A collection of stories and meditations gathered from Tibet's spiritual teachers and doctors--many of whom have suffered persecution by the Chinese government--reflects on the spiritual world, the experience of being possessed, and the gift of life.
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When an accomplished writer sets out on a well-intentioned journey to interview the Tibetan diaspora of Buddhist elders, she immediately finds herself transformed from journalist to seeker. Sandy Johnson's extensive travels take her around the world for interviews with Tibetan priests, oracles, and lay devotees that unearth the plush vitality of Tibetan Buddhism. She elicits a panoply of responses from a living treasure trove: men and women who relate their own experiences of the communist takeover of Tibet, traditional Tibetan medicine, and travels to the mythical land of Shambala. But mostly they impart wisdom, and Johnson soaks it all in with her tape recorder and transcribes it word for word. Apart from the author's occasional wide-eyed credulity, The Book of Tibetan Elders is a rewarding journey through the minds and lives of Tibet's gifts to the world.
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Over the past few years, Tibetan Buddhism has become one of the most popular forms of Buddhism in the West. Here, Sandy Johnson, whose The Book of the Elders undertakes a similar exploration of Native American wisdom, collects the stories and wisdom of several Tibetan Buddhist masters. In 1991, Johnson's encounter with the Dalai Lama prompted her to learn more about the central teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. Three years later, Johnson set off to travel around the Indian subcontinent to hear for herself and to record for others the teachings of some of Tibet's Buddhist masters. Johnson allows each teacher to tell the meaning of Buddhism in his own words. For example, a stone carver narrates the account of the ways he carves mantras in the river so that whatever touches the water will be blessed. Johnson's spiritual travelogue not only reveals the timeless wisdom of these great teachers as they live patiently the lessons of Buddhism in a homeland occupied by China, but also reveals the ways in which she is enlightened by her encounter with these men.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Although Sandy Johnson has been researching and writing about indigenous cultures and shamanistic healing for over 20 years, when she herself was given a drastic diagnosis, she was suddenly faced with hard decisions.
In "The Thirteenth Moon: a Journey into the Heart of Healing," acclaimed author Sandy Johnson takes you on a journey beginning with her rare, "incurable" cancer diagnosis to the beautiful land she finds through her writing; a place where she finds solace and a pathway back to health and discovers the source of her true healing and creativity. It is a story of survival, compassion, love and finding that special place that resides within each of...that Thirteenth Moon, the place that is "the time of dreaming, of magic: it is the sacred time."
Sandy Johnson lives in Los Angeles and is cancer free.
In "The Thirteenth Moon: a Journey into the Heart of Healing," acclaimed author Sandy Johnson takes you on a journey beginning with her rare, "incurable" cancer diagnosis to the beautiful land she finds through her writing; a place where she finds solace and a pathway back to health and discovers the source of her true healing and creativity. It is a story of survival, compassion, love and finding that special place that resides within each of...that Thirteenth Moon, the place that is "the time of dreaming, of magic: it is the sacred time."
Sandy Johnson lives in Los Angeles and is cancer free.
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travel with her,
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This review is from: The Book of Tibetan Elders (Mass Market Paperback)
For those who always wanted to sit next to the wise elders and talk to them but could not, this is a book for them! Travel with the author and spend time and visit with the Tibetan elders and learn the wisdom of dharma. I like this book because the author cradles the reader and takes him/her on a journey. It seems like you are there with the author asking the questions yourself. There are also concepts of Buddhism and dharma which are discussed in everyday language and also some description of the Tibetan culture. Discussions with different elders adds to the personal touch and makes the reader realize how people can still live in harmony and compassion even in exile. I reccommend this book highly and in fact I am now interested in reading her other book on the American Indian elders.
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A drop of the Dharma,
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This unpretentious little book, printed in its paperback edition on slightly rough, newspapery paper, is humble about itself, but it is so full of warmth, love and heart that I can't see how anyone could *NOT* fall in love with it. The author injects her personal quest for a teacher, for answers, and for a good relationship with her mother into a series of interviews with Tibetans. I found the down-to-earthness absolutely refreshing. Her encounter with the Dalai Lama reinforces my extremely high opinion of him (he jumped down one step and told Sandy "Now I'm on the same level as you!") But all sorts of little vignettes shine forth... This book also has some really practical advice strung throughout, told by Tibetans themselves, instructions on how to meditate, how to honor a guru, how to live with a loving heart. I will definitely read this book again someday soon!
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This is a wonderful book. There are countless volumes about Tibetan Buddhism on bookshelves today, but none that speaks of the pilgrim's journey quite like this one. It's written in such a refreshingly honest style, and the answers given to the questions asked provide a clear and useable foundation to the basics of Buddhist practice without being preachy or obtuse.I think the last paragraph sums up the whole experience very well: "The people of Shambala hold the secrets, secrets we must once have known but somehow have lost sight of, that peace must be found first within ourselves before we can begin to expect peace in the world. Theirs was a civilization that lived peacefully for at least a thousand years, until their borders were invaded. They offer us some practical advice for achieving inner peace, a handbook for saving the world, written by some of the last people alive who have access to the instructions." I like that very much. If you read this book you will not be disappointed.
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