A Step Away from Paradise: The True Story of a Tibetan Lama's

A Step Away from Paradise: The True Story of a Tibetan Lama's Journey to a Land of Immortality

WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED... If Lewis Carroll had proclaimed the reality of Aliceâ€™s Wonderland? What if he had gathered a following & launched an expedition?THE TRUE STORY OF A JOURNEY TO A FANTASTIC LANDIT WAS THE EARLY 1960s. The place, a far-off corner of the Himalayas long fabled in Tibetan tradition to be hiding a valley of immortality among its peaks and glaciersâ€”a real-life Shangri-La. They waited generations for the prophesied lama to come, the one with the secret knowledge of how to â€˜openâ€™ the Hidden Land. Then, one day, he came. His name was Tulshuk Lingpa.THIS BOOK TELLS THE TRUE STORY of this charismatic visionary lama and his remarkable expedition. Against the wishes of the kings of both Sikkim and Nepal, he and over three hundred followers ventured up the snowy slopes of the third highest mountain of the planet. Their aim: to open a crack in the very fabric of reality and go to a land we would all wish to inhabit if it were only thereâ€”a land of peace and concord.FORTY YEARS LATER, the author spends over five years tracking down the surviving members of this extraordinary expedition. He deftly weaves their stories together with humor, wisdom, and scholarly research into Tibetan traditions of Hidden Lands, all the while reflecting on what this means for the rest of us.â€œLIKE NO OTHER BOOK I have ever readâ€¦a riveting tale of adventureâ€¦honest to the real spirit of Tibetâ€¦both unique and intriguingâ€¦an engrossing read. Highly recommended.â€ JETSUNMA TENZIN PALMO, from the ForewordFrom Tulshuk Lingpa's Guidebook to the Hidden Land: â€œDON'T LISTEN TO ANYBODY. Decide by yourself and practise madness. Develop courage for the benefit of all sentient beings. Then you will automatically be free from the knot of attachment. Then you will continually have the confidence of fearlessness and you can then try to open the Great Door of the Hidden Place.â€FIRST PUBLISHED BY PENGUIN 2011 CITY LION PRESS EDITION 2017THIS EDITION IS NOT FOR SALE IN SOUTH ASIA, MALAYSIA, OR SINGAPORE
Country USA
Brand City Lion Press
Manufacturer City Lion Press
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EANs 9780999291894
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Country	USA
Brand	City Lion Press
Manufacturer	City Lion Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	unknown
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780999291894
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

A Step Away from Paradise: The True Story of a Tibetan Lama's Journey to a Land of Immortality

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