The wisdom of compassion : stories of remarkable encounters and timeless insights
Victor Chan, the co-founder of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education in Vancouver, offers insights into the Dalai Lama's life as he interacts with people from three continents.
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- ISBN: 1594487383
- ISBN: 9781594487385
- Physical Description xiv, 255 pages
- Publisher New York : Penguin Group, 2012.
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 28.50 |
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The Wisdom of Compassion : Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights
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The Wisdom of Compassion : Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface: What the Dalai Lama Knows for Sure | p. xi | |
| Introduction: Kira's Prostrations | p. 1 | |
| I | Overcoming Adversity | |
| The Red Chair | p. 13 | |
| Now Here, Three Fingers | p. 21 | |
| A Matter of Karma | p. 32 | |
| The Wrong End of the Binoculars | p. 44 | |
| Ex-Prisoners, Terrorists, and a Murderer | p. 54 | |
| To Kill a Stranger | p. 64 | |
| A Passing Cloud | p. 75 | |
| A Gift for the Dalai Lama | p. 85 | |
| II | Educating The Heart | |
| Lucy and Ting | p. 95 | |
| God Is Not a Christian | p. 104 | |
| A Fireside Chat | p. 113 | |
| Ninety Percent Projection | p. 125 | |
| The Incredible Stillness of a Penalty Shoot-out | p. 136 | |
| The Magic Trick | p. 146 | |
| Educating the Heart | p. 158 | |
| A Gentleman from Bangladesh | p. 168 | |
| A Teacher in Soweto | p. 177 | |
| III | Compassion In Action | |
| Monks in the Machine | p. 187 | |
| A Boy from Doon | p. 200 | |
| A Beautiful Dalai Lama | p. 210 | |
| The Yellow Holy Whip | p. 223 | |
| The Little Beggar Girl | p. 231 | |
| Only One Rock Star | p. 240 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 251 |
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