This book is the first serious consideration of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama's work and ideas as a politician, scientist, and philosopher. Author Iyer has been engaged in conversation with the Dalai Lama (a friend of his father's) for three decades--an ongoing exploration of his message and its effectiveness. Now, Iyer captures the paradoxes of the Dalai Lama's position: though he has brought the ideas of Tibet to world attention, Tibet itself is being...

A comprehensive view of the Dalai Lama with articles by him and about him by others, and a penetrating look at his personal life and philosophy, with his thoughts on issues of global concern. Tibet's living Buddha, as he is sometimes called, also helps to demystify Buddhism.

"Dalai Lama Renaissance, narrated by Harrison Ford, is the winner of 12 awards and the official selection of over 40 international film festivals. At the edge of the Millennium, the Dalai Lama of Tibet invited 40 of the West's leading, most innovative thinkers to his residence in the Himalayan Mountains of northern India to discuss the world's problems and how we can solve them. What transpired was unexpected and powerful, and captured by an 18 person,...