists, including the well-known Daniel Goleman, of Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence fame, and the Dalai Lama. I would probably give this a 4.5 stars, if it were available, as I so much enjoyed the mutual respect between the "panelists" who compare findings in neurology, psychology, psychiatry, sociology and long-held wisdom in Buddhism.

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Jacquie
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting ReadSeptember 5, 2012
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This book gets a little technical in a couple of chapters, but overall is a fantastic, informative, and interesting book involving conversations between the Dalai Lama and heads of medical and scientific fields discussing health and wellness. It is a more in depth conversation of the old adage "mind of matter".

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N. Sharipova
1.0 out of 5 stars I would not recommend this bookAugust 16, 2015
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The book is basically a dialog between Dalai Lama and the Western society. I did not find this book very interesting or informing. Several people are just describing the opinions and differences between western and eastern sociological ways of thinking. No, I would not recommend this book.
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J. Clatterbuck
4.0 out of 5 stars Book reviewFebruary 22, 2011
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This book is interesting and seems to have captured the attention of the person I gave it to as a gift. This is a very intelligent and gifted person so I think that speaks volumes as to the quality of this book.

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Gethsemani Encounter: A Dialogue on the Spiritual Life by Buddhist and Christian Monastics

Gethsemani Encounter: A Dialogue on the Spiritual Life by Buddhist and Christian Monastics

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In July 1996, an historic five-day meeting of Buddhist and Christian monks and nuns occurred at the Abbey of Gethsemani, the retreat of Thomas Merton.

The book offers 25 presentations on aspects of spirituality by leading Buddhist and Christian practitioners, including the Dalai Lama

The subjects range from ultimate reality and spirituality to prayer and meditation, and community and spiritual guidance, along with highlights of the actual dialogue itself.

Gethsemani Encounter: A Dialogue on the Spiritual Life by Buddhist and Christian Monastics Paperback – January 4, 1999
by Donald Mitchell (Editor), James Wiseman (Editor)
4.4 out of 5 stars 6 customer reviews

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"Gatherings of spiritual practitioners from different backgrounds, such as the Gethsemani Encounter, are of immense value. It is my hope that readers of this book may find in it the inspiration and understanding that in some way contribute to their own inner peace."
His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"A remarkably rich document, encompassing vast areas of Christian/Buddhist monastic concerns. Part 1 offers presentations on ultimate reality and spirituality, prayer and meditation, community and spiritual guidance. Part 2, the real treasure, contains dialogue between Buddhist and Christian monks, including the Dalai Lama, on subjects from mind and virtue to grace, the nature of tragedy and violence, and the importance of social action."—Library Journal
About the Author

James A. Wiseman, O.S.B., is an Associate Professor of Theology at The Catholic University of America and has twice been a Visiting Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Yale University. He has edited or co-edited four previous books, including The Gethsemani Encounter. Father Wiseman is a member of the monastic community of St. Anselm's Abbey in Washington, D.C.

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Paperback: 330 pages
Publisher: Continuum; 1st edition (January 4, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0826411657
ISBN-13: 978-0826411655
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly different,humble and Divine
ByA. Hogan VINE VOICEon February 8, 2001
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The Gethsemani Encounter was perhaps one of the great overlooked religious moments in the past decade. In the hills of Kentucky, in the oldest Trappist monastery in the United States,monastics from all over the world gathered to dialogue,to learn,to agree and disagree.The meeting place was suggested By The Dalai Lama,who in a moving afterword says"And so for the rest of my life,the impact of meeting him will remain until my last breath."The him is Thomas Merton, who met with the Dalai Lama on his final journey through the east in 1968.The talks in this book are broken up into sections{Journey and Dialogue,Prayer and Medidtation,Method and Expierence, Growth and Development,etc.} with speakers from both Buddhist and Christian monastic tradition sharing their expierence and strength. Some of the participants are truly moving: Ven. Maha Ghosananda of Cambodia speaking briefly on THE HUMAN FAMILY,the dalia lama on THE BODHISATTVA AND SOCIETY,,PRAYER AS PATH by Pierre-francios de bethune`Mary Margaret Funk,OSB on Lectio DIVINA,and many more. An over used term, treasure trove is quite appropriate. This is a collection to return to, to glean ,to nurture the soul.TO Open This volume isto enter a holy place . Truly magnificent.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
ByMark B. Knightlyon March 17, 2016
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I love this dialog between two forms of "monastic" practice.

