Victor Chan Libri

The narrative explores the deepening friendship between the Dalai Lama and his devoted follower as they embark on a transformative pilgrimage across Ireland and Eastern Europe, ultimately journeying to sacred sites in India. Their bond is tested through trials, including the Dalai Lama's near-fatal illness, highlighting themes of resilience, spirituality, and the power of human connection. This remarkable account captures both personal and spiritual growth against the backdrop of significant cultural and religious landscapes.

Victor Chan has travelled the world with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, witnessing innumerable intimate moments and remarkable revelations with the spiritual leader.

<i>The Wisdom of Compassion </i>offers rare insights into the Dalai Lama’s life and his efforts to translate compassion into action through deeply engaging, behind-the-scene stories about his interactions with remarkable people from all walks of life. This is the Dalai Lama at his most human, and most humane. We see how he approaches the world with playfulness, optimism, and a profound empathy for the suffering of others. Through his own conduct, he shows us the tangible benefits of practicing kindness, forgiveness and compassion. And he demonstrates that opening our hearts and minds to others is the surest path to true happiness. <i> The Wisdom of Compassion </i>is an intensely personal portrait of the Dalai Lama. It recounts the story of his friendship with a blind Irishman, how they first met and how in later meetings the Dalai Lama comes to call him his one and only hero. It explores the Dalai Lama’s collaboration with a neuroscientist and how it results in significant discoveries about the human brain. It also brings to life poignant accounts of his uncommon encounters with a little beggar girl, a disabled boy in a critical care ward, a man who trains grandmothers to become solar engineers, and many others. The Dalai Lama’s wisdom principles revolve around the practical application of compassion. Enhanced by his seven decades of practice and elucidated through captivating anecdotes of his own experiences, they will help readers lead more fulfilling lives. As the Dalai Lama has written many years ago: if you want others to be happy, practice compassion; if you want yourself to be happy, practice compassion.

Nová kniha, velmi poutavě napsaná, představuje hluboce osobní portrét dalajlamy ve skutečném životě a přináší vzácné pohledy do jeho života. Čtenář má možnost setkat se s ním při různých příležitostech a vidět, že je stále stejný – hluboce lidský a plný empatie. Ke světu i k lidem přistupuje s nezměrným optimismem a obrovskou vstřícností. O hluboce duchovních záležitostech mluví přístupně a s nadhledem, kterým si musí získat každého, kdo hledá smysl života a touží po dosažení vnitřního štěstí.