The 14th Dalai Lama, born Lhamo Dhondrub on July 6, 1935 to a peasant family in Northeastern Tibet, was recognized as the reincarnation of the spiritual and temporal leader of his nation at the age of two and officially enthroned on February 22, 1940. He served as the leader of Tibet until 1959, when he and 100,000 followers fled the country following a revolt against the Communist Chinese forces that had occupied Tibet for almost a decade. Since that time, the Dalai Lama has met with world leaders and U. N. officials and traveled the world in a tireless effort to free his country. Although he remains in exile, living in India, he was rewarded for his efforts in 1989, when he received the Nobel Peace Prize. He accepted the award in the name of oppressed people everywhere. The Dalai Lama, spiritual & political leader of the Tibetan people & a Nobel Peace Laureate, has in the last decade become a global spiritual leader whose message of universal & individual responsibility has won worldwide acclaim.

	Contents: THE DALAI LAMA A POLICY OF KINDNESS
	Foreword	9
	Introduction	11
1	The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture	15
2	Tibet's Living Buddha by Pico Iyer	26
3	His Life: An Interview by John Avedon	33
4	A Life in the Day by Vanya Kewley	43
5	Kindness and Compassion	47
6	Cooperation Among World Religions	53
7	Reason, Science and Spiritual Values	60
8	Meditation	69
9	A Talk to Western Buddhists	81
10	Living Sanely	92
11	Human Rights and Universal Responsibilities	102
12	An Ethical Approach to Environmental Protection	106
13	The Nobel Evening Address	108
14	The Dalai Lama in Depth by Catherine Ingram	117
15	Report From Tibet	125
16	Statement on Use of Prize Money	129
	Source Acknowledgements	131
	Bibliography	135
	Further Reading	137