Freedom In Exile The Autobiography Of Dalai Lama

This touching book is sure to stir great sympathy for its author. From the supernatural wonders of Shangri-La, to the life-and-death maneuverings of Realpolitik, this tale of spiritual adventure is earnest, inspiring and completely captivating. The autobiography of the Dalai Lama should not be mistaken for his genuine humility and compassion. The memoir of exiled Tibetan leader, Dalai Lama, is bare-faced and honest. It covers his entire life from his childhood in China, when he was four years old, to his escape from Tibet in 1959 to the moment he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. The 1950 Chinese invasion of Tibet is the backdrop to the story. We learn in calm detail of imprisonment, torture, rape, famine, ecological disaster and genocide that in under four decades of Chinese rule have left a million-and-a-quarter Tibetans dead and the Tibetan natural and religious landscapes decimated. Strangely, the story of the Dalai Lama is one of hope. The man who prays four hours per day has no animosity toward the Chinese, and sees the potential to bring good wherever he looks. He hopes that Tibet will one day be a place of peace and the largest natural preserve in the world. This optimism is not a result of his daily study in Buddhist philosophy, and his doctrines of Universal Responsibility. Freedom in Exile, a story of deep trust in humanity and historical inspiration in all its aspects, is inspiring in every way. The head of Buddhist’religion,’ the Dalai Lama. As a two-year-old boy, he was chosen to be the reincarnation all previous Dalai Lama.
A traditional discovery process identified a two-year-old boy as the reincarnation all previous Dalai Lama, the spiritual rulers in Tibet. He was taken from his parents and raised in Lhasa following a strict monastic regime of austerity, almost complete isolation. He was seven years old when he was elected the supreme spiritual leader for a nation with a population of six millions in the Potala palace, a 1000-room building. At fifteen, he was elected head of state. After the threat to Tibet from the Communist Chinese, he was forced into exile for a decade. Jawaharal Nehru and Chairman Mao became his confidants as he attempted to preserve autonomy for his people. In 1959, he was forced to leave Tibet. He was followed by more than 100,000 homeless refugees. In his own words, he describes how it felt to be revered by his people as a deity, shares his deepest feelings about his role and discusses the mysteries surrounding Tibetan Buddhism.