Library of Wisdom and Compassion
 

Just a reminder that among the vast field of Buddhist teachings and translations this series of seven (so far) books by the Dalai Lama is superior. They are sequenced from introductory to basic to deeper and all are comprehensive, being rooted in traditional scriptures, not opinions:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/ser...and-Compassion

I personally THANK YOU for providing this information.

I thank you too Skull. I appreciate all that you post for us.

You couldn't go wrong reading these, full of lore and Buddhist Wisdom. The Dalai Lama is a top man always was and always will be in my eyes. God Bless. Joe.

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The Dalai Lama is even more awesome when one meets him in person, as one can feel his delightful energy as I did when I attended one of his lectures in NYC. Unforgettable. :thumbsup: :smile:

The amount of utterly free translations online of Buddhist sutras & shastras is surprising. This 84000 project is one example:

https://read.84000.co/section/all-translated.html

Another is BDK, where most of their books are also in free e-book formats:

https://bdkamerica.org/tripitaka-list/

Not sure if this old site is adding more translations, but still a valuable source:

https://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/index.htm

The heart of all Mahayana motivation & practice is bodhicitta. Lama Yeshe talks about the value of altruistic living:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tp4EDY_Xro&t=481s