{"product_id":"realizing-the-profound-view-9781614298403","title":"Realizing the Profound View","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe eighth volume in the Dalai Lama's definitive and bestselling \u003ci\u003eLibrary of Wisdom and Compassion\u003c\/i\u003e series, and the second of three focusing on emptiness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRealizing the Profound View\u003c\/i\u003e the Dalai Lama presents the analysis and meditations necessary to realize the ultimate nature of reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With attention to Nagarjuna's five-point analysis, Candrakirti's seven-point examination, and Pali sutras, the Dalai Lama leads us to investigate who or what is the person. Are we our body? Our mind? If we are not inherently either of them, how do we exist, and what carries the karma from one life to the next? As we explore these and other fascinating questions, he skillfully guides us along the path, avoiding the chasms of absolutism and nihilism, and introduces us to dependent arising. We find that although all persons and phenomena lack an inherent essence, they do exist dependently. This nominally imputed mere I carries the karmic seeds. We discover that all phenomena exist by being merely designated by term and concept--they appear as like illusions, unfindable under ultimate analysis but functioning on the conventional level. Furthermore, we come to understand that emptiness dawns as the meaning of dependent arising, and dependent arising dawns as the meaning of emptiness. The ability to posit subtle dependent arisings in the face of realizing emptiness and to establish ultimate and conventional truths as non-contradictory brings us to the culmination of the correct view. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The second of three volumes on the nature of reality in the \u003ci\u003eLibrary of Wisdom and Compassion\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eRealizing the Profound View\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the ways we view the self and the world, bringing us that much closer to liberation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and a beacon of inspiration for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. He has persistently reached out across religious and political lines and has engaged in dialogue with scientists in his mission to advance peace and understanding in the world. In doing so, he embodies his motto: \"My religion is kindness.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThubten Chodron has been a Buddhist nun since 1977. A graduate of UCLA, she is the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey in Washington State. She is a popular speaker and author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eBuddhism for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wisdom Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388251279634,"sku":"9781614298403","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1deeb202-445c-45fb-988a-95c8c93c5f45.jpg?v=1728895372","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/realizing-the-profound-view-9781614298403","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}