Book Review Author: David Michie Publisher: Hay House India, 2013 Pages: 216 Price: Rs 399 This is a good book for those who want to have a quick and fairly meaningful peep into Tibetan Buddhism and its current headquarters in Dharamsala and around. If you are, however, fairly familiar with Buddhism as well as motivational books, this book may disappoint you. In most places the approach of the book is quite simplistic. Simplicity is an adorable quality; but being simplistic is not. Look at the Dalai Lama’s advice on anger, for example: “It (anger) is not permanent. It is not part of you. You cannot say, ‘I’ve always been an angry person.’ Your anger arises, abides, and passes, just like anyone else’s. You may experience it more than others. And each time you give in to it, you feed the habit and make it more likely you will feel it again. Wouldn’t it be better, instead, to decrease its power?” [p.130] [If you find that advice profound, please
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