Agriturismo Lama S.Giorgio, Rutigliano

The Dalai Lama's long road to freedom

Advantages: Inspirational, funny and fantastically eye-opening
Disadvantages: Not a single thing

order to achieve happiness and inner peace. >>>About the Author - Dalai Lama - excerpt taken from review of the Art of Happiness<<< The word Dalai means "ocean" in Mongolian and Lama translates into "Spiritual teacher" or "guru". Whatever your own spiritual or religious beliefs, The Dalai Lama is certainly, as the title suggests, a teacher. The current Dalai Lama is believed to be the 14th reincarnation since Sonam Gyatso was first bestowed the title by Mongolian ruler, Altan Khan in 1598. The Dalai Lama is believed, and has been throughout Tibetan history to be one of innumerable incarnations of the Bodhisattva of compassion which is the basis for the Buddhist faith that all living things should be treated with kindness and compassion and that we have a great deal to learn from each other and our surroundings. From the late 1700's ...

ally2kc 05.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Path to Freedom - The Dalai Lama

An Art worth more than any Damien Hirst

Advantages: Inspirational and intelligent read
Disadvantages: You can't critisise the Dalai Lama

your own spiritual or religious beliefs, The Dalai Lama is certainly, as the title suggests, a teacher. The current Dalai Lama is believed to be the 14th reincarnation since Sonam Gyatso was first bestowed the title by Mongolian ruler, Altan Khan in 1598. The Dalai Lama is believed, and has been throughout Tibetan history to be one of innumerable incarnations of the Bodhisattva of compassion which is the basis for the Buddist faith that all living things should be treated with kindness and compassion and that we have a great deal to learn from each other and our surroundings. From the late 1700's until as recently as 1959, the Dalai Lama acted as head of the Tibetan government. This ended in 1959 when the People's Republic of China invaded Tibet in 1949 taking full control in 1959. It was at this time the current Dalai Lama was forced ...

ally2kc 27.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Art of Happiness - Dalai Lama, Howard Cutler

Great Levitating Lamas a Rampa Rampage

Advantages: Only of use for fire lighting or propping up wobbly tables
Disadvantages: Quite simply this is the worst book I've ever read

of an Irish Master Plumber named Joseph Henry Hoskin and his wife Eva.” It is a matter of record that he acquired a taste for the occult by reading books in the libraries of London, shaved his head, grew a beard and began signing as Dr Kuan-Suo before adopting the name under which he is best remembered. It is notable that before Rampa’s claims of reincarnation he submitted certificates to his publisher purporting to be 1) a diploma from the Medical University of Chungking [the Diploma was in English rather than Chinese, badly typed and festooned with what appeared to be bottle caps] 2) a paper claiming that he held the title of Lama of the Monastery of the Potala in Lhasa. Certainly his success was not due to a pulchritudinous visage but more likely the gullibility of his readers. The Great Rampa hesitated but a moment before moving ...

TrueSatan 26.01.2003 (31.01.2003) · Read full review
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Review of The Third Eye - T. Lobsang Rampa