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The Power of Compassion

by His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso the XIV Dalai Lama

Millions of Westerners have been enlightened by Buddhism's message of peace and tolerance. These teachings are now available in a lucid conversation with Buddhism's most respected teacher in which the Dalai Lama discusses modern issues--racial hatred, abortion, the strife in Bosnia--and how they can be understood and reconciled with a positive view of humanity.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
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