The New Yorker
tries to condense the complexities of the Dalai Lama into a page of journalistic prose. If you’ve ever tried to plow through the bland tome, “The Art of Happiness”, you’ll realize the Dalai Lama’s actual beliefs have barely been scratched by any Western authors. Honestly, I’d rather English-language transcripts of his discussions with Tibetan acolytes. Without the obsequious commentary you generally find in this section of the bookstore. America needs to recognize that he’s not ‘new-age’ ... but wisdom from much older Asian culture we don’t necessarily recognize or honor. Asian roots of Western civilization are little discussed in America.
03/25/08 • 09:14 AM •
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