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"Happiness" seems like this abstract concept we keep reaching for but will never be able to actually grasp, right? Wrong—at least according to the following authors. Here is a list of the best audiobooks to help you find your pathway to happiness. Some are step-by-step guides; others are personal accounts of finding the way to a genuinely happy life. Whichever style you prefer, there's an audiobook about happiness that will fit your journey.
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Buddhism for Beginners
- By: Thubten Chodron, His Holiness the Dalai Lama - foreword
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,413
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Performance2,070
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Story2,050
This user’s guide to Buddhist basics takes the most commonly asked questions and provides simple answers in plain English....
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Amazing introduction to Buddhism
- By chad d on 07-02-15
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Buddhism for Beginners
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 12-09-14
- Language: English
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The Book of Joy
- Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
- By: Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams
- Narrated by: Douglas Carlton Abrams, Francois Chau, Peter Francis James
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13,086
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Performance11,287
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Story11,201
Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity. The occasion was a big birthday. And it inspired two close friends to get together in Dharamsala for a talk about something very important to them. The friends were His Holiness the...
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This book may have saved my life
- By R. Chandra on 02-08-17
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The Book of Joy
- Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
- Narrated by: Douglas Carlton Abrams, Francois Chau, Peter Francis James
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 09-20-16
- Language: English
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From Here to Enlightenment
- An Introduction to Tsong-kha-pa's Classic Text The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment
- By: Guy Newland - editor and translator, His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall289
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Performance244
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Story244
In 2008, celebrating the long-awaited completion of the English-language translation of The Great Treatise, the Dalai Lama gave a historic six-day teaching at Lehigh University....
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An intellectual's guide to Buddhism
- By Joseph Schell on 08-17-18
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From Here to Enlightenment
- An Introduction to Tsong-kha-pa's Classic Text The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 12-09-14
- Language: English
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The Path to Enlightenment
- By: Dalai Lama
- Narrated by: Ken McLeod
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Abridged
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Overall80
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Performance37
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Story37
In this extensive lesson, Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, beautifully elucidates the meaning of the path to enlightenment. His discourse arises from the Third Dalai Lama's brilliant and powerful work, Essence of Refined Gold, a classic text that summarizes the meaning of all Buddha's...
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The Path to Enlightenment
- By Ginger on 05-24-03
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The Path to Enlightenment
- Narrated by: Ken McLeod
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 03-01-03
- Language: English
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Toward a True Kinship of Faiths
- How the World's Religions Can Come Together
- By: Dalai Lama
- Narrated by: Richard Gere
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall62
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Performance45
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Story44
No person today is untouched by what happens in the rest of the world. With this historic development, the Dalai Lama understands that the essential task of humanity is to cultivate peaceful coexistence. But this has long been problematic with religion, and while previous conflicts over...
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Please Listen to This Book
- By Elizabeth on 07-27-10
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Toward a True Kinship of Faiths
- How the World's Religions Can Come Together
- Narrated by: Richard Gere
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 05-11-10
- Language: English
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Las cuatro nobles verdades [The Four Noble Truths]
- By: His Holiness the Dalái Lama, Elvira Heredia Gracia
- Narrated by: Josué Morales
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance24
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Story24
Esta recopilación de enseñanzas acerca de las Cuatro Nobles Verdades, fundamento de la filosofía budista y de su correcta práctica en la vida cotidiana, ofrece la posibilidad de profundizar en una doctrina que cada vez suscita mayor interés en las sociedades occidentales....
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ESTE LIBRO ES MALA INVERSIÓN
- By Amazon Customer on 04-12-21
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Las cuatro nobles verdades [The Four Noble Truths]
- Narrated by: Josué Morales
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 06-21-18
- Language: Spanish
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An Introduction to Buddhism
- By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- Narrated by: Roger Allam
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall74
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Performance64
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Story62
There is no one more suited to introduce beginners - and remind seasoned practitioners - of the fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism than His Holiness the Dalai Lama....
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A Struggle
- By Cornelius on 08-05-21
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An Introduction to Buddhism
- Narrated by: Roger Allam
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 03-27-20
- Language: English
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Essence of the Heart Sutra
- The Dalai Lama's Heart of Wisdom Teachings
- By: Tenzin Gyatso the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Geshe Thupten Jinpa - translator and editor
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall700
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Performance610
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Story603
The Dalai Lama masterfully unpacks the Heart Sutra so that any listener can benefit from its teachings - teachings meant to help us release ourselves from suffering and live with true compassion....
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Precious teachings!
- By Margaret E. Langston on 07-25-16
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Essence of the Heart Sutra
- The Dalai Lama's Heart of Wisdom Teachings
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 05-12-16
- Language: English
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El libro de la alegría [The Book of Joy]
- Alcanza la felicidad duradera en un mundo en cambio constante [Lasting Happiness in a Changing World]
- By: Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams, Dalái Lama, and others
- Narrated by: Raúl Arrieta, Luis Solís, Josué Morales
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall273
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Performance225
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Story223
El laureado Premio Nobel de la Paz, Su Santidad el Dalai Lama, y el arzobispo Desmond Tutu han sobrevivido a más de cincuenta años de exilio, a varias persecuciones e incluso a situaciones de desgarradora violencia....
