From Here to Enlightenment

From Here to Enlightenment presents the Dalai Lama's most extensive teaching in the West on a seminal Tibetan Buddhist text. When he went into exile in 1959, he carried with him his copy of Tsong-kha-pa's classic The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, which distills the essential points of Tibetan Buddhism. In 2008, celebrating the completion of the English translation, he gave a historic six-day teaching at Lehigh University, the longest he has ever given on a single text. This book makes those teachings available to a wider audience.

Why You Should Read?

• Gain insight from the Dalai Lama's most comprehensive teaching on a foundational Buddhist text, delivered over six days in the West.
• Understand the entire Buddhist path as explained by Tsong-kha-pa, with the Dalai Lama's unique commentary and guidance.
• Explore the significance of The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, a text the Dalai Lama personally cherished and carried into exile.
• Access historic teachings that were previously available only to those who attended the 2008 event at Lehigh University.

About the Author

H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet and a global advocate for peace, compassion, and interfaith understanding. He has authored numerous books on Buddhism, meditation, and ethics, and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his nonviolent struggle for the freedom of Tibet.