Like a Waking Dream
The Autobiography of Geshe Lhundub Sopa
by Geshe Lhundub Sopa
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Pub Date Oct 16 2012 | Archive Date Oct 16 2012
Description
From
the time he was a child, Geshe Sopa knew he would be a Buddhist lama.
He was not picked like other lamas to inherit the estate of a deceased
master as a reincarnate tulku. Born the only child of older farmers, he
was allowed to become a monk only through personal persistence. He
diligently worked his way up through the ranks of his provincial
monastery and eventually become one of the most accomplished scholars of
the central monastery in the capital, Lhasa, where he even served as
the debate partner of the present Dalai Lama. He witnessed firsthand the
turbulent political changes in his homeland during the 1950s, and upon
the takeover of Tibet by Chinese Communist forces in 1959, he fled over
the Himalayas and went into exile in India. The Dalai Lama chose him in
the early 1960s to be part of a delegation sent to the United States
under a Rockefeller grant, living first in New Jersey and in 1967 going
to Madison, Wisconsin, where he has since lived. There, he began as a
lecturer and eventually became a full professor at the University of
Wisconsin, training some of today's most well-regarded scholars of
Tibetan Buddhism in the U.S. He also founded Deer Park Buddhist Center
in Oregon, Wisconsin, which has played host on numerous occasions to
large events with the Dalai Lama, including the first Kalachakra
initiation given in the West in 1981. Now retired and nearly ninety
years old, Geshe Sopa continues to teach and to publish. This account of
his years in Tibet preserves valuable insight and details about a
now-vanished world.
Advance Praise
"Like a Waking Dream is a fascinating memoir of a well-lived
life, the story of a poor Tibetan boy who grew up to become one of the
most eminent Buddhist scholars of his time, and in exile, a major
influence on the study of Tibetan Buddhism in America.The bulk of the
book is devoted to Geshe Sopa's experiences as a young scholar-monk in
Tibet, and as such the everyday details of a way of life now vanished
are an invaluable historical record. Geshe-la recounts his story,
sensitively edited by Paul Donnelly with the simplicity, insight, and
sympathy for human foibles that characterize this great teacher. Anyone
with an interest in Tibetan culture and religion will relish this
wonderful account."-Michael Sweet and Leonard Zwilling, authors of Mission to Tibet
"Geshe Sopa is one of the greatest living Buddhist masters of his generation. A consummate scholar and respected university professor, his impact on the establishment of Buddhism (and Buddhist Studies) in the United States cannot be overestimated. This marvelous lifestory, rich in detail and told in his own words, will captivate the hearts and minds of anyone who reads it."-José Ignacio Cabezón, Dalai Lama Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies Department, UC Santa Barbara
"From the Tibetan Himalayas to the rolling hills of Wisconsin, Geshe Sopa's autobiography will enchant and educate anyone interested in how Tibet and Buddhism have profoundly influenced present day America. Revered and respected world-wide, for his insightful scholarly commentaries, Geshe Sopa's story is filled with warmth, compassion and joy. Little did I know when I first met him as a 19 year old college student in the 60's, that I was in the presence of a Great Tibetan Buddhist Master. His magnificent charm and insightfulness have profoundly affected my life and will yours too. This book is a must read."-Zorba Paster, host of PRI 's On Your Health and author of The Longevity Code: Your Prescription for a Longer, Sweeter Life
"Geshe Sopa's life story is central to the story of Tibetan Buddhism in the West. In giving birth to generations of leading American scholars of Tibet, he became renowned not just for teaching Buddhist ideas and ideals, but for making them real by personally embodying them."-John Makransky, Associate Professor of Buddhism, Boston College and author of Awakening through Love
"Geshe Sopa is one of the greatest living Buddhist masters of his generation. A consummate scholar and respected university professor, his impact on the establishment of Buddhism (and Buddhist Studies) in the United States cannot be overestimated. This marvelous lifestory, rich in detail and told in his own words, will captivate the hearts and minds of anyone who reads it."-José Ignacio Cabezón, Dalai Lama Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies Department, UC Santa Barbara
"From the Tibetan Himalayas to the rolling hills of Wisconsin, Geshe Sopa's autobiography will enchant and educate anyone interested in how Tibet and Buddhism have profoundly influenced present day America. Revered and respected world-wide, for his insightful scholarly commentaries, Geshe Sopa's story is filled with warmth, compassion and joy. Little did I know when I first met him as a 19 year old college student in the 60's, that I was in the presence of a Great Tibetan Buddhist Master. His magnificent charm and insightfulness have profoundly affected my life and will yours too. This book is a must read."-Zorba Paster, host of PRI 's On Your Health and author of The Longevity Code: Your Prescription for a Longer, Sweeter Life
"Geshe Sopa's life story is central to the story of Tibetan Buddhism in the West. In giving birth to generations of leading American scholars of Tibet, he became renowned not just for teaching Buddhist ideas and ideals, but for making them real by personally embodying them."-John Makransky, Associate Professor of Buddhism, Boston College and author of Awakening through Love
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780861713134 |
| PRICE | $24.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 368 |
