This is a unique book of the Dalai Lama's thought on how he see himself, Buddhism, the world at war, the meaning of freedom, busy modern life, its challenges and how to master them.

In his inimitable style of humorous simplicity His Holiness looks at everyday problems and puts them in a wider context, making clear their global significance. The book provides an excellent and wide-ranging introduction and overview to the Dalai Lama's philosophy of life, his thoughts and beliefs, and also gives food for thought on how all of us can live lives of greater wisdom and peace.

Path of Wisdom, Path of Peace, Dalai Lama & Felizitas Von Schoenborn, Crossroads, Hardcover pocket, 2005, 222 Pages, $16.95

Tenzin Gyamtso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was born on July 6, 1935 in a small village called Takster in northeastern Tibet. At the age of two, His Holiness was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalaia Lama. He was enthroned at the age of five and assumed full political power in 1950. In 1959, His Holiness was forced into exile and has striven ever since for a peaceful solution to the the Sino-Tibetan crisis. He continually promotes his compassionate approach to life struggles, whether personal or global, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.

Felizitas Von Schoenborn, born as Princess Reus, studied Theology, Philosophy, and History. An accredited UN correspondent, she has published over 70 interviews - with such celebreties as Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Peter Ustinov, and Annemarie Schimmel. This book is comprised of numerous conversations that she has had with His Holiness over a number of years.