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3.0 out of 5 stars What a Wonderful Book!
ByTOM CORBETTon September 15, 2007
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this book is ground-breaking, a dialogue between buddhist thought of various different types with some of the most wonderful christians on this planet. this dialogue was engineered by the christian monastic order of the Trappists to enrichen their own faith and understanding through a deeper understanding of buddhist practice and thought. it was also held to facilitate love and understanding between these two religions.

in this book, buddhist thought is clearly presented, though christian thought and experience not quite so clearly, but still some of the beauty of christian monastic life and worship comes out in these pages.

the buddhist heritage is the self or buddha 'nature', this comes out clearly in these pages. the buddha nature I call the supernature or indestructible image or kingdom of god within us . everyone has this... it is the power inherent within everyone to attain or realise anything. the supernature does not require one to be a buddhist, hindu, christian, atheist or whatever one comes up with. inherent within us all "the kingdom of God is within you". we all have within us the power or gentleness to become anything. this is the greatest gift of buddhism and hinduism and jesus. that our self contains all we need in order to evolve beyond even the angels. jesus said that this indestructible image is within all of us, he said that "the kingdom of god is within you". this kingdom is like the smallest of all seeds, but if planted in good soil, watered and given sunlight it will slowly but surely grow into the mightiest of trees. this growth is sometimes described by buddhists as a gradual clearing away of dust from a mirror. we gradually purify our own seeing of our true selves, that we are made in the image of god. defilements fall off, one becomes purer, kinder and more loving. and what is the kingdom/image of god? the image of god is the true love that is sown in our hearts. "be ye perfect, even as your father in heaven is perfect." (jesus). we are called to become blameless.

there is not much said about the power of evil to derail ones practice. we as christians should appreciate the potential within us for good, but not forget that there are dark/evil forces in this life and within us that will seek to twist ones path, and that ultimately in the face of these, prayer and Gods protection will be a tremendous support.

the goal of using our supernature is to become what we should be... "to go and sin no more" this possibility is within each and every one of us, even a blade of grass. to become like job "a perfect man", change is possible. when we think of the kingdom of god within us, or the true-nature or whatever you want to call it, it is not something big out there, it is closer to us than our own heart. the image of god within us. we access our supernature through things such as concentration, prayer, the vows, deeds of kindness and worship of true love.

anyone can become a god, or buddha and will hopefully go beyond such labels and terms through this goodness within them. we as christians do well to realise that everything of value found in buddhism and hinduism is found in the teachings of christ. jesus in johns gospel quotes "i have called ye gods"... now it is time to realise this truth. not only to aspire to be gods but to become godly, god like. free of greed, selfishness, wanton cruelty etc etc. excercise the 'super-nature'/image of god within you. we should not only rely on the forgiving grace of jesus, but also should aspire to become like jesus. jesus died for the wicked and evil... yes, but it is his desire that we should become like him, with no longer need for forgiveness, but personal perfection in our hearts and lives. we should not only rely on jesus's redemptive virtue, but also be prepared to redeem ourselves. we have the power to redeem ourselves within us. we need purity of heart, purity of mind and purity of action. this is only possible with true love and deep down this is within all of us.

seek the truth and you will find it, seek it within you and you will find it within you. this is the gift of true love to all.

may sweetness and kindness be upon all who read this article.

with all my love, snow-flake. xxx

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5.0 out of 5 stars Reading this book is a deepening encounter
ByJoyceon October 1, 2013
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The Gethsemani Encounter was a week-long meeting of 25 Christian and 25 Buddhist monastics who are mature practitioners and teachers of spirituality. The book includes talks given by representatives of different traditions on different aspects of the spiritual life and discussions on many issues including anger, love, humility, practice, suffering, sacrifice, social action, and women's issues. I have noticed that my own encounter with Buddhism (mostly through meditation retreats) has deepened my understanding of Christianity. Many of those participating in this dialogue noted a deepening of their own tradition as a result. Reading about this dialogue can be itself such an encounter.

