OPEN ROAD, THE - THE GLOBAL JOURNEY OF THE FOURTEENTH DALAI LAMA

Pico Iyer has been engaged in conversation with the Dalai Lama (a friend of his father’s) for the last three decades - a continuing exploration of his message and its effectiveness. Now, in this book, Iyer captures the paradoxes of the Dalai Lama’s 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 most remote, 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.The Open Road illuminates the hidden life, the transforming ideas, and the daily challenges of a global icon.