Synopses & Reviews
Advance Praise for His Holiness the Dalai Lama
You too can know him, the great prophet of compassion whose grace touches us all.
bell hooks, Distinguished Professor of English, City College, New York, and contributor to the Shambhala Sun
The Dalai Lama's warm embrace of all humanity places him among the greatest spiritual giants of our time. As a Christian leader who has met him several times, I honor his remarkable spiritual journey and commend this new biography.
Lord George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury
The Dalai Lama is one of the most significant religious leaders of our time. His religious spirit and leadership have endeared him to his followers and to those of us who call him our friend. I hope many people will read this book and share our admiration of the Dalai Lama.
Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
A fascinating mosaic of His Holiness the Dalai Lama as a multifaceted individual. The picture that emerges is the epitome of a sublimely balanced human being. He inspires us all to become better people and to treat each other with love and respect, as he does with everyone he meets.
B. Alan Wallace, Ph.D., President, Santa Barbara Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Consciousness
Review
"The Dalai Lama is one of the most significant religious leaders of our time. His religious spirit and leadership have endeared him to his followers and to those of us who call him our friend. I hope many people will read this book and share our admiration of the Dalai Lama."-- Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana
"A warm-hearted account of one of the greatest spiritual leaders of our time."-- Lord George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury
"The Dalai Lama's warm embrace of all humanity places him among the greatest spiritual giants of our time. As a Christian leader who has met him several times, I honour his remarkable spiritual journey and commend this new biography." -- Lord George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury
"You too can know him, the great prophet of compassion whose grace touches us all."-- bell hooks, Distinguished Professor of English, City College, New York, author and contributor to the Shambala Sun
"This biography presents a fascinating mosaic of His Holiness the Dalai Lama as a multifaceted individual, viewed from the perspectives of a wide range of people who have encountered him over the past seventy years. The picture that emerges is the epitome of a sublimely balanced human being: with open-minded intelligence and unconditional compassion, an eagerness to engage with the world and a love of solitary meditation, embodying qualities of nobility and humility, of mature authority and childlike humor and playfulness. He is a complex man - a statesman and a holy man - who thinks of himself as a simple Buddhist monk. He inspires us all to become better people and to treat each other with love and respect, as he does with everyone he meets."-- B. Alan Wallace, author of Genuine Happiness: Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment and President of the Santa Barbara Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Consciousness
Synopsis
The Dalai Lama is the most beloved spiritual and political leader of our time. For believers and nonbelievers alike, this gentle monk embodies the spirit of compassion, love, and nonviolent resistance to tyranny. His Holiness the Dalai Lama draws upon interviews with more than fifty individuals to present readers with an uncommonly intimate portrait of His Holiness. These women and men to tell their stories, often sharing surprising insights into the Dalai Lamas life and personality to evoke the true character of the Dalai Lama and the effect he has on all who meet him. Offering a uniquely comprehensive and balanced portrait of one of the most compelling public figures of our time, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is essential reading for Dalai Lama fans, Tibetan Buddhism devotees, and students of modern culture.
Synopsis
The Dalai Lama is the most beloved spiritual and political leader of our time. For believers and nonbelievers alike, this gentle monk embodies the spirit of compassion, love, and nonviolent resistance to tyranny. His Holiness the Dalai Lama draws upon interviews with more than fifty individuals to present readers with an uncommonly intimate portrait of His Holiness. These women and men to tell their stories, often sharing surprising insights into the Dalai Lama’s life and personality to evoke the true character of the Dalai Lama and the effect he has on all who meet him. Offering a uniquely comprehensive and balanced portrait of one of the most compelling public figures of our time, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is essential reading for Dalai Lama fans, Tibetan Buddhism devotees, and students of modern culture.
About the Author
DEBORAH HART STROBER and GERALD S. STROBER are the authors of four previous oral histories, including one on the Kennedy presidency, "Let Us Begin Anew"; Nixon: An Oral History of His Presidency; The Reagan Presidency: An Oral History of the Era; and Monarchy: An Oral Biography of Elizabeth II. They live in New York City.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Chronology.
The Interviewees.
PART I: SIMPLE MONK, WORLD LEADER.
Chapter 1: The Public Dalai Lama: His Appeal to the Masses.
Chapter 2: Glimpses of the Private Dalai Lama: His Character and Personality.
Chapter 3: Toronto, April 2004.
PART II: BEGINNINGS.
Chapter 4: From Taktser to Lhasa.
Chapter 5: Coming of Age in Occupied Tibet: Uprising and Exile.
Chapter 6: Dharamsala: The Early Years in “Little Lhasa”.
PART III: SPIRITUAL SAINT OR POLITICAL TROUBLEMAKER?
Chapter 7: Taking the Dalai Lama’s Political Message Regarding China Abroad.
Chapter 8: Promoting the Dalai Lama’s Spiritual Message Abroad.
PART IV: CONFRONTING CHALLENGES AND UNCERTAINTIES.
Chapter 9: The Dalai Lama and the Exile Community Today.
Chapter 10: Chinese Calculations and Miscalculations.
PART V: LOOKING AHEAD.
Chapter 11: Dialogues.
Chapter 12: The Future of the Institution of the Dalai Lama.
Index.
Illustrations.