Lotus on the Snow - Softcover

Leace, Poven; Nomine, Sine; Vo, Anthony; Ruthandest, Thony; Nguyen, Phong

Softcover

ISBN 10: 145152935X ISBN 13: 9781451529357

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

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Reseña del editor:

Unlike all movies that have been made involving the Himalayas-the planet's highest and home to the world's highest peaks including Mount Everest and K2 [Chogo Gangri]-and all books that have been written about Asian countries located around this mountain ranges, Lotus on the Snow (LOTS) by Nguyen Phong has its unique characteristics. It does not take the readers' breath away because of the magnificence of the Himalayan Ranges, but it makes the readers hold their breath because of the affection that these mountains compel in them. LOTS does not intentionally call for the readers' sympathies or trigger enragements with accounts of arrest, trial, torture, and crucifixion as the highest grossing The Passion of the Christ does, but the readers unconditionally give it their wholehearted sincerity, trustworthiness, and admiration. It naturally fills the readers' heart with genuine compassion and soothes the readers' soul with mind-blowing conversations. Most characters in LOTS make the readers keenly ponder about human beings and wonder about life. Most prominently, they distinctively touch the readers' heart in an indescribable way. A wealthy, successful Chicagoan physician took a journey to Dharamsala-the quaint Indian hill headquarters of the Dalai Lama in exile-after he experienced a series of catastrophes. What he actually heard, physically witnessed, and consciously realized after the journey gave him an amazingly different perspective that very few beings can perceive in life. LOTS is not only an inspirational story for those who are drowning in their professional and material successes but also a motivational account for those who are searching for spiritual salvation. Thought-provoking nature of characters and their relationships have made LOTS appear to be enthralling for most professions. The lessons drawn from this book are valuable accumulations of personal experience that neither power nor money nor fame can buy. The actual costs are the direct practices.

Biografía del autor:

For a long time, I have been trying to search for the original English version The Mani Stones that was written by Alan Havey and published by Dharamsala Press in 1990. Unfortunately, I have had no success hitherto. Its Vietnamese adapted version entitled Hoa Sen Tren Tuyet (HSTT)-literally "lotus on the snow"-released by the Van Nghe publishing company in 1991 has disclosed that Nguyen Phong has directly derived HSTT from The Mani Stones. In HSTT, Nguyên Phong has clearly revealed that Alan Havey-a physician who graduated from the University of Michigan but practiced his medical profession in Chicago, Illinois-currently works with the International Red Cross in refugee camps along the Tibetan-Afghanistan border. Together with Michael Goodman-an anthropologist, they have been compiling many documents to denounce barbarous actions that the Chinese Communists have imposed on the Tibetans. Regardless of whether The Mani Stones is out of print or scarce, it is extremely difficult, or even impossible, to find a copy of it. HSTT is one of the very few bestsellers that have touched many hearts, not only compassionately but also spiritually, since its first publication. Being one of the readers who are tenderly moved by its openhearted contents, I hereby would like to share with you a wonderful, affectionate story via its English adaptation-Lotus on the Snow. With an apparently unusual experience in spiritual life and a unique style of writing, the author-Nguyen Phong-proficiently introduced his readers to archetypal characters. Nevertheless, these typical characters have not only remarkably reflected his practical, realistic yet untouchable personality but also extraordinarily manifested his self-effacing, subservient yet staggering disposition. He is neither a wealthy physician nor industrialist, but he takes actions as if he is. He is neither an anthropologist nor psychologist, but he acts as if he is. He is neither a Buddhist monk nor religious preacher, but he thinks as if he is. Most noticeably, he is not an authentic Dalai Lama, but he speaks as if he is. The conversations among different characters throughout the entire book will help the readers realize what is real, what is essential, and most importantly, what is meaningful in life. This striking story is just the tip of the iceberg of an abundant spiritual treasure residing in this unusually modest, secretive author.

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• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 145152935X
• ISBN 13: 9781451529357
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 218