Victor Chan: The Wisdom of Compassion
Date: 1/31/2013 5:33 pm
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Location of event Central Library, 350 W. Georgia St., Alice MacKay Room
Please join us as Victor Chan presents The Wisdom of Compassion: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights . Co-authored by the Dalai Lama and Victor Chan, the book offers rare insights into the Dalai Lama’s life and his efforts to translate compassion into action through engaging, behind-the-scene stories about his interactions with remarkable people from all walks of life.
An attendee at His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s meetings all over the world and co-author with him (The Wisdom of Forgiveness), Victor Chan provides an insider’s account of the spiritual master’s teachings at venues large and small. Victor Chan has written these beautiful stories in consultation with His Holiness.
Victor Chan is founding Director of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace & Education. Victor Chan and the Dalai Lama’s last book The Wisdom of Forgiveness was shortlisted for the Best Spiritual Book of 2005 and translated into 14 languages.
Free admission. Seating is limited.
Co-sponsored by Banyen Books.
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