Sorrow Mountain: The Journey of a Tibetan Warrior Nun
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (529 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568362943 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Book of Great Courage and Magesty The story of Ani Pachen resonates with the kind of courage and spiritual certainty that perhaps very few of us our capable, but all of us admire. In contrast to her indomitable strength, the Chinese occupation of Tibet takes on outrageous dimensions -- an ugliness and brutality hard to bear. For one nine-month period during her twenty-one years of imprisonment, Ani Pachen endured a dark, earthen cell slightly larger than her body where she spent her time praying, accomplishing one hundred thousand prostrations devoted to the w. Inspiring story, beautifully written I just finished reading this book and didn't want to put it down. The story of Ani Pachen is both horrifying and inspiring, how she against all odds not only survived but kept her faith, battling against her own anger at her captors to try to reach a higher spirit of generosity. The writing of Adelaide Donnelley is gorgeous and poetic, capturing the inner spirit and the mystical beauty of the land in words that lift this book to a high literary level. This book deserves to be widely read over many years. But it! Read it! It wi. Gary Selikow said The dream that could never die.. This book tells the remarkable story of Ani Panchen, a Tibetan nun, who led the resistance to the ruthless Red Chinese occupation of Tibet, after her father's death in 1958.For "The dream that could never die." according to Gary Selikow. This book tells the remarkable story of Ani Panchen, a Tibetan nun, who led the resistance to the ruthless Red Chinese occupation of Tibet, after her father's death in 1958.For 21 years she was imprisoned in hellish Chinese prison camps, only surviving because of her strong will and faith.After her release she continued to lead the struggle against the Red Chinese occupation and genocide of Tibet's people. In 1988 she was forced into exile in India, where she has continued to devote her life to the dream of Tibetan freedom, ev. 1 years she was imprisoned in hellish Chinese prison camps, only surviving because of her strong will and faith.After her release she continued to lead the struggle against the Red Chinese occupation and genocide of Tibet's people. In 1988 she was forced into exile in India, where she has continued to devote her life to the dream of Tibetan freedom, ev
"When our time comes, each of us dies. As Chinese troops hardened their grip on Tibet in 1958, she assumed her father's role upon his death, helping to lead the Tibetan resistance until her capture by the Chinese in 1960. When I die, just my story will be left." Agent, Eileen Cope of Barbara Lowenstein Associates; foreign rights sold in the U.K., Italy, Germany and Holland; 7-city author tour. From Publishers Weekly Born in 1933 as the only child of a Tibetan village chieftain in the eastern province of Kham, Pachen refused an arranged marriage in hope of leading a mo
She took great pride in helping to tell the world what happened in Tibet. I heard from others who said they received solace from the book's essential message: the ability of an individual to face unimaginable tragedy and go on. "I feel blessed." -Adelaide Donnelley 2002. In February 2002 Ani Pachen died in her sleep. Her courage in the face of devastation, as well as the Buddhist teachings that helped her endure, brought comfort to people experiencing illness, depression, and loss. Those of us who knew and loved her are comforted that she lived to see the publicati