The fourteenth Dalai Lama was born on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Wood Hog year of the Tibetan calendar (July 8,1935), just as the soul of the thirteenth Dalai Lama was taking flight. The present Dalai Lama is the fourteenth of a line of priest-kings who have ruled Tibet more or less independently of China since the fifteenth century. China's claims to Tibet date back to the thirteenth century, when the Mongol conquerors of China proper made Tibet a part of their empire also. Ever since, China has sought to assert her authority when her empire has been strong, but has always been rejected by the Tibetans when she has been weak. The apostle of non-violence His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual as well as the worldly King of the Buddhist of Tibet. Dalai Lama represents the symbol of resistance against the occupation of Tibet by China. He has spent his whole life in offering non-violent resistance to the Chinese authorities who have declared that Tibet is an autonomous region of China. This book is a great story of non-violent and spiritual resistance of a great monk against a mighty military power. This book is based on the lectures of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at various places in the world. The lectures have been arranged systematically and it is hoped that they will provide light and hope to the entire humanity.

Dalai Lama on Religion, Culture and World Peace, S.R. Sharma, Book Enclave, Hardcover, 2004, 248 Pages, $38.00

S.R. Sharma is a distinguished educationalist of international repute. He represented India in UNESCO and Colombo plan schemes. He has been a scholar in residence at American Studies Research Centre, Hyderabad. He has extensively written on almost all the aspects of education. Dr. Sharma is currently associated with Human Rights Movements. He has been honoured with many awards by various governments of the World. His books have been welcomed by the educational community in India and abroad. He is acclaimed as an authority on teacher training, primary education, adult education and educational technology. In fact he is a pioneer in the field of educational publishing in India. He has also written some biographies on great personalities of India.

Part - I
History
1. The Early Days of Dalai Lama
2. Invasion on Tibet
3. Visit to Communist China
4. Repression and Resentment
5. A Pilgrimage to India
6. Upsurge at Lhasa
7. The Lhasa Revolt and Aftermath
8. Dalai Lama in Exile
9. Cultural Revolution and Reincarnation

Part - II
Interviews
10. Dalai Lama's Concern for Tibet's Future
11. Dalai Lama in Exile: Views of B.C. Mac Andrews
12. Dalai Lama and Resistance to Change
13. An Interview with the Dalai Lama
14. The End of the Line
15. Chances of Return: Views of Dalai Lama
16. Tibet: Today and Tomorrow
17. Tibet as a Vast Prison
18. Dalai Lama on Contacts with Peking

Part - III
Teachings
19.Dalai Lama on Meditation
20.Dalai Lama on Science and Spirituality
21.The Buddhist Concept of Nature
22.Dharma and Politics
23.Dalai Lama on Universal Responsibility
24.Teachings of Jesus: Views of Dalai Lama
25.Dalai Lama on Sadhana
26.Dalai Lama on Humanity and Human Values
27.The Desire for Happiness: Dalai Lama
28.Techniques of Mind Transformation: Dalai Lama
29.The Mechanism of Cause and Effect
30.Dalai Lama on Karma
31.Dalai Lama on Religious Values
32.The Luminous Nature of the Mind
33.Dalai Lama on Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
34.Karma in Buddhism: Dalai Lama
35.Religious Values and Human Society
36.Dalai Lama: Elucidation on Actions
37.Altruism and the Six Perfections
38.Compassion in Global Politics
39.Meditation and Happiness
40.Dalai Lama on Buddhism East to West
41.Deities
42.Eight Verses of Training the Mind