Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying: An Exploration of Consciousness pdf

达赖喇嘛是藏传佛教的最高宗教领袖，直到公元 1959 年，达赖喇嘛一直代表着西藏的精神和世俗领袖。
当然，他是由宗喀巴大师（1357-1419）创立的格鲁派佛教僧侣。
西藏国王的称号，在他的追随者眼中是佛陀的继承人。最后一位获得这一称号的是十四世达赖喇嘛，他于1935年出生于上海，当时他四岁，一群喇嘛认为他是十三世达赖喇嘛的接班人。它于1940年在拉萨竖立起来，被认为是“活佛”。
他是一个和平主义者。 1989年，他因和平解放西藏而获得诺贝尔和平奖。即使面对极端侵略，他也始终倡导非暴力政策。他还因对全球环境问题的兴趣而成为第一位获得诺贝尔奖的人。

Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying: An Exploration of Consciousness pdf 达赖喇嘛

Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying is an absorbing account of the expanding dialogue between leading Western scientists and the foremost representative of Buddhism today, the Dalai Lama of Tibet. Revolving around three key moments of consciousness — sleep, dreams, and death — the conversations recorded here are both engrossing and highly readable. Narrated by Francisco Varela, an internationally recognized neuroscientist, the book begins with insightful remarks on the notion of personal identity by noted philosopher Charles Taylor, author of the acclaimed Sources of Self. This sets the stage for Dr. Jerome Engel, Dr. Joyce MacDougal and others to engage in extraordinary exchanges with the Dalai Lama on topics ranging from the neurology of sleep to the yoga of dreams. The conversations also reveal provocative divergences of opinion, as when the Dalai Lama expresses skepticism about "Near Death Experiences" as presented by Joan Halifax.