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5.0 out of 5 stars New, in-depth exchange
ByJohanna Beckeron April 4, 2002
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Since 1977 the small group of North American Christian monastics, monks and nuns, have established exchanges with non-Christian monastics, principally Buddhists but also with Hindus and Moslems. Attempting to identify both similarities and differences in practice rather than examine dogmas, this Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (MID) group sponsored speakers, programs and publications, and eventually engaged in sending small groups of members to visit the exiled Tibetan monastics, followers of the Dalai Lama, in India, and brought representatives from India to visit American and Canadian monasteries.
The Gethsamani Encounter was designed to extend the mutual understanding these former programs had developed to a still deeper level. It lasted almost a week. Participants were restricted to twenty-five Christians and twenty-five Buddhists from all parts of the world. The site chosen was Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky, a Trappist monastery whose most well-known member, Thomas (Brother Louis) Merton had died just twenty-five years earlier. He was one of a small group of pioneer Christians interested in Buddhism and died just shortly after having met the Dalai Lama. This confluence of place, history and dates made Gethsemani ideal for this meeting.
This book presents all of the Buddhist and Christian papers presented in multiple sessions daily. Often a group of papers would cluster around a particular theme (meditation; training) and would not only expose the common themes but especially the distinctive notes of each special group--different Buddhist lineages; various Christian groups. Presenters came from the U.S. and Canada, Europe, India, Burma, Cambodia, Japan and other areas giving presentations which inspired, informed and clarified. They also exposed questions and themes still needing more penetration. Consequently the contents of this publication are not only unique but they also supply a high level watershed from which further clarity and mutuality can emerge. The editors, themselves participants in the encounter, James Wiseman, OSB and Donald Mitchell are specialists who make the contents of the papers accessible to the uninitiated and informative to the specialist. This book is without parallel and is meaningful for both the person seriously interested in Buddhism, Christianity, monasticism and East-West exchanges and those who are unfamiliar with the material but ready to become richly informed.

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Gethsemani Encounter: A Dialogue on the Spiritual Life by Buddhist and Christian Monastics

BR The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on

The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus

His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Introduction and Christian Context by Laurence Freeman, OSB. Translated from the Tibetan and Annotated by Geshe Thupten Jimpa. Edited with a Preface by Robert Kiely. Boston: Wisdom Publications,

1996.

This book represents the proceedings of the John Main Seminar which met in September 1994 at Middlesex University in London. The Dalai Lama has been presented with eight texts from the Christian scriptures (two from each of the four gospels) and invited to comment on them in light of Buddhist teaching and spiritual practice. For those unfamiliar with those texts, Laurence Freeman's contextualization of the gospel passages toward the end of the book provides helpful background. (Helpful too are the two brief glossaries of major Christian and Buddhist terms.) Those familiar with the Christian texts under discussion will be disappointed if they look to the Dalai Lama's comments for insights into those texts, or even for providing a considered Buddhist response to selected teachings of Jesus. The texts serve instead as jumping off points for an exposition of Buddhist teaching and practice which a Christian reader could find both illuminating and religiously stimulating.

After reading what the Dalai Lama had to say about on the Sermon on the Mount, for example, it is hard to find any basis in his comments for responses· such as the following: "I speak for myself, and I think for all of us here, when I say that it was very moving for me as a Christian to hear you read the words of Jesus with such purity and deep understanding of their meaning" (p. 56), or "It is a Christian belief that when Scripture is read by someone with a good heart, it comes to life for all of us again. For me, and I think for many of us here, hearing you read those words did that
for us" (p. 57) . Or again, the Dalai Lama hears in the text of Mk 3:31-35 ("Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother" [Mk 3:35]) an affirmation cin Jesus' part of the fundamental unity and equal ity of all human beings (p. 69).

But he does not advert either to what doing the will of God concretely entails in the context of Mark's gospel, or to the implied criticism in this passage of Jesus' biological family.

Its excessive enthusiasm does not further the cause of ecumenical dialogue, neither does inaccurate presentation of one ' s own tradition. One of the Christian respondents noted: "But one of the miss ions of Jesus was to shift our way of relating to God from that of fear or mere doctrine to one of a relationship of love and intimacy" and "we are called to become one with the same consciousness that Christ had" (p. 78). The first point is wrong, if it means to suggest that devout Jews before and during Jesus' lifetime did not enjoy a relationship of intimacy with God; and the second point is deeply problematic, if it implies that one can somehow know the consciousness of the historical figure of Jesus.

