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The Wisdom of Compassion by H. H. Dalai Lama & Victor Chan
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The Wisdom of Compassion

Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights

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Narrator Rich Orlow

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Length 7 hours 2 minutes
Language English
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The Wisdom of Compassion offers rare insights into the Dalai Lama’s life and his efforts to translate compassion into action through deeply engaging, behind-the-scene stories about his interactions with remarkable people from all walks of life.

This is the Dalai Lama at his most human, and most humane. We see how he approaches the world with playfulness, optimism, and a profound empathy for the suffering of others. Through his own conduct, he shows us the tangible benefits of practicing kindness, forgiveness and compassion. And he demonstrates that opening our hearts and minds to others is the surest path to true happiness.

The Wisdom of Compassion
is an intensely personal portrait of the Dalai Lama. It recounts the story of his friendship with a blind Irishman, how they first met and how in later meetings the Dalai Lama comes to call him his one and only hero. It explores the Dalai Lama’s collaboration with a neuroscientist and how it results in significant discoveries about the human brain. It also brings to life poignant accounts of his uncommon encounters with a little beggar girl, a disabled boy in a critical care ward, a man who trains grandmothers to become solar engineers, and many others.

The Dalai Lama’s wisdom principles revolve around the practical application of compassion. Enhanced by his seven decades of practice and elucidated through captivating anecdotes of his own experiences, they will help readers lead more fulfilling lives. As the Dalai Lama has written many years ago: if you want others to be happy, practice compassion; if you want yourself to be happy, practice compassion.

Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. His tireless efforts on behalf of human rights and world peace have brought him international recognition. He is the recipient of the Raoul Wallenberg Congressional Human Rights Award, the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award, the Congressional Gold Medal, and the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2006, His Holiness was recognized with Honorary Citizenship by the Governor General of Canada.

Victor Chan is the author of Tibet Handbook: A Pilgrimage Guide. Together with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he coauthored The Wisdom of Forgiveness: Intimate Conversations and Journeys. In 2005 he founded the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education in Vancouver with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Rich Orlow is a Golden Earphones Award-winning and Emmy-nominated actor with over 70 narrated titles. Rich has voiced countless commercials, video games, animations, and industrial projects. He has also acted on television and performed off Broadway, including a one-man show of Fahrenheit 451 for the American Place Theatre.

Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. His tireless efforts on behalf of human rights and world peace have brought him international recognition. He is the recipient of the Raoul Wallenberg Congressional Human Rights Award, the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award, the Congressional Gold Medal, and the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2006, His Holiness was recognized with Honorary Citizenship by the Governor General of Canada.

Victor Chan is the author of Tibet Handbook: A Pilgrimage Guide. Together with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he coauthored The Wisdom of Forgiveness: Intimate Conversations and Journeys. In 2005 he founded the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education in Vancouver with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Rich Orlow is a Golden Earphones Award-winning and Emmy-nominated actor with over 70 narrated titles. Rich has voiced countless commercials, video games, animations, and industrial projects. He has also acted on television and performed off Broadway, including a one-man show of Fahrenheit 451 for the American Place Theatre.

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