The subtitle of this novel says everything about why it appealed to me from the start: A Road Trip with the Pope and the Dalai Lama Then there was the author's note: I am inclined to put my trust in spiritual figures who show a sense of humor, rather than those who take everything—including th...
Imagine if the Pope and the Dalai Lama, together, escaped their entourages and embarked on a tour of the Italian countryside. No minders, no press, completely incognito. That is the very interesting premise of this book. Their experiences range from the ordinary to the extraordinary. The ending, wit...
Amazing, beautiful, incredible novel. Read it, please?
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This book was really difficult to read, although it was really quite good. I second what others have said in their reviews, that this is a story about hope. I loved the narrator of this book and the journey that she makes throughout the story. It was a hard to read because it is about a lot of abu...
It's hard to write good fiction when you have an agenda that is so close to the surface. It seems usually either the fiction suffers or the philosophy suffers. Breakfast With Buddha does a pretty good job though. The story is plausible and engaging and the ideas from Eastern Philosophy are nicely wo...
This was an enjoyable spiritual travelogue (first time I've ever read that kind of book!) Following the deaths of his parents in North Dakota, Otto--an editor of books about food-- gets stuck road-tripping with a Russian spiritual guru (Volya Rinpoche) to the family farm in order to take care of his...
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