| Imagine All the People: A Conversation with the Dalai Lama on Money, Politics, and Life as It Could Be Contributor(s): Dalai Lama (Author), Ouaki, Fabien (Author), Benson, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0861711505 ISBN-13: 9780861711505 Publisher: Wisdom Publications OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: The Dalai Lama speaks his mind on a wide spectrum of current topics--from money and the economy to abortion, the environment, disarmament, and basic human ethics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Inspirational - Religion | Buddhism - Tibetan |
| Dewey: 294.34 |
| LCCN: 99011860 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.99" W x 8.92" (0.60 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: If you could sit down with the Dalai Lama and talk with him about anything, what would you discuss? Fabien Ouaki, a prominent French businessman, was granted such an opportunity and asked the Dalai Lama for his thoughts on the everyday issues that fill our newspapers and our lives. This is the record of these varied and remarkable conversations. Covered are a wide spectrum of topics - political, social, personal and spiritual - including the media and education, marriage and sex, and disarmament and compassion. Blessed by His Holiness' buoyant and insightful thoughts, Imagine All the People allows readers to glimpse the spontaneous workings of an extraordinary mind at once of - and above - this world. Includes the full text of The Global Community and the Need for Universal Responsibility. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ouaki, Fabien: - Fabien Ouaki owns a chain of department stores in France. He lives in Paris.Dalai Lama: - Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. Born in northeastern Tibet in 1935, he was as a toddler recognized as the incarnation of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama and brought to Tibet's capital, Lhasa. In 1950, Mao Zedong's Communist forces made their first incursions into eastern Tibet, shortly after which the young Dalai Lama assumed the political leadership of his country. In 1959, Chinese forces occupied the city, forcing His Holiness to escape to India. There he set up the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala, working to secure the welfare of the more than 100,000 Tibetan exiles and prevent the destruction of Tibetan culture. In his capacity as a spiritual and political leader, he has traveled to more than sixty-two countries on six continents and met with presidents, popes, and leading scientists to foster dialogue and create a better world. In recognition of his tireless work for the nonviolent liberation of Tibet, the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. In 2012, he relinquished political authority in his exile government and turned it over to democratically elected representatives. He is the author of numerous books, including The Good Heart, The Meaning of Life, The World of Tibetan Buddhism, and The Compassionate Life. |