From the Heart of Tibet: The Biography of Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche, the Holder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage...

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Elmer R. Gruber Dalai Lama

From the Heart of Tibet

The Biography of Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche, the Holder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage

Elmer R. Gruber, Dalai Lama

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Shambhala Publications Inc
15 February 2013

Biography: religious & spiritual; Religion & beliefs; Buddhism; Tibetan Buddhism

This is the story of a young boy, born in Tibet to inherit the role of Buddhist lineage holder, whose life was interrupted by the Chinese army invasion and the ensuing Cultural Revolution. Two decades later, he walked out of Tibet and started on his journey of fully taking on leadership of the Drikung Kagyu lineage. Since then the teachings of this lineage have flourished and are practiced all around the world-after nearly being lost.

By: Elmer R. Gruber
Foreword by: Dalai Lama
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781590307656
ISBN 10: 1590307658
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 15 February 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elmar R. Gruber, PhD, was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1955. He is a psychologist, an independent scholar and freelance popular-science writer, as well as a scientific advisor for radio and television in Europe. He is the author of twenty books that have been published in fifteen languages throughout the world. A longtime practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism, he is a student of Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche.

Reviews for From the Heart of Tibet: The Biography of Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche, the Holder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage

 “Gruber skillfully narrates this story of survival and triumph over tragedy without embellishment or sensationalism.”— Buddhadharma <br>“Chetsang Rinpoche is one of the highest incarnate lamas, the head of a tradition. But he also experienced the life of an ordinary American. This is unlike any other biography—one sees how a neighborhood boy can become a great spiritual master.”—Gelek Rimpoche, author of Good Life, Good Death <br>“This is a fascinating, terrifying, moving, and exalting account of a truly great being’s success in rising above adversity and making an outstanding contribution to a part of humanity under extreme pressure. I warmly recommend it to anyone who might like to discover a magnificent chest of treasures.”—Professor Robert Thurman, author, with the Dalai Lama, of Infinite Life <br>“This life story of an extraordinary Buddhist spiritual teacher and intellectual is thoroughly fascinati