The Heart of the World
A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise
A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise
By Ian Baker
Introduction by Dalai Lama
By Ian Baker
Introduction by Dalai Lama
By Ian Baker
Introduction by Dalai Lama
By Ian Baker
Introduction by Dalai Lama
Category: Religion | Travel: Asia | Travel Writing
Category: Religion | Travel: Asia | Travel Writing
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Paperback $20.00
May 02, 2006 | ISBN 9780143036029
The Sikhs
The Souls of China
The Dhammapada
The Ends of the Earth
Subtle Wisdom
In Exile from the Land of Snows
Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
The Buddhist Tradition
The Life of Milarepa
Praise
“The Heart of the World is among the most complex, compelling and satisfying adventure books I have ever read…. Baker has written one for the ages.” —The San Francisco Chronicle
“Up to its chin in physical adventure. Reading the book is itself a big, almost a transcendent, experience.” —Adventure Magazine
Table Of Contents
Preface
Introduction by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The Call of Hidden-Lands
The Gorge
The Mountain
The Waterfall
The Veils of Paradise
Glossary, Notes, Bibliography, Index, and List of Illustrations
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