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Escucharlo hasta el final
- By Oso on 12-11-20
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El libro de la alegría [The Book of Joy]
- Alcanza la felicidad duradera en un mundo en cambio constante [Lasting Happiness in a Changing World]
- Narrated by: Raúl Arrieta, Luis Solís, Josué Morales
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 12-16-19
- Language: Spanish
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The Buddha's Guide to Gratitude
- The Life-Changing Power of Every Day Mindfulness
- By: Becca Anderson, His Holiness The Dalai Lama
- Narrated by: Allyson Voller
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance12
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Story12
As it turns out, Buddha had quite a lot to say on the subject of gratitude, including citing it as one of the four keys to the Gate of Heaven. Studies show - and experts counsel - that gratitude is a key component of our happiness....
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so enlighting
- By Rae Lam on 05-17-25
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The Buddha's Guide to Gratitude
- The Life-Changing Power of Every Day Mindfulness
- Narrated by: Allyson Voller
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 07-20-21
- Language: English
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Genuine Happiness
- Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment
- By: B. Alan Wallace, His Holiness the Dalai Lama - foreword
- Narrated by: Basil Sands
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance11
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Story11
To achieve long-term happiness, you must access your own bountiful resources - housed in your heart and mind. In Genuine Happiness, longtime Buddhist practitioner Alan Wallace shows you the path to bliss....
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Boring and unhelpful, save your credit
- By Caitlin on 08-18-23
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Genuine Happiness
- Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment
- Narrated by: Basil Sands
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 08-11-20
- Language: English
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Buddhism
- One Teacher, Many Traditions
- By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Thubten Chodron
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall280
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Performance231
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Story227
Explore the common ground underlying the diverse expressions of the Buddha's teachings with two of Tibetan Buddhism's best-selling authors....
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Very complete instructions on Buddhism.
- By Ricardo on 07-07-19
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Buddhism
- One Teacher, Many Traditions
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 08-03-16
- Language: English
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The World of Tibetan Buddhism
- An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice
- By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Thupten Jinpa - editor translator annotation
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall259
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Performance220
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Story219
As listeners explore Tibetan Buddhism more fully than ever before, they will find in His Holiness a great friend and authority....
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Dense, heavy
- By Michael on 12-04-16
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The World of Tibetan Buddhism
- An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 05-03-16
- Language: English
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Emotional Awareness
- Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion
- By: Dalai Lama, Paul Ekman Ph.D. Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Richard Gere, Paul Ekman Ph.D. Ph.D.
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall448
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Performance353
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Story350
Two leading thinkers engage in a landmark conversation about human emotions and the pursuit of psychological fulfillment At their first meeting, a remarkable bond was sparked between His Holiness the Dalai Lama, one of the world's most revered spiritual leaders, and the psychologist Paul Ekman...
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Ego run riot
- By psychdoc on 03-27-09
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Emotional Awareness
- Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion
- Narrated by: Richard Gere, Paul Ekman Ph.D. Ph.D.
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 12-22-08
- Language: English
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Illuminating the Path to Enlightenment
- By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Thubten Jinpa - translator, Rebecca McClen Novick - editor
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall195
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Performance171
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Story166
About 1,000 years ago, the great Indian pandit and yogi, Dipamkara Shrijnana (Atisha), was invited to Tibet to reestablish the Buddhadharma....
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Om mane padme hum
- By Kindle Customer on 11-21-17
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Illuminating the Path to Enlightenment
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 05-15-15
- Language: English
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The Good Heart
- A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus
- By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Thupten Jinpa - translator, Robert Kiely - editor
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall191
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Performance163
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Story161
In this landmark book of interfaith dialogue, the Dalai Lama provides an extraordinary Buddhist perspective on the teachings of Jesus, commenting on well-known passages....
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Amazing book!
- By Bradley Thomas May on 02-26-20
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The Good Heart
- A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 04-12-16
- Language: English
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El arte de vivir en el nuevo milenio [Ethics for the New Millennium]
- By: Dalái Lama, Miguel Martínez-Lage
- Narrated by: Josué Morales
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Haciendo uso del sentido común y de un envidiable espíritu práctico, el Dalai Lama nos devuelve la confianza en nuestras mejores cualidades y nos ofrece una propuesta simple y clara para el nuevo milenio: aprender a creer en nuestra bondad innata y a ejercer la compasión....
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El arte de vivir en el nuevo milenio [Ethics for the New Millennium]
- Narrated by: Josué Morales
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 10-28-21
- Language: Spanish
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The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World
- By: Dalai Lama, Howard Cutler M.D.
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall183
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Performance131
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Story128
How can we expect to find happiness and meaning in our lives when the modern world seems such an unhappy place? His Holiness the Dalai Lama has suffered enormously throughout his life, yet he always seems to be smiling and serene. How does he do it? In The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World...
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Not what I expected?
- By Michael on 04-19-10
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The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 10-06-09
- Language: English
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Approaching the Buddhist Path
- The Library of Wisdom and Compassion
- By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Thubten Chodron
- Narrated by: Peter Aronson
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall114
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Performance99
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Story98
This first volume provides a wealth of reflections on Buddhist history and fundamentals, contemporary issues, and the Dalai Lama’s own personal experiences....
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Loved it!
- By Matthew Davis on 01-08-20
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Approaching the Buddhist Path
- The Library of Wisdom and Compassion
- Narrated by: Peter Aronson
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 09-10-18
- Language: English
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead
- First Complete Translation
- By: Dalai Lama, Graham Coleman - editor, Thupten Jinpa - editor, and others
- Narrated by: Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, Graham Coleman, Thupten Jinpa
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance28
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One of the greatest works created by any culture and overwhelmingly the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished translations, but none encompassed the work in its entirety. Now, in one of the year's most important...
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Can’t Understand Narrator
- By Rod on 10-17-23
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead
- First Complete Translation
- Narrated by: Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, Graham Coleman, Thupten Jinpa
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 03-07-23
- Language: English
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