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One of the worldโs greatest spiritual leaders reflects on his commitments as a human being, a Buddhist monk, and the fourteenth Dalai Lama. Stril-Rever, the Dalai Lamaโs longtime translator, has collected his autobiographical musings, dharma talks, and public speeches, and provided informative commentary, to create a book of clarion essays shaped by the Dalai Lamaโs wisdom, intellect, kindness, and humor, as well as his experiences of persecution, exile, and world travels. Readers both well versed in and new to the Dalai Lamaโs teachings will make invaluable discoveries as the Dalai Lama emphasizes our common humanity, our interdependence, and the need for us to โcultivate a greater sense of universal responsibility.โ The Dalai Lama calls for religious harmony and expresses his support for secular democracy and his hope for a peaceful resolution of the Chinese occupation of Tibet. Most forcefully, and poetically, the Dalai Lama voices his growing concern over global environmental degradation. We must act together to protect nature, the source of our survival, the Dalai Lama writes, assuring us that if the Buddha returned, โHe would be an ecologist!โ --Donna Seaman
Review
โAn important record of the mind and heart of one of the great figures of our times.โ (New Age Retailer )
โThis gathering of insights on a variety of topics should ...please the Dalai Lamaโs English-speaking adherents.โ (Library Journal )
โโSpiritualityโโ may be the most nebulous word in the English language, but My Spiritual Journey provides a definition that both devotee and atheist might approve: โthe full blossoming of human values that is essential for the good of all.โโ (The Washington Post )
โReaders both well versed in and new to the Dalai Lamaโs teachings will make invaluable discoveries as the Dalai Lama emphasizes our common humanity, our interdependence, and the need for us to โcultivate a greater sense of universal responsibility.โโ (Booklist )
โAn intriguing portrait of the Tibetan spiritual leader.โ (Los Angeles Times )
โIn his moving new memoir, My Spiritual Journey,... the Dalai Lamaโs immense hope and good humor shine throughout.โ (Organic Spa Magazine )