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In the Shadow of the Buddha [Paperback]

One Man's Journey of Spiritual Discovery and Political Danger in Tibet

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Author(s) : Pistono, Matteo

Publishers Price : £10.99

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ISBN : 1848504217

EAN : 9781848504219

Cover : Paperback

Pages : 274

Size : 216 x 136mm

Publisher : Hay House

Published : 2011

Category : Tibet: Land and Culture
Category 2 : Travel: Pilgrimage

Synopsis:
New paperback edition. Spiritual biography meets edge-of-your-seat undercover reporting : how an American Buddhist smuggled out hard evidence of Chinese abuse and torture in Tibet, while on a quest to trace the life of the great master Terton Sogyal.

For nearly a decade, Pistono smuggled out of Tibet evidence of atrocities by the Chinese government, showing it to the U.S.government, human rights organizations, and anyone who would listen. Yet he did not originally intend to fight for social justice in Tibet - he had gone there as a pilgrim.

Disillusioned by a career in American politics, the author had gone to the Himalayas looking for a simpler way of life. After encountering Buddhism in Nepal Pistono's quest led him to Tibet and to a great meditation master (Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok, an incarnation of Terton Sogyal), for whom he couriered messages from the Dalai Lama in India. This began an extraordinary, and ultimately vital adventure.

This book is about a culture's rich spiritual past slipping away against the force of a tyrannical future. It's about how Tibetans live today and their tenacity of faith in spite of dire repression and abuse. It's about the author's own journey from being a frustrated political activist to becoming a Buddhist student, a man who traveled thousands of miles and risked his own life to pursue freedom and peace.

Matteo Pistono is the founder of Nekorpa, a foundation working to protect sacred pilgrimage sites around the world. He lived and traveled throughout the Himalayas for a decade, bringing to the West first-hand accounts and photos of China's human rights abuses in Tibet.

"This story of Matteo Pistono's quest to visit places in Tibet associated with Terton Sogyal, the adept who was a companion of the thirteenth Dalai Lama, is revealing not only of the Terton's life but also of circumstances in Contemporary Tibet." The Dalai Lama.

"Part spy thriller, part Dharma travelogue, part spiritual autobiography, In the Shadow of the Buddha is a 100 per cent page turner. Matteo Pistono's tale of journeys both inner and outer comes packed with adventure and inspiration - a real treat anyone can relish." Daniel Goleman.

"Pistono chose a journey that, inside and outside, would lead him into unfamiliar territory. He followed the path of one of Tibet's great mystics through the Land of Snows, but what he encountered was a mass of contradictions: the elusive past and the untrusive present; brutality and torture greeted with nonviolence and compassion; his own anger against all the abuses; and a desire for peace and enlightenment. It is this tension of opposite forces and Matteo's desire to transcend them that makes this story fascinating." Peter Gabriel.

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