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From a Mountain In Tibet

A Monk’s Journey

Author: Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche and Yeshe Losal Rinpoche  

From a Mountain In Tibet
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The extraordinary story of how a wayward boy escaped his war-torn country, found himself and became the leading Tibetan monk in the West

The extraordinary story of how a wayward boy escaped his war-torn country, found himself and became the leading Tibetan monk in the West. Now in his seventies and a leading monk at the samye Ling monastery in Scotland - the first Buddhist centre in the West - Lama Yeshe casts a hopeful look back at his momentous life. From his learnings on self-compassion and discipline to his trials and tribulations with loss and failure, his poignant story mirrors our own struggles.

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The extraordinary story of how a wayward boy escaped his war-torn country, found himself and became the leading Tibetan monk in the West

The extraordinary story of how a wayward boy escaped his war-torn country, found himself and became the leading Tibetan monk in the West. Now in his seventies and a leading monk at the samye Ling monastery in Scotland - the first Buddhist centre in the West - Lama Yeshe casts a hopeful look back at his momentous life. From his learnings on self-compassion and discipline to his trials and tribulations with loss and failure, his poignant story mirrors our own struggles.

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The extraordinary story of how a wayward boy escaped his war-torn country, found himself and became the leading Tibetan monk in the WestLama Yeshe didn't see a car until he was 15-years-old.In his quiet village, he and other children ran in fields with yaks and mastiffs. The rhythm of life was anchored by the pastoral cycles. Food was carefully apportioned and eaten together, everyone was family.The arrival of Chinese army cars one day in 1959 changed everything. In the wake of the deadly Tibetan Uprising, he escaped to India through the Himalayas to start over as a refugee. One of only 13 survivors out of 300 travellers, he spent the next few years in America, experiencing the excesses of the Woodstock generation before reforming in Europe.Now in his seventies and a leading monk at the Samye Ling monastery in Scotland - the first Buddhist centre in the West - Lama Yeshe casts a hopeful look back at his momentous life. From his learnings on self-compassion and discipline to his trials and tribulations with loss and failure, his poignant story mirrors our own struggles.Written with erudition and humour, From a Mountain in Tibet shines a light on how the most desperate of situations can help us to uncover vital life lessons and attain lasting peace and contentment.

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“This is a fascinating story of an incredible life, told with unflinching honesty”

This is a fascinating story of an incredible life, told with unflinching honesty Dr John Sellars author of 'Lessons in Stoicism'
His jovial nature belies his harsh, if colourful, personal journey from hedonistic teen rebel to devoted abbot of the Kagyu Samye Ling monastery, and it's remarkable to comprehend from his new book [...] just how the monk survived to redeem himself The Sunday Times
Despite everything he has suffered, his story is a hopeful one and that can inspire others. Spending just a short time in his joyful company, and hearing his extraordinary personal journey, makes his unmovable positivity, forgiveness and tranquillity even more inspirational The Sunday Business Post
Beautifully written Chloe Brotheridge author of The Anxiety Solution
Brilliant and riveting. This book shows us that freedom is a choice we can all make Gelong Thubten, author of 'A Monk's Guide to Happiness'

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About the Author

Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche is the Abbot of Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre, which was established in Scotland in 1967. Lama Yeshe is also the Director of the internationally acclaimed Holy Island Project, and the much loved and respected Retreat and Meditation Master for a host of students from around the world.

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd | Penguin Life
Published
27th August 2020
Pages
272
ISBN
9780241439272

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