"In this moment of crisis, with the world's attention on Tibet and China, the huge significance of the Dalai Lama's role can scarcely be exaggerated, since this revered figure is pointing the way to world peace and environmental sanity. In his keen analysis of China's great chance to make history, Robert Thurman offers an urgent and very important book." - Peter Matthiessen, author of The Snow leopard
"Dr. Thurman clearly describes how the 14th Dalai Lama can forge a path to a far better world in our time. As Albert Einstein urged, we must engage a different level of thinking to help solve the significant problems we face, problems often caused by our ordinary assumptions. The Dalai Lama is a unique exemplar of a different, vital, inclusive, and powerfully effective way of thinking. This wonderfully written, compelling book invites us to freedom." - Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkinctness
"I could not put this book down. I found it powerfully inspiriting to imagine a positive alternative to the sixty-yearlong tragedy wrought by China in Tibet. As Robert Thurman shows us, by reversing its colonialist cultural genocide in Tibet (and so inspiring a reversal of the murderous policies of the regimes in Myanmar and Sudan), China could truly emerge as a responsible world power and take its place within the moral community of nations." - Mia Farrow, actor, activist, and humanitarian
"No one has worked harder to bring Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism, and the special power of the Dalai Lama to American audiences than Robert Thurman. Long may he write and, as in this latest work, bring learning and spirit, great vigor, and close knowledge together." - Pico Iyer, author of The Open Road and Sun after Dark
"This book kindles hope for Tibet, for China, and for peace. It listens deeply to the Dalai Lama, making clear what he offers and can accomplish. It envisions the freedom the Tibetan people urgently need, the same freedom the Chinese people need. To see things from a radically positive yet highly reasonable angle, my dad's book is a must read!" - Uma Karuna Thurman, actor, mother, and humanitarian |
