Лучшие книги Дэвида Мичи

Книга ""Кошка Далай-ламы"" - это легкая и веселая книга, в которой описывается чудесная история спасения котенка из трущоб Нью-Дели. Дерзкая и умная кошка откроет вам путь в священную Дхарамсалу, проведет по заснеженным Гималаям, а также познакомит с бытом самого Далай-Ламы. В книге содержатся духовные уроки о том, как обрести счастье и истинный смысл жизни в нашем суетном материалистическом мире. Увлекательные мысли необыкновенной кошки, которые содержатся на страницах этой замечательной книги, поднимут вам настроение и согреют ваше сердце. История чудесного спасения голодного, несчастного, грязного котенка, которого подобрали в трущобах…

Продолжение чудесной истории о судьбе уличной кошки из трущоб Нью-Дели, которая оказалась в самом известном буддийском храме Тибета и стала кошкой самого Далай-Ламы. Отправляясь в просветительское турне по Америке, Его Святейшество поставил перед своей обожаемой кошкой сложную задачу: узнать главную причину счастья. Эта книга о невероятных путешествиях кошки Далай-Ламы. Подслушанные разговоры известных психологов, лам высокого ранга и знаменитых писателей, собиравшихся в гималайском книжном кафе, помогли кошке понять общность взглядов на счастье науки и буддизма. Так почему же мы мурлычем от счастья? Далай-Лама шепнул этот секрет по…

What does it take to be happy? We've all asked ourselves this question at some point, but few of us have found the path to lasting fulfillment. David Michie thought he had achieved his life's goals—the high-level job, the expensive city apartment, the luxury car, the great vacations—but a small voice was telling him he wasn't really happy. A chance remark from a naturopath sent him to his local Buddhist center. There he began the most important journey of his life.

In this simple but beautifully written book, David Michie opens the door to the core teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. With wry, self-deprecating humor, he shows us how he began to incorporate Buddhist practices into his daily life. He explains how he came to understand the difference between the temporary pleasures of ordinary life and the profound sense of well-being and heartfelt serenity that comes from connecting with our inner nature.

“If you ever doubted that your feline companion has her own inner life, just watch what happens when she falls asleep, and loses conscious control of her physical being . . . a twitching of limbs, a quivering of the jaw, sometimes, perhaps, a snuffling noise or a meow.
. . . Cats may indeed be capable of great mindfulness, but we are thinking beings too. In my own case, unfortunately, a being who thinks rather too much.”

In the latest installment of the Dalai Lama’s Cat series, His Holiness’s Cat (“HHC”) is on a mission: to think less, to experience more, to live in the moment. She soon learns the proper phrase for this, being mindful, or, a concept better known to her as the power of meow. What ensues is a journey to discover her own true nature, to gain a deeper understanding of her mind, and to experience life’s greatest joy, the here and now.

Throughout, there are encounters with familiar inhabitants of Dharamsala, as well as a whole new cast of characters: a senior exec from one of Silicon Valley’s most famous social media companies (hint: the name rhymes with “litter”), the Pope’s beloved dog (who shares a shockingly similar title: HHD, His Holiness’s Dog), and a public health inspector who threatens to have our poor narrator banned from the Himalaya Book Café.

In this follow-up to the Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Art of Purring, readers escape to the enchanting and exotic world of the Dalai Lama’s monastery in the Himalayas, and take a peek inside the mind of a delightfully imperfect creature on the path to enlightenment. By accompanying HHC on her journey, you will learn new ways to relate to your own mind: slowing down, finding peace, and abiding in the boundless radiance and benevolence that is your own true nature.