The various responses to the Dalai Lama's remarks which followed during the question and answer period may indicate among the Christian participants for yet deeper engagement with their sacred texts on the Dalai Lama's part.

Could he say more? The book teases the reader into wondering about the enormous possibilities within inter-religious dialogue, especially for those on the Christian side who share the contemplative sensibilities of their Buddhist counterparts. One would like to hear more from the Dalai Lama about his spiritual experience as he was drawn to pray in front of the image of Mary in the cave at Lourdes .

Finally, the fact needs to be continually underlined that while Buddhists meditate on and put into practice the Four Noble Truths without much preoccupation over the historical figure of the Buddha, Christians do not allow for the same detachment between the preaching and the person of Jesus. It would be a mistake to regard the figure of Jesus as an ascetic, a world-transcending contemplative, or a guide for deepening the interior life. Their respective stories reveal more contrasts than similarities, and the religious messages of their lives move in different directions.

In the end the book proves unsatisfying for two reasons, at least for this reviewer. First, the remarks of the Dalai Lama concerning the eight gospel passages are too impressionistic; they do no take into account current developments within Christian exegesis and scriptural study .

The remarks miss the deep Christian engagement with history and the
world. Second, dialogue is by its nature unfinished. When dialogue is fruitful, one always seeks more. Yet it sometimes appears that the desire for deep, lasting inter-religious conversation and the desire to learn about the religious other are markedly Christian than, say, a pressing concern among Buddhists. The Christian participants in the seminar appear to be more conversant with Buddhist teaching than the Dalai Lama is with theirs .

William Reiser, S.J. Department of Religious Studies College of the Holly Cross

MK News - 달라이 라마 성경을 말하다…성경강의 담은 `선한 마음` 출간

MK News - 달라이 라마 성경을 말하다…성경강의 담은 `선한 마음` 출간

달라이 라마 성경을 말하다…성경강의 담은 `선한 마음` 출간
"석가모니는 불자 의식속에 들어와 하나가 되었으니 그 역시 `부활`…여러분의 원수가 가장 훌륭한 스승"
겸손하면서도 지적인 성찰 돋보여

허연 기자
입력 : 2017.12.24

1994년 9월 영국 런던 미들섹스대학.
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티벳불교 지도자인 달라이 라마가 청중 앞에서 강연을 시작했다. 강연의 주제는 `선한 마음 : 예수의 가르침에 대한 불교도의 견해`였다.

달라이 라마는 `원수를 사랑하라`는 메시지가 담긴 마태복음 5장 43~48절을 또박또박 읽은 뒤 이렇게 말했다.

"이 구절을 읽으니 `대승집보살학론`에 나오는 `적에게 자비를 베풀지 않는다면 그대는 도대체 누구에게 자비를 베풀수 있겠는가?`라는 말이 생각납니다.
여러분의 적은 여러분에게 가장 훌륭한 정신적인 스승이 될 것입니다. 여러분의 영적 수행에서 적의 존재는 결정적인 역할을 할 것입니다. 마태복음에 나오는 `해는 비추는 곳을 가리지 않는다`는 말은 자비를 설명하는 더없이 훌륭한 비유입니다."

세계 그리스도교 명상공동체(WCCM)가 주최한 세미나는 3박4일간 쉼 없이 계속됐다.

최근 출간된 책 `선한 마음`(불광출판사)은 이때 강연 내용을 담은 책이다. 영어권에서 출간 즉시 베스트셀러가 됐던 이 책은 존경받는 종교지도자의 열린 자세가 돋보인다. 달라이 라마는 타 종교에 대한 거부감이나 혹은 그 대척점에 있는 외교적인 발언을 모두 뛰어넘는 혜안을 보여준다.

그는 불교와 기독교의 차이를 인정하면서 `신앙`이 가진 궁극적 가치를 설명한다.

"불교를 믿는 사람들은 자신이 부처가 되기를 염원합니다. 그리스도교를 믿는 사람들은 이런 용어나 표현을 사용하지 않습니다. 하지만 여기에 있는 그리스도를 믿는 여러분도 신성을 얻고 싶은 열망, 하느님과 하나가 되고 싶은 열망은 있을 것입니다. 이 열망이 커지면 확신이 되고 이것이 곧 신앙이 되는 것입니다. 결국 신앙은 같은 것입니다."

