Product Overview
The New York Times calls him America's number one Buddhist. He is the co-founder of Tibet House New York, was the first American Tibetan Buddhist monk, and has shared a thirty-five-year friendship with the Dalai Lama. Now, Robert Thurman presents his first completely original book, an introduction to Buddhism and an inspiring guide to incorporating Buddhist wisdom into daily life (USA Today). Written with insight, enthusiasm, and impeccable scholarship, Inner Revolution is not only a national bestseller andpractical primer on one of the world's most fascinating traditions, butit is alsoa wide-ranging look at the course of our civilization--and how we can alter it for the better. Part spiritual memoir, part philosophical treatise and part religious history, Thurman's book is a passionate declaration of the possibilities of renewing the world (Publishers Weekly, starred review).