![]() ![]() This class is marvelous: food, culture, history and she gets the nuances of Buddhist doctrine right. All of the format issues aside, I still found the course fascinating and worthwhile, and hope to see her again.Īccurate, comprehensive I know a lot about my lifetime faith, and the history of Tibet. So, it is a matter of 'buyer be aware' if you're looking for more information, especially if you are paying the current going rate. For example, the first lecture is less than 12 minutes. Whereas Professor Kassor provides an excellent overview of the cultural and political background of Tibet, her lectures are much shorter than the average course. The issue is that you are paying for a video course and being backed into the lower price audio version, which is actually not available. McMaster's course on assessing America's national security threats, which I noted as well.) If you use this course as an audio course, you will get much more out of it. This is the second course under this format that I have listened to in the past month. She sits in a chair and readers from a teleprompter. I would rate the course higher except the apparent new format is very distracting and robs from the professor 's lectures. She's very knowledgeable and presents well. Signed by Author(s).Solid Instructor Professor Kassor is a very good instructor. Ten years prior to the publishing of this book, Gere along with scholar Robert Thurman founded Tibet House US, a "group of nonprofit, cultural preservation organizations founded at the request of the Dalai Lama, to preserve, present, and protect Tibet's ancient traditions of philosophy, mind science, art, and culture due to the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950 and subsequent Tibetan diaspora". A most handsome copy of this lovely photobook by Richard Gere documenting his travels in Tibet, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama and a poem by Patti Smith. Else very minor fading to spine and the occasional light scuff. Book with tiny paint flecks to front cover, not affecting text or image. Unmarked save for inscription, clean and with a sound square binding. 12" x 13" hardcover book in mauve boards with gilt titling to front and spine with a tipped-on illustration. Stated first edition, inscribed by Richard Gere. For Tess, it became a struggle of body and mind, as she was symbolically compelled towards the highest point within herself. Their team comprised of Tess a 56 year old mother of three, Migmar a young Tibetan prepared to do anything for his country but who had never been on a mountain before, GT a 64 year old accomplished mountaineer and Pete who is Tess' partner and a highly skilled climber. Their mission was to promote Earth Peace by highlighting Tibet and the Dalai Lama's ideals as an arrow of light for the new millennium. ![]() They chose to climb to the point furthest from the centre of the Earth, some 2,150 metres higher than the summit of Everest to read out peace messages they had collected from children around the World in the lead up to the Millennium. Their goal was to raise money and awareness for the Tibetan cause. ![]() Some edge wear to top and bottom of covers and spine, slightly cockled old damp stain to front cover, corners very slightly bent, price on back cover (£9.99), old charity stamp to title page, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg copy. SIGNED BY TESS BURROWS, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. ![]()
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