강의는 상대방에 대한 존중을 바탕으로 시작해 웃음과 감동으로 끝났다. 달라이 라마는 때로는 겸손하게 자신의 기독교에 대한 무지를 인정했고, 때로는 어느 석학 못지않은 지적인 향연을 펼쳐보였다.

"열반 후 부처님의 몸은 화장되었고, 많은 사람들이 그것을 실제로 보았습니다. 하지만 부처님은 불교수행자들의 의식 속에 들어와 하나가 되었습니다."

기독교의 `부활`과 불교의 다른 점을 달라이 라마는 이렇게 설명한다. 자연의 근원으로 흡수되고 사람들의 마음속에 남아 있으니 그 역시 부활이라는 이야기다.

[허연 문화전문기자]
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달라이 라마가 본 그리스도교의 세계 - 법보신문

달라이 라마가 본 그리스도교의 세계 - 법보신문
승인 2004.08.10

불교와 그리스도교 유사·차이점 밝혀
종교 초월한 진솔한 법문 잔잔한 '감동'

《달라이 라마 예수를 말하다》

티베트 성자 달라이 라마가 기독교를 짚었다.
영국의 저명한 가톨릭 신부들이 티베트 영적 지도자이며 불교를 대표하는 달라이 라마를 1994년 9월 '존 메인 세미나'에초청, 사흘동안 특별 세미나를 연 바 있다. 세미나 주제는 성경 복음서 강의. 세미나를 주최한 신부들은 자신들이 가려 뽑은 성경 사복음서(마태,마가, 누가, 요한 복음)를 미리 달라이 라마에게 건네주고 그것에 대한 강의를 부탁했다. 《달라이 라마 예수를 말하다》(나무심는 사람)는 바로 그 역사적인 강론을 담은 기록이다.
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이 책에서 주목되는 것은 그리스도교인들이 명상을 통해 배타적으로 여기는 종교 중의 하나인 불교와 영적 초월의 만남을 시도했다는 점이다. 두 종교가 보다 깊은 차원에서 대화를 나누는 일이 필요하며 그것은 무엇보다 명상을 통해 가능하다는 사실을 전하고 있다.

달라이 라마는 한 구도자로서 그리스도교들이 불교에 대해 품고있는 의문을 풀어주고, 어떤 종교인이든지 각자가 추구하는 신앙을 통해 삶의 신비로운 본질을 찾아낼 수 있다고 설명한다.

불교와 그리스도교에 대한 달라이 라마의 시각은 눈여겨 볼만 하다. 그는 '불교와 그리스도교는 근본이 같지만 단지 서로 다른 언어로 표현되어 있을 뿐'이라는 주장에 대해 단호히 반대한다.

불교 교리에서는 창조주 하나님 또는 인간의 모습을 하고 세상에 내려온 구세주를 인정하지 않기 때문에, 사람들이 스스로를 어설프게 '불교도이자 그리스도교'로 불러서는 안된다고 경고한다.

그러나 도덕과 자비와 형제애와 용서를 강조한다는 점에서 두 종교의 유사점을 인정하고 있다. 서로 믿음이 다른 사람들은 학문적인 만남과 명상 그리고 성지순례를 통해 함께 할 수 있는 자리를 마련하라고 권한다.

복음서에 나오는 '모습의 변화'에 대해 깊이 탐구하면서, 그는 기적과 초자연 현상에 대한 불교의 시각을 독단주의와 감상에 빠지지 않고 박식하게 풀이해 나간다.
달라이 라마는 무엇보다 각자 자신의 종교를 보다 깊이 이해해야 함을 강조하고 있다. 특히 사람의 감성과 문화 배경이 너무도 다양하므로 오직 하나의 '길'만이 길일 수는 없다고 말한다.

