Odyssey to Freedom

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Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Odyssey to Freedom by Gelek Rimpoche. Odyssey to Freedom by Gelek Rimpoche. Essential instructions for handling the conditions of life A new name for an old journey, Gelek Rimpoