From a Mountain in Tibet

This book tells the harrowing story of a young boy's escape with his older brother from Tibet, after the Chinese invasion of 1959. It chronicles the unfolding of his life after that devastating experience of loss and pain. Living at first in India and then in America where he succumbed to the excesses of life there, he decided to become a monk, guided by his love and respect for a Tibetan spiritual leader and for his brother. Now in his seventies and Abbot of Samye Ling monastery in Scotland, he has told the story of his life and his profound and inspiring response to its many challenges. His book is the deeply moving story of a remarkable man's journey to wisdom, compassion and a meaningful life. I could not put it down.