달라이 라마 자신에게 생소할지 모르는 성경 구절을 맑은 시선으로 관조하고, 그 안에서 찾아낸 진리를 여과없이 들려 주는 법문은 종교를 초월해 모든 이들에게 감동을 주기에 충분하다. (나무심는 사람, 류시화 옮김, 7,800원)

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[달라이 라마 예수를 말하다]가 책의 제목이다
그리고 그 아래에 작게 붉은 색으로
'티벳의 지혜로 읽는, 달라이 라마의 성경 복음서 강의' 라고 적혀있다

이 책은 달라이 라마가 예수를 말한 것이 아니라
영국 카톨릭 신부들의 초청으로 사흘동안 북런던의 미들섹스 대학의 한 강의실에서
350여명 남짓한 그리스도교인들과 여남은 명의 불교수행자들을 놓고
카톨릭신부들이 선정하여 건네 준 성경의 여덟구절에 대하여

(산상수훈과 여덟가지 복에 대한 가르침 -마태복음 5장-,
겨자씨의 비유과 하느님의 나라-마가복음 4장-,
모습의 변화 -누가복음 9장-
부활-요한복음 20장- 등을 )

달라이 라마께서 강의하신 것이 그 내용이다.
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선한 마음(good heart)이 세미나의 주제였고
따라서 이 책의 원제목은 "선한마음 good heart"이다.
달라이 라마의 강의가 끝나면 신부들과 다른 참석자들이 함께 질문하고 토론하며
의견을 교환하고 명상을 하는 것이다.
(세미나 시작 전에도 명상)
달라이 라마께서는 그 자체로 '지혜의 바다'
그 존재 자체가 다르마의 표현인듯 불교경전이 아닌 성경을 놀랍도록 유연하게 설하여 주시는데 로렌 신부님께서는 처음부터 끝까지
그리스도교들이 믿어 의심치 않는 하느님과 예수님에 대해서 일관성 있게 설명하셨고
그런 의미에서 신부님은 스스로 불교와 그리스도교에 대해 담을 쌓고 평행선을 긋는 것처럼 느껴졌는데 (특히 예수님의 부활을 이야기 할때 윤회가 아니라 부활이라며
달라이 라마가 윤회라고 절대 이야기 하지 않았음에도

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달라이 라마, 달라이 라마 예수를 말하다
-달라이 라마가 윤회라고 절대 이야기 하지 않았음에도
그 변하지 않은 고지식한 그리스도교적 사고방식은-
당최...
달라이 라마에 대해서 사전지식은 있는것인지 의심스러웠다)
그래서 읽는 내내
로렌신부에 대하여는
-물론 내 주위에서 볼 수 있는 그리스트교 신자들과는 비교할 수 없이
유연하고 포용적이고 지적이었지만-
행행도처 지지발처가 느껴졌었다
(行行到處至至發處)
달라이 라마의 강의는
달라이 라마의 정신을 말하지만
성경귀절들을 평생 연구하신 듯 편하게 이야기 하시며
그 정신이 모든 종교에 함께 하고 있음을 알려주신다
세미나가 끝나고 차례로
감사의 말을 전할때의
아일린 오히아의 이야기가 내 마음을 대신하는 듯 하였다.
더불어 뒷편에 짧게
달라이 라마와 티벳불교
그리고 티벳이 처한 상황에 대한 소개가
언론사와 언론이란 도대체 무엇을 하는 곳인가 하는 개탄을
다시한번 불러일으킨다.
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달라이라마, 불교의 눈으로 예수를 말하다 - 불교신문

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달라이라마, 불교의 눈으로 예수를 말하다

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선한 마음

달라이 라마 지음·류시화 옮김/ 불광출판사

티베트 불교 지도자 초청
‘기독교 세미나’ 세계 주목
강연 내용 모은 책도 화제

국내 첫 소개 류시화 시인
20여년 만에 번역서 재출간
진심담은 종교간 대화 감동

세계 기독교 명상공동체(WCCM)를 세운 존 메인 신부(1926～1982)가 세상을 떠난 후, 1984년부터 현재까지 매년 그를 기리는 ‘존 메인 세미나’가 열리고 있다. 이 가운데 지난 1994년 열린 세미나가 화제를 모았다. 티베트 불교지도자 달라이 라마를 초청해 3일 동안 기독교 성경의 주요 구절을 읽고 그 의미를 함께 숙고하는 뜻깊은 자리를 마련했기 때문이다. 당시 달라이 라마는 종교를 초월해 뜻깊은 대화를 펼쳐 세계 종교계에 깊은 인상을 남겼고, 관련 내용은 <선한 마음: 달라이 라마의 성경 강의>란 제목으로 출판됐다. 영어권 국가에 선보인 이 책은 출간 즉시 베스트셀러에 오르며 서양인들에게 불교와 기독교라는 서로 다른 두 종교가 인간 영혼의 성숙을 위해 어떻게 서로 만날 수 있는지를 잘 보여줬다는 호평을 얻었다.

