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Today's baby first is his first illness. SO FAR, it's just occasional
coughing bouts.
I'm currently reading
The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama, by Thomas
Laird, a history of Tibet intended for
general Western audiences, starting from the Dalai Lama's point of
view. I got it because there's a Tibetan Buddhist in my family, and
it's so far pretty good at explaining Tibetan history, politics of
Tibet in China, and Tibetan Buddhists, all to non-Buddhists like me
(I'm an atheist). It's especially good at explaining the Tibetan
Buddhist point of view. Half to a third of the Dalai Lama's quotes
activate my bullshit detector, but that's OK, because I'm reading to
see how he thinks, not looking for a manifesto.
Posted by Jon Kay at December 8, 2007 01:50 AM
