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The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Knopf
April 2008
On Sale: March 25, 2008
288 pages
ISBN: 0307267601
EAN: 9780307267603
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Biography
One of the most acclaimed and perceptive observers of globalism and Buddhism now gives us the first serious considerationโfor Buddhist and non-Buddhist alikeโof the Fourteenth Dalai Lamaโs work and ideas as a politician, scientist, and philosopher. Pico Iyer has been engaged in conversation with the Dalai Lama (a friend of his fatherโs) for the last three decadesโan ongoing exploration of his message and its effectiveness. Now, in this insightful, impassioned book, Iyer captures the paradoxes of the Dalai Lamaโs position: though he has brought the ideas of Tibet to world attention, Tibet itself is being remade as a Chinese province; though he was born in one of the remotest, least developed places on earth, he has become a champion of globalism and technology. He is a religious leader who warns against being needlessly distracted by religion; a Tibetan head of state who suggests that exile from Tibet can be an opportunity; an incarnation of a Tibetan god who stresses his everyday humanity. Moving from Dharamsala, Indiaโthe seat of the Tibetan government-in-exileโto Lhasa, Tibet, to venues in the West, where the Dalai Lamaโs pragmatism, rigor, and scholarship are sometimes lost on an audience yearning for mystical visions, The Open Road illuminates the hidden life, the transforming ideas, and the daily challenges of a global icon.
 Media BuzzFresh Air - NPR - March 26, 2008
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