국내에는 류시화 시인의 번역으로 1999년 <달라이 라마 예수를 말하다>란 제목으로 첫 선보여 독자들에게 잔잔한 울림을 줬다. 출판사 사정으로 절판되는 아픔을 겪기도 한 이 책이 20여 년 만에 현대인의 눈높이에 맞게 수정, 보완해 새롭게 출판돼 주목된다.

티베트 불교지도자 달라이 라마의 기독교인들을 대상으로 진행한 세미나 내용 책으로 엮은 것을 류시화 시인이 우리말로 새롭게 번역한 <선한 마음>을 최근 선보였다.

존 메인 세미나에서는 영적 추구에 평생을 바친 다양한 인물들을 초청해 영성과 기도, 명상, 타종교와의 대화 등을 주제로 강연을 듣는다. 특히 티베트 불교의 지도자이며 정신적 스승인 제14대 달라이 라마를 초청한 것은 그 자체로도 매우 특별한 자리였다. 당시 달라이 라마는 영국 북런던에 있는 미들섹스대학 강의실에서 기독교 대주교에서 인디언 원주민 주술사에 이르기까지 세계 각지의 종교인들이 참석한 가운데 예수의 가르침에 대한 강의를 시작해 큰 감동을 줬다. 이 책은 3일 동안 진행된 그 강의의 생생한 기록이다. 출간 직후 세계적인 베스트셀러가 되고 많은 나라의 언어로 번역됐다.

“그리피스 신부님은 그리스도교인의 시각으로 볼 때, 환생을 믿게 되면 개인의 신앙심과 수행이 약해질 것이라고 지적했습니다. 자신의 생명과 존재를 하느님이 직접 창조했다고 믿고 또 그것을 창조주로부터의 직접적인 선물로서 받아들인다면, 그 순간 피조물인 여러분과 창조주인 하느님은 매우 특별한 끈으로 연결됩니다. 창조주를 더 가깝고 밀접한 분으로 느끼게 하는 직접적이고 개인적인 관계가 생겨나기 때문입니다. 하지만 환생을 믿게 되면 창조주와의 그 특별한 관계가 약해질 수 있습니다. 저는 이 설명이 매우 설득력이 있다고 생각했습니다.”

이 책은 기독교 성서의 가르침을 새로운 관점에서 보게 한다. 또한 강의 내내 풍기는 상대방을 향한 존중심과 부드러운 유머, 기독교 신부와의 진심 어린 대화가 책을 읽는 동안 마음을 따뜻하게 한다.

“개인적으로 그리스도교의 창조론과 신성한 창조주에 대한 믿음을 보면서, 저는 이런 믿음이 신도들에게 주는 가장 큰 효과는 다름 아닌 ‘자극’이라고 생각합니다. 다시 말해 선한 인간, 윤리적으로 성숙한 인간이 되려면 더 열심히 수행 정진해야 한다는 절박한 마음을 각자에게 심어 주는 일입니다. 창조주에 대한 믿음을 마음속에 갖고 있을 때 여러분은 자신이 이 세상에 존재하는 목적을 새삼 자각하게 됩니다.”

달라이 라마는 시종일관 기독교에 대한 자신의 무지를 인정하고 때로는 겸손하면서도 분명하게 자신의 견해를 피력하고 있다. 타종교에 대한 주제넘은 분석이나 외교적인 타협이 아닌, 애정 어린 시각으로 기독교의 가르침을 바라보고 있다. 자신이 믿는 종교에 대해 흔들림을 잃지 않으면서 다른 종교의 가르침에서도 좋은 점을 받아들이는 모습, 선한 마음에 대한 고민과 노력이 담긴 모습이 인상적이다.

이와 더불어 달라이 라마는 하나의 보편 종교를 만드는 것에 반대한다. 오히려 “인간 존재가 매우 다양한 성향을 갖고 있기 때문에 우리에게는 서로 다른 종교가 있어야 한다고 느낀다”고 고백한다. 그는 기독교인은 진정한 기독교인이 되고 불교인은 순수한 불교인이 되는 게 좋다고 말하며 이렇게 당부한다. “제발 반씩 섞어서 믿지는 마십시오! 그저 마음만 혼란스러울 뿐입니다.” 두 종교는 완전한 깨달음에 이른, 영적으로 성숙한 마음을 지닌 사람을 탄생시키는 공통의 목적이 있고, 인간의 정신적 성향이 다양하다는 사실을 기억해야 한다는 달라이 라마의 가르침이다.

