This book by the Dalai Lama is a collection of five lectures. Amazon.com lists dozens of books and audios by or about him: Tenzin Gyatso - the XIV Dalai Lama. (For his books I've read, click on his name.)

Of the five lectures, two (at least!) things are very special about his teachings: his style (simple, clear, and lucid) and his inclusiveness (his conviction that all religious traditions are consistent with the wisdom of Buddhism in terms of “right living”). Of all current religious leaders, I feel he would have the best chance of bringing them together in right living. Book 156 expounds on the wisdom of Buddhism for living in today’s world. As orthopraxy (right practice), who can fault the noble Eightfold Way (the eight “rights”: View, Intention, Speech, Action, Livelihood, Effort, Mindfulness, and Concentration)? For him, a supervising master is not essential to make strong spiritual progress in “rightness” – one can read, think, and learn on one’s own. I enjoyed rereading his wisdom of rightness in each of the six books by the Dalai Lama that I’ve read. I recommend all six of them, as I always find his writing a simple and rewarding pleasure to read.