The Open Road - The Global Journey Of The Fourteenth Dalai Lama
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Pico Iyer
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Dalai Lama's Paradoxes Revealed in Global Journey
The Open Road provides a unique glimpse into the life and ideas of the Dalai Lama, from his position as a religious leader to his pragmatic approach to the challenges he and Tibet face. Pico Iyer's insightful writing captures the complexities of the Dalai Lama's position, revealing the humanity behind the icon. This book will be of interest to anyone interested in globalism, religion and spirituality, and political and cultural change.
The Open Road - The Global Journey Of The Fourteenth Dalai Lama
by
Pico Iyer
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ISBN: 9780747597445
Authors:
Pico Iyer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Date of Publication: 2009-03-02
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.92
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Pico Iyer has been engaged in conversation with the Dalai Lama (a friend of his father's) for the last three decades-a continuing exploration of his message and its effectiveness. Now, in this insightful, impassioned book, Iyer captures the paradoxes of the Dalai Lama's though he has brought the ideas of Tibet to world attention, Tibet itself is being remade as a Chinese province; though he was born in one of the most remote, least developed places on earth, he has become a champion of globalism and technology. He is a religious leader who warns against being needlessly distracted by religion; a Tibetan head of state who suggests that exile from Tibet can be an opportunity; an incarnation of a Tibetan god who stresses his everyday humanity.Moving from Dharamsala, India-the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile-to Lhasa, Tibet, to venues in the West where the Dalai Lama's pragmatism, rigour, and scholarship are sometimes lost on an audience yearning for mystical visions, The Open Road illuminates the hidden life, the transforming ideas, and the daily challenges of a global icon.
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