Inner Revolution - Brossura

Thurman, Robert

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1573227196 ISBN 13: 9781573227193

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 1999

Riassunto

The first American Tibetan Buddhist monk offers a sensitive and insightful exploration of Buddhist traditions, showing their special and life-affirming implications for modern society and discussing how to steer civilization onto a wiser path. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

"An inspiring guide to incorporating Buddhist wisdom into daily life." –USA Today

"Part spiritual memoir, part philosophical treatise and part religious history, Thurman's book is a passionate declaration of the possibilities of renewing the world." –Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"The book addresses the corrosive cynicism of our age, which Thurman attributes to a misinterpretation of reality... Clear, accessible writing." –Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

"A renowned scholar of Tibetan Buddhism issue a popular appeal to the West to refashion its inner life according to Buddhist enlightenment teachings... Thurman makes an impassioned and engaging guide." -Kirkus Reviews

L'autore:

Robert Thurman, a college professor and writer for 30 years, holds the first owed chair in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in America at Columbia University. A co-founder and the president of Tibet House New York, an organization dedicated to preserving the angered civilization of Tibet, he is also the author of Infinite Life. Thurman was the first Western Tibetan Buddhist monk, is the co-founder and president of the Tibet House in New York, and shares a close, 35-year friendship with the Dalai Lama.

Robert Thurman, a college professor and writer for 30 years, holds the first owed chair in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in America at Columbia University. A co-founder and the president of Tibet House New York, an organization dedicated to preserving the angered civilization of Tibet, he is also the author of Infinite Life. Thurman was the first Western Tibetan Buddhist monk, is the co-founder and president of the Tibet House in New York, and shares a close, 35-year friendship with the Dalai Lama.

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• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1573227196
• ISBN 13: 9781573227193
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336