"Compassion brings us a certain inner strength. Once it is developed, it naturally opens an inner deer through which we can communicate with other fellow human beings, and even ether sentient beings, with case and heart to heart.”

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA

A Simple Path brings together profound, accessible Buddhist teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama with extraordinary images that offer insight into the rich cultural heritage of Tibetan Buddhism. His Holiness provides a concrete and lucid explanation of the Four Noble Truths, the foundation of the Buddhist path and applies it to contemporary life.

He inspires us to embrace the way of compassion and peace and to find a deeper satisfaction in every day, lan Cumming's photographs, which accompany rather than illustrate the text, take the reader