The Dalai Lama on What Matters Most

The Dalai Lama on What Matters Most gathers a two-day conversation between the Dalai Lama and cultural anthropologist Noriyuki Ueda. Compact in form and wide-ranging in thought, the book considers attachment, compassion, social justice, competition, and the possibility of an unbiased heart.

With characteristic clarity, the Dalai Lama reflects on the attachments worth keeping, anger guided by compassion rather than harm, and forms of competition that allow everyone to rise.

Rather than arguing for a single doctrine or political system, these pages return to a simple proposition: what matters most is living with an open mind and heart.