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In the Shadow of the Buddha: Secret Journeys, Sacred Histories, and Spiritual Discovery in Tibet Hardcover - 2011
by Matteo Pistono
Spiritual biography meets edge-of-your-seat undercover reporting: how an American Buddhist smuggled out hard evidence of abuse and torture in Tibet.
For nearly a decade, Matteo Pistono smuggled out of Tibet evidence of atrocities by the Chinese government, showing it to the U.S. government, human rights organizations, and anyone who would listen. Yet Pistono did not originally intend to fight for social justice in Tibet-he had gone there as a Buddhist pilgrim.
Disillusioned by a career in American politics, he had gone to the Himalayas looking for a simpler way of life. After encountering Buddhism in Nepal, Pistono's quest led him to Tibet and to a meditation master whose spiritual brother is Sogyal Rinpoche, bestselling author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Pistono not only became the master's student but also couriered messages to him in Tibet from the Dalai Lama in India. This began an extraordinary, and ultimately vital, adventure.
In the Shadow of the Buddha is a book about Tibet through the eyes of a devotee-a stranger hiding in plain sight. It's about how a culture's rich spiritual past is slipping away against the force of a tyrannical future. It's about how Tibetans live today, and the tenacity of their faith in the future in spite of dire repression and abuse. It's also about Pistono's own journey from being a frustrated political activist to becoming a practicing Buddhist mystic, a man who traveled thousands of miles and risked his own life to pursue freedom and peace.
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Spiritual biography meets edge-of-your-seat undercover reporting: how an American Buddhist smuggled out hard evidence of abuse and torture in Tibet.
For nearly a decade, Matteo Pistono smuggled out of Tibet evidence of atrocities by the Chinese government, showing it to the U.S. government, human rights organizations, and anyone who would listen. Yet Pistono did not originally intend to fight for social justice in Tibet- he had gone there as a Buddhist pilgrim.
Disillusioned by a career in American politics, he had gone to the Himalayas looking for a simpler way of life. After encountering Buddhism in Nepal, Pistono's quest led him to Tibet and to a meditation master whose spiritual brother is Sogyal Rinpoche, bestselling author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Pistono not only became the master's student but also couriered messages to him in Tibet from the Dalai Lama in India. This began an extraordinary, and ultimately vital, adventure.
In the Shadow of the Buddha is a book about Tibet through the eyes of a devotee-a stranger hiding in plain sight. It's about how a culture's rich spiritual past is slipping away against the force of a tyrannical future. It's about how Tibetans live today, and the tenacity of their faith in the future in spite of dire repression and abuse. It's also about Pistono's own journey from being a frustrated political activist to becoming a practicing Buddhist mystic, a man who traveled thousands of miles and risked his own life to pursue freedom and peace.
For nearly a decade, Matteo Pistono smuggled out of Tibet evidence of atrocities by the Chinese government, showing it to the U.S. government, human rights organizations, and anyone who would listen. Yet Pistono did not originally intend to fight for social justice in Tibet- he had gone there as a Buddhist pilgrim.
Disillusioned by a career in American politics, he had gone to the Himalayas looking for a simpler way of life. After encountering Buddhism in Nepal, Pistono's quest led him to Tibet and to a meditation master whose spiritual brother is Sogyal Rinpoche, bestselling author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Pistono not only became the master's student but also couriered messages to him in Tibet from the Dalai Lama in India. This began an extraordinary, and ultimately vital, adventure.
In the Shadow of the Buddha is a book about Tibet through the eyes of a devotee-a stranger hiding in plain sight. It's about how a culture's rich spiritual past is slipping away against the force of a tyrannical future. It's about how Tibetans live today, and the tenacity of their faith in the future in spite of dire repression and abuse. It's also about Pistono's own journey from being a frustrated political activist to becoming a practicing Buddhist mystic, a man who traveled thousands of miles and risked his own life to pursue freedom and peace.
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- Title In the Shadow of the Buddha: Secret Journeys, Sacred Histories, and Spiritual Discovery in Tibet
- Author Matteo Pistono
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st/1st
- Pages 273
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dutton Books, New York
- Date 2011-01-20
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780525951193 / 0525951199
- Weight 1.16 lbs (0.53 kg)
- Dimensions 9.15 x 6.4 x 1.11 in (23.24 x 16.26 x 2.82 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Spiritual biography - United States, Buddhists - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010036512
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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"This story of Matteo Pistono's quest to visit places in Tibet associated with Tert÷n Sogyal, the adept who was a companion of the 13th Dalai Lama, is revealing not only of the Tert÷n's life, but also of circumstances in contemporary Tibet."
-The Dalai Lama
"Part spy thriller, part Dharma travelogue, part spiritual autobiography, In the Shadow of the Buddha is one hundred percent page-turner. Matteo Pistono's tale of journey's both inner and outer comes packed with adventure and inspiration-a real treat anyone can relish."
-Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence
"What a fabulous saga! A mystical tale of defending the land of the Buddha Dharma at the turn of the 20th century interwoven with the life and death struggle now going on at the turn of the 21st. This moving account is written beautifully from the heart, and it lifts the heart to read it. It is both unearthly and powerfully real. I recommend it with the strongest enthusiasm."
-Robert Thurman, author of Inner Revolution and Infinite Life: Awakening to Bliss Within
"Matteo Pistono is the James Bond of Tibetan Buddhism. In the Shadow of the Buddha is filled with perilous motorcycle rides, secret documents and romantic liaisons. Pistono also manages to find time to meditate and ponder the nature of the Buddha mind. A heroic, compelling tale that will leave you both shaken and stirred."
-Eric Weiner, author of The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
"Matteo Pistono chose a journey, that inside and outside, would lead him into unfamiliar territory. He followed the path of one of Tibet's great mystics through the Land of Snows, but what he encountered was a mass of contradictions: the elusive past and the intrusive present, brutality and torture greeted with non-violence and compassion, his own anger against all the abuses and a desire for peace and enlightenment. It is this tension of opposite forces and Matteo's desire to transcend them that makes this story fascinating."
-Peter Gabriel, musician, humanitarian
-The Dalai Lama
"Part spy thriller, part Dharma travelogue, part spiritual autobiography, In the Shadow of the Buddha is one hundred percent page-turner. Matteo Pistono's tale of journey's both inner and outer comes packed with adventure and inspiration-a real treat anyone can relish."
-Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence
"What a fabulous saga! A mystical tale of defending the land of the Buddha Dharma at the turn of the 20th century interwoven with the life and death struggle now going on at the turn of the 21st. This moving account is written beautifully from the heart, and it lifts the heart to read it. It is both unearthly and powerfully real. I recommend it with the strongest enthusiasm."
-Robert Thurman, author of Inner Revolution and Infinite Life: Awakening to Bliss Within
"Matteo Pistono is the James Bond of Tibetan Buddhism. In the Shadow of the Buddha is filled with perilous motorcycle rides, secret documents and romantic liaisons. Pistono also manages to find time to meditate and ponder the nature of the Buddha mind. A heroic, compelling tale that will leave you both shaken and stirred."
-Eric Weiner, author of The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
"Matteo Pistono chose a journey, that inside and outside, would lead him into unfamiliar territory. He followed the path of one of Tibet's great mystics through the Land of Snows, but what he encountered was a mass of contradictions: the elusive past and the intrusive present, brutality and torture greeted with non-violence and compassion, his own anger against all the abuses and a desire for peace and enlightenment. It is this tension of opposite forces and Matteo's desire to transcend them that makes this story fascinating."
-Peter Gabriel, musician, humanitarian
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