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The Complete Story of the Dalai Lamas   His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama is known to the world for his efforts to preserve Tibetan culture and for his inspiring spiritual teachings. Often unnoticed, however, is the long, colorful history from which this most beloved of holy men has emerged. In Secret Lives of the Dalai Lama, Alexander Norman tells this story in full for the first time, from Tibetan Buddhism’s foundational narratives to the present-day crisis faced by Tibet.    And what a story it is. Along with dedicated monks selflessly serving the Tibetan people, among His Holiness’s spiritual forebears there are a Dalai Lama who waged wars, a womanizing and inebriated poet, and several who wound up dead following disputes over temporal power. Also, while Western practitioners focus on Tibetan Buddhism’s liberating vision of enlightenment, it simultaneously contains ritual practices of prophecy and magic, as well as a vivid pantheon of deities and demons.   In the end, although Tibet falls short of the Western myths of a Himalayan utopia, by illuminating the historical struggle toward compassion and selflessness embodied in the Dalai Lama lineage, Secret Lives of the Dalai Lama ultimately reveals a reality that is vastly more compelling than any romance of “Shangri-La” and provides deeper reasons for admiring Tibetan tradition.

The Dalai Lama is one of the best-known and respected public figures of modern times. A Nobel Peace Prize Winner, advocate for peace and campaigner for compassion, he regularly speaks at sell-out arena tours across the globe. In this new biography, the first in 25 years, Alexander Norman reveals the complex and compelling character of the Dalai Lama in more detail than ever before. Drawing on his long friendship with His Holiness and with his full support, Norman gives unparalled insights into the Dalai Lama's life, from being chosen as a young boy, his exile from Tibet and his involvement in political negotiations, to the present day. Uniquely, however, this book also reveals the private life of a very public man, including his personal spiritual experiences, daily Buddhist practice and the issues that are closest to his heart. Norman also explains how the turbulent history of Tibet has shaped the Dalai Lama's thinking and personality and corrects the myths that have built up around him. Illuminating, surprising and fascinating, this book is essential reading for all those who want to understand the Dalai Lama.

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In the summer of 2006, Colour-Sargeant Kailash Khebang's platoon was sent to relieve and occupy a police compound in the town of Now Zad in Helmand. He was told to prepare for a forty-eight hour operation. In the end, he and his men were under siege for thirty-one days - one of the longest such sieges in the whole of the Afghan campaign. Kailash Khebang recalls the terrifying and exciting details of those thirty-one days - in which they killed an estimated one hundred Taliban fighters - and intersperses them with the story of his own life as a villager from the Himalayas. He grew up in a place without roads or electricity and didn't see a car until he was fifteen. Kailash's descriptions of Gurkha training and rituals - including how to use the lethal Kukri knife - are eye-opening and fascinating. They combine with the story of his time in Helmand to create a unique account of one man's life as a Gurkha.

Die Botschaft des Dalai Lama von Frieden und Mitgefühl findet bei Menschen aller Glaubensrichtungen Anklang. Doch bei allem Weltruhm bleibt er als Persönlichkeit schwer fassbar. Jetzt liefert Alexander Norman, der langjährige Wegbegleiter und renommierte Oxford-Wissenschaftler für die Geschichte Tibets, die endgültige Biografie - einzigartig, vielschichtig und manchmal sogar schockierend. Die Lebensgeschichte eines der radikalsten, charismatischsten und beliebtesten Weltführers von heute.

První autorizovaný životopis Tändzina Gjamccha, 14. dalajlamyPrvní autorizovaný životopis Tändzina Gjamccha, 14. dalajlamy, sepsaný jeho dlouholetým spolupracovníkem, je fascinujícím pohledem na životní příběh jedné z nejvlivnějších světových osobností. Normanova kniha uvádí čtenáře do málo známých a v mnohém překvapivých dějin Tibetu před dalajlamovým narozením, ukazuje bohaté kulturní tradice i zaostalost země. Pozornost je věnována předchůdci Tändzina Gjamccha, 13. dalajlamovi, za jehož doby se vyhrotily mnohé problémy, kterým musel čelit jeho nástupce. Kniha vypráví komplikovaný příběh vztahu mladého dalajlamy a čínských komunistů, jeho dramatického útěku ze země, usazení v exilu, vyrovnávání se se záludnostmi světové politiky a mnohaleté obtížné cesty do postavení přední duchovní autority současného světa. Čtivá a dramatická kniha přináší zároveň portrét dalajlamy jako významného myslitele.

Biografien der 14 Dalai Lamas, verbunden mit der Geschichte Tibets seit vorbuddhistischer Zeit.

Alexander Norman, ein enger Freund des XIV. Dalai Lama, bringt mit seinem umfassenden Wissen und einzigartigem Zugang zu Quellen die geheime Welt der tibetischen Gottkönige einem breiten Publikum näher, trotz des Exils des Dalai Lama und der ungebrochenen Verehrung für ihn.

Im Geschäftsleben geht es um Aufmerksamkeit und darum, Eindruck zu hinterlassen. Was wäre hilfreicher, als dem Gesprächspartner zu signalisieren, dass man genau weiß, was er denkt, wie er tickt und was er will? Je tiefer wir in die Gedanken unseres Gegenübers eintauchen, desto besser können wir sie für uns nutzen. Norman Alexander hat den Horoskop-Erstellern, Wahrsagern und Mentalisten auf die Finger geschaut. Er zeigt, wie jeder Laie deren Techniken lernen kann, und eröffnet damit ein neues Level der Kommunikation.