My Spiritual Autobiography

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My Spiritual Autobiography is a book published in 2009, compiled by  [Fr] from speeches and interviews of the 14th Dalai Lama, ISBN 9781846042423.

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The book is a compilation of unpublished texts of the Dalai Lama, which is accompanied by comments from the translator and collaborator of the Dalai Lama, Sofia Stril-Rever. Initially, the book was published in French, and in 2010 it became available translated and published in English and Russian.[1]

The title "My spiritual autobiography" may be a little misleading, for in some ways the book does not resemble an autobiography.[2] The book identifies three characteristics – his Compassionate motivation, lack of self-importance and flexibility of mind – while showing the internal coherence of the Dalai Lama's views in their temporal development, and the continuity of these points of view.[2]

The book is composed of three parts.[1] The first considers universal questions; in the second, the Dalai Lama -as a Buddhist Monk- expressed his hopes for the spiritual transformation of the world through the transformation of each person's mind, and the third provides a History of the Dalai Lama, spiritual master of the Tibetan people, and 14th Dalai Lama's life in exile.

The book ends with a poem, 'Never Give Up', written by the American writer Ron Whitehead in 1994, inspired by the Dalai Lama.[1][3]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c Mooney J. (9 December 2010). AARP The Magazine (ed.). "The Dalai Lama's Spiritual Journey". Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b Paine J. (23 January 2011). The Washington Post (ed.). "The forging of a holy man". Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. ^ The Story Behind the Ron Whitehead poem "Never Give Up" insomniacathon.org, accessed 23 May 2018
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