JANUARY 2019 - AudioFile
This manifesto by the Dalai Lama is a call to young people far and wide to persist in their efforts to improve the world. With this work, he rallies for their continued nonviolent defense of the causes they believe in. Like the Dalai Lama himself, Edoardo Ballerini's narration has a gentle steadiness that imparts a sense of quiet conviction and optimism. As His Holiness describes the trials he himself has faced and those he sees in the world today, Ballerini's narration captures his wisdom and peacefulness in the face of adversity. In these contentious times of hate-mongering rhetoric, armed conflict, and climate change, the Dalai Lama remains a comforting voice calling for the fostering of peace and dialogue. S.E.G. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
Publishers Weekly
★ 10/08/2018
This impassioned book from the Dalai Lama, co-written with his interpreter, Sanskrit expert Stril-Rever, is a vociferous call for the youth of the world to take more concern for and control of the planet’s destiny. The set-up and source material of the book come out of a conversation the Dalai Lama had in 2017 with four young French visitors he received in Dharamsala, India. The book calls for a revolution of compassion, which the Dalai Lama advocates for by invoking the neurology behind compassion combined with the central Buddhist insight of the interdependence of all living beings. Compassion, he says, could end the “endemic poverty” that plagues the world, which he cites as the most pressing daily ill for the majority of the globe. He also argues (surprisingly and almost in passing) that religion has failed to improve humanity (“None has succeeded in creating a better human being”)—a significant assertion for a spiritual leader and one that will speak to the young people this volume is aimed at. Instead, he writes, it is people who create better versions of themselves. This slender volume is an excellent introduction for those unfamiliar with the Dalai Lama’s simple-seeming teachings for improving a complex, globally interconnected world. Agent: Marleen Seegers, 2 Seas. (Nov.)
From the Publisher
Powerful. … Packed with wise advice and perceptive observations.” — Parade
“Impassioned. … An excellent introduction for those unfamiliar with the Dalai Lama’s simple-seeming teachings for improving a complex, globally interconnected world.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Fascinating. … A global leader encourages young people to revel in the cause of peace.” — Booklist
“[A] call to action… for anyone seeking reflections on the social issues challenging the human condition and inspiration for how to attempt to resolve them.” — Library Journal
“Dalai Lama has spoken: it’s time for a compassion revolution.” — Tricycle
Parade
Powerful. … Packed with wise advice and perceptive observations.
Booklist
Fascinating. … A global leader encourages young people to revel in the cause of peace.
Tricycle
Dalai Lama has spoken: it’s time for a compassion revolution.
Booklist
Fascinating. … A global leader encourages young people to revel in the cause of peace.
JANUARY 2019 - AudioFile
This manifesto by the Dalai Lama is a call to young people far and wide to persist in their efforts to improve the world. With this work, he rallies for their continued nonviolent defense of the causes they believe in. Like the Dalai Lama himself, Edoardo Ballerini's narration has a gentle steadiness that imparts a sense of quiet conviction and optimism. As His Holiness describes the trials he himself has faced and those he sees in the world today, Ballerini's narration captures his wisdom and peacefulness in the face of adversity. In these contentious times of hate-mongering rhetoric, armed conflict, and climate change, the Dalai Lama remains a comforting voice calling for the fostering of peace and dialogue. S.E.G. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
