In the Shadow of the Buddha One Man's Journey of Discovery in Tibet

Name: In the Shadow of the Buddha One Man's Journey of Discovery in Tibet
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ISBN: 9780452297517

ISBN-10: 0452297516

ISBN-13: 9780452297517

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Authors: Matteo Pistono

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"Part spy thriller, part Dharma travelogue, part spiritual autobiography . . . 100 percent page-turner." -Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional IntelligenceFor nearly a decade, Matteo Pistono evaded Chinese security and smuggled out photos of prisons, secret documents, and firsthand interviews of torture victims and other atrocities committed by the Chinese government. Yet Pistono had not initially gone to Tibet to fight for human rights-but as a Buddhist pilgrim. After Pistono became the student of a venerated meditation master in Tibet, he began couriering messages to him from the Dalai Lama in India. This began an extraordinary adventure. In the Shadow of the Buddhais both a vivid account…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/31/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.41" wide x 7.91" long x 0.64" tall
Weight: 0.594



Foreword


Map






The Mission Begins



Following in the Footsteps of the Master



A Different Kind of Pilgrimage






From Bandit to Saint



Taking What Is Given



Disappearing Bodies



In the World but Not of It






In Service to the Dalai Lama



The Merging of Politics and Spirituality



Trouble on the Path






Wielding the Phurba



Continuing the Pilgrimage


Epilogue


In Gratitude


Dramatis Personae


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Resources


Index