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A call for revolution : a vision for the future Cover Image Book Book

A call for revolution : a vision for the future / written by Sofia Stril-Rever from private conversations with His Holiness ; English translation by Georgia de Chamberet & Natasha Lehrer.

Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- (interviewee.). Stril-Rever, Sofia, (author.). Chamberet, Georgia de, (translator.). Lehrer, Natasha, (translator.).

Summary:

"This eloquent, impassioned manifesto is possibly the most important message the Dalai Lama can give us about the future of our world. It's his rallying cry, full of solutions for our chaotic, aggressive, divided times: no less than a call for revolution. Are we ready to hear it? Are we ready to act?" -- Publisher annotation.

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  • ISBN: 9780062866455
  • ISBN: 0062866451
  • Physical Description: 120 pages ; 19 cm
  • Edition: First William Morrow hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
I believe in you. The European Union, a model for world peace ; Berlin, November 1989: youth, peace and democracy ; Topple the remaining Walls of Shame ; War, a complete anachronism -- Rebels for peace. Be the solution-finding generation ; I have adopted the motto 'Freedom, equality, fraternity' ; The revolutions of the past have not transformed the human spirit -- Bring on the revolution of compassion. Now is the time for compassion ; I have a dream: women will become national leaders ; Acknowledging the failure of all religions ; Collective intelligence and compassion ; Egotism is against nature -- What can you do for the world? Practise compassion like an Olympian ; A universal responsibility ; Urgency alert! -- The world of compassion exists. Epilogue by Sofia Stril-Rever ; The Dali Lama's revolution ; To exist is to coexist ; The Revolution of Compassion has dawned -- The charter of universal responsibility.
Language Note:
In English; translated from the French.

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Genre: Nonfiction.

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