The most extensive teaching given by the Dalai Lama in the West on a
seminal Tibetan Buddhist text--now included in the Core Teachings of the
Dalai Lama series
When the Dalai Lama was forced to go into exile in 1959, he could take
only a few items with him. Among these cherished belongings was his copy
of Tsong-kha-pa's classic text The Great Treatise on the Stages of the
Path to Enlightenment. This text distills all the essential points of
Tibetan Buddhism, clearly unfolding the entire Buddhist path.
In 2008, celebrating the long-awaited completion of the English
translation of The Great Treatise, the Dalai Lama gave a historic
six-day teaching at Lehigh University to explain the meaning of the text
and to underscore its importance. It is the longest teaching he has ever
given to Westerners on just one text, and the most comprehensive. From
Here to Enlightenment makes the teachings from this momentous event
available for a wider audience.