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For more than half a century, in such books as The Art of Happiness and The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner Peace, the Dalai Lama has guided us along the path to compassion and taught us how to improve our inner lives. In A Force for Good, with the help of his longtime friend Daniel Goleman, the New York Times best-selling author of Emotional Intelligence, the Dalai Lama explains how to turn our compassionate energy outward. This revelatory and inspiring work provides a singular vision for transforming the world in practical and positive ways.

Much more than just the most prominent exponent of Tibetan Buddhism, the 14th Dalai Lama is also a futurist who possesses a profound understanding of current events and a remarkable canniness for modern social issues. When he takes the stage worldwide, people listen. A Force for Good combines the central concepts of the Dalai Lama, empirical evidence that supports them, and true stories of people who are putting his ideas into action - showing how harnessing positive energies and directing them outward has lasting and meaningful effects. Goleman details the science of compassion and how this singular guiding motivation has the power to:

Break such destructive social forces as corruption, collusion, and bias
Heal the planet by refocusing our concerns toward our impact on the systems that support all life
Reverse the tendency toward systemic inequity through transparency and accountability
Replace violence with dialogue
Counter us-and-them thinking by recognizing human oneness
Create new economic systems that work for everyone, not just the powerful and rich
Design schooling that teaches empathy, self-mastery, and ethics

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Douglas Griffith
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read If You Want a Better WorldNovember 30, 2017
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The Dalai Lama is a unique individual. He is not interested in converting people to Buddhism. Rather he is interested in combining meditative practices with science to make a better world.

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David S. Abuin
3.0 out of 5 stars The latter a better way to continue to help others while the former ...March 20, 2018
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I bought this book because I heard on a podcast (possibly the Scientific American podcast) that there was a difference on how the brain experiences empathy versus compassion. The latter a better way to continue to help others while the former often leads to burnout. The book was a mix between praising the Dalai Lama and how the Dalai Lama believes how people should approach life using anecdotes. The Dalai Lama praising was a little too much for me, though. He's just a man.

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K. Winn
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully upliftingSeptember 14, 2015
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I would suggest if you need an uplifting book and hope for the future that you read this. It helps to counteract all the hateful speech and actions I see in the world. Perhaps if we all meditated for 5 hours a day like the Dalai Lama, we would all have a more compassionate for our fellow human beings.

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EllieL.
5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and easy to read and understandMay 24, 2016
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Clear and easy to read and understand. The Dalai Lama is a wonderful soul and reading how he views the world is inspiring and complicated even if he makes it sound simple. I love how he loves all of us, seeing each as a gift from God and worthy of love and respect. Would that we all could evolve to his example. His beliefs are extremely profound and inspires one to seek more Spiritual activity in one's life. Namaste'

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Dr. Debra Wingfield
5.0 out of 5 stars Become a 21st Century Leader filled with CompassionNovember 8, 2016
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Goleman provides an excellent account of the Dalai Lama's vision to move from ideas to compassionate action. His wisdom resounds through the ages for young people to step into their power and impact the world. An inspiring and uplifting account of projects the Dalai Lama already encouraged into action. A must read for anyone concerned about returning the world to peace and harmony.

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Denny
5.0 out of 5 stars Spread the wordJuly 27, 2016
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If you find news depressing, reading this book will change that view and give you options on how to help others. It is full of examples showing how from little seeds great things happen. You will then become a change maker and realize that a positive outlook is the only way to counteract your destructive emotions that seem overwhelming. Once you shift your thinking, then you can become really force for good too. This book is amazing. Just read it and pass it on then take action. Our future generations will thank you.

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Cathleen
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful antidote to the negative news of the dayApril 27, 2018
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A call to individuals: work on yourself and open your heart. Embrace compassion and act on it. Doing something to help others will make you happier and healthier. Teach children mental hygiene and compassion, which is naturally present in all of us. Create conditions of hope. Many people are making positive differences today. We can all change the world together.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Five StarsMarch 8, 2018
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This was gift for my sister and it was just what she wanted.

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