Book : Freedom In Exile The Autobiography Of The Dalai Lama.

-Titulo Original : Freedom In Exile The Autobiography Of The Dalai Lama

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HarperPerennial

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Review The Dalai Lamas autobiography should leave no one in doubt of his humility and genuine compassion. Written without the slightest hint of pretense, the exiled leader of Tibet recounts his life, from the time he was whisked away from his home in 1939 at the age of 4, to his treacherous escape from Tibet in 1959, to his winning of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. The backdrop of the story is the 1950 Chinese invasion of Tibet. He calmly relates details of imprisonment, torture, rape, famine, ecological disaster, and genocide that under four decades of Chinese rule have left 1.25 million Tibetans dead and the Tibetan natural and religious landscapes decimated. Yet the Dalai Lamas story is strangely one of hope. This man who prays for four hours a day harbors no ill will toward the Chinese and sees the potential for good everywhere he casts his gaze. Someday, he hopes, all of Tibet will be a zone of peace and the worlds largest nature preserve. Such optimism is not naive but rather a result of his daily studies in Buddhist philosophy and his doctrine of Universal Responsibility. Inspiring in every way, Freedom in Exile is both a historical document and a fable of deepest trust in humanity. --Brian Bruya In this astonishingly frank autobiography, the Dalai Lama reveals the remarkable inner strength that allowed him to master both the mysteries of Tibetan Buddhism and the brutal realities of Chinese Communism. Review A simple and powerful autobiography. The Dalai Lamas story of exile must serve, of course, as a vital historical witness, not only to inhumanity but to compassion as well, not only to betrayal and treachery but to generosity and faithfulness. -- Los Angeles Times Book ReviewCompelling...fascinating....eye-opening. -- Washington Post Book WorldThe prose is clear and engaging, full of subtle implication and humor. His observations of Western culture are poignant.-- San Francisco ChronicleForthright...often amusing...he has retained much of the freshness of the childs view of what was happening to him, and his account is moving. -- New York Times Book ReviewAn earnest, inspiring, and wholly captivating classic tale of spiritual adventure. With candor, great charm, and good humor, the winner of last years Nobel Peace Prize tells his life story. -- Kirkus ReviewsHis autobiography was waited for, and is worth waiting for.-- Chicago Sun-TimesThroughout his story, told with great humility, the Dalai Lama reveals his obligation both to address the time-honored spiritual needs of his people and to help them deal with the practical considerations of their disrupted lives. Anyone wanting to understand Tibet today will do well to read this priest-kings tale of coping with the ancient and modern worlds that have shaped him. -- Chicago Tribune About the Author His Holiness the Fourteenth DALAI LAMA, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people and of Tibetan Buddhism. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. He is the author of, among many other books, the international bestseller An Appeal to the World and the New York Times bestseller The Book of Joy, which he coauthored with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He lives in exile in Dharamsala, India. From The Washington Post Compelling...fascinating....eye-opening. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter OneHolder of the White LotusI fled Tibet on 31 March 1959. Since then I have lived in exile in India. During the period 1949-50, the Peoples Republic of China sent an army to invade my country. For almost a decade I remained as political as well as spiritual leader of my people and tried to re-establish peaceful relations between our two nations. But the task proved impossible. I came to the unhappy conclusion that I could serve my people better from outside.When I look back to