FOREWORD                                           11 
INTRODUCTION                                       13 
  The Dalai Lama Practices What He Preaches
  Gandhi and the Different Glasses
  A Cheerful Philosopher and the Valley of
  Suffering
  Meditation and the Power Politics
  Images Arising from the Lake
  Prayer Beads, Walking Staffs, and the Lama
  from Sera
  The "Lord of the White Lotus" Ascends the
  Throne
  Yellow Hats and Red Hats
  The Protector of All Religions
  Head of State in the Young Years
  From Potala to Dharamsala
CONVERSATION                                       35 
  About the Person                                 36 
    A Human Being Like Everyone Else
    An Ocean of Wisdom
    Helping Others Is the Meaning of My
    Existence
    My Great School Was Life Itself
    The Clocks Ticked Differently in the Potala
    Palace
    The White Lotus Grows in the Mud
    A Smile Is More Beautiful Than Jewels
    A Free Tibet Will Vote on Its Own
    No Return Yet to Lhasa
    Pilgrims Bring the News
    A New Dalai Lama Will Appear When the World
    Needs Him
  About Tibetan Buddhism                           49 
    Even If the Monks Dress Differently, the
    Four Noble Truths Still Apply
    A Different Way of Thinking without Fighting
    Even the Common People Love a Sharp Debate
    A Religion without God
    The Buddha's Teachings Are Logical
    The One and the Other Self
    There Are Medicinal Herbs and Poisonous
    Herbs
    Mahakaruna
    The Love That Excludes No One
    Return of the Enlightened One
    Now Is the Time to Do Good
    This Is Not about Material Dreams
    Good Deeds, Bad Deeds
    Those Who Do Nothing Are Still Not Behaving
    Rightly
    Tibet's Look Inside
  The Task of the Religions                        65 
    On the Path of Good
    The Best Medicine
    Religion as a Means to Power
    A Personal Belief
    Hope despite All the Affliction
    Very Few People Really Take Religion
    Seriously
    Assisi 1986
    Prayers for the World
    Do the Churches Support the Dalai Lama?
    Only One World Religion?
    Bodhisattvas Can Be Found Everywhere
    The Buddha Smiles, Jesus Suffers
    The Humility of Mother Teresa
    A Catholic Geshe
  The One Human Race                               78 
    The Most Important Thing: A Good Heart
    Ethics without Religion?
    Our Beloved Mother
    The War Begins Within
    Everything Depends on Everything
    Crisis as an Opportunity
    We Are All Called Upon to Search for New
    Concepts
    Not Religious Luxury but a Matter of
    Survival
  Dialogue with the Modern World                   87 
    A Bridge between Knowledge and Belief
    The Middle Way
    The New Humanity Is the Same Old One
    When Circumstances Demand It
    Fundamentalism
    Those Who Insulate Themselves Also Isolate
    Themselves
    Two Philosophical Paths
    Money as the Measure of All Things
    Between Asceticism and Pleasure
    The Rich West Is Disappointed
    Behind the Beautiful Exterior Lives Fear
    There Is More Than "Either-Or"
    Damage Caused by Civilization
    A World without Technology
    Like the Fingers of One Hand
    The Dalai Lama Is Interested in Physics
  Spiritual Crisis in a State of Affluence         105
    Even an Atheist Can Abide by This
    False Gurus
    The Game of Esotericism
    Buddhism in the Religious Supermarket
    Not Out of Enthusiasm for the Exotic
  Support in Life                                  112
    Enlightenment without Drugs
    Progress and a Crisis of Meaning
    Above All, Children Need Warmth
    From Generation to Generation
    Using Fear to Do Business
    Worrying Changes Very Little
    For Us, Death Is a Close Companion
    Age, Illness, and Death: The Messengers of
    the Gods
    Light and Shadow
    Experiences While Dying
    Everyone Dies Differently
    Greed Is the Root of Many Evils
    Bad Thoughts Are Our True Enemies
    The Beam in Our Own Eye
    Enemies Become Friends
    We Are All Human Beings
  Different Ideas About Happiness                  132
    Happiness and Unhappiness
    Human Kindness at the Department Store?
    The Highest Goals
  Peace and the Environment                        136
    In the Spirit of Mahatma Gandhi
    Resistance without Weapons
    Even the Chinese Are Grateful
    The Future of Humanity
    Soldiers Do Not Accomplish Anything
    A Warning from "Mother Earth" to Her
    Children
    The Fish Are Swimming Again
    Ahimsa
    Stark Poverty and the Good Life
  Religious Freedom in Tibet                       145
    They Are Only Mimicking Like Parrots Now
    A Suffering People
    Soon They Will Also Think Like the Han
    Chinese
    The Connection to Peking
    Sanctions
    When the Issue Is Justice
    A Puja for the Victims of Tienanmen
    Panchen Lama
    The Government in Exile
  Politics and Religion                            155
    Politicians Especially Need Religion
    Noble Concepts for Humanity
ANALYSIS                                           159
  When the Iron Bird Flies
  Alert, Serene, and Creative
  Buddhism Has Many Faces
  With Different Vehicles to Nirvana
  Between Hinduism and the Modern Age
  The Dalai Lama Is Not a Buddhist Pope
  All Beings Can Be Liberated
  From Samsara to Nirvana
  The "Three Jewels"
  Ethics That Also Includes Animals
  No "Holy War"
  A Religion of Common Sense
  The Double Face of Religion and Philosophy
  The Buddha and the Greek Thinkers
  Only the Moment is "Real"
  Karma Outlasts Death
  About the Double Truth
  A Prince Chooses Homelessness
  Dharma-Chakra, the Wheel of Teaching
  Buddhism Becomes a World Religion
  A Change of Paradigm
  The Teachings of the Buddha Come to Tibet
  The Great Fifth
  The Sangha Influences the Society
  Not Lamaism
  Tulkus and Other Enlightened Beings
  Flawless Like a Diamond
  Mantras are Sacred Syllables
  About Hungry Ghosts and Flying Palaces
  The Wheel of Life
  The Radiant Sun of Freedom
  Days of Fear, Nights of Mourning
  Reincarnation Breaks through All Barriers
  The Just Society
  Violence and Nonviolence
  Schopenhauer, the "Buddhist"
  A New Buddhist Beginning?
  Tibet and Europe
  Crisis of Meaning in the West
  A Supermarket for Sects
  Kalachakra Initiation
  You Shall Know Them by Their Fruits
  A "Buddhamania"?
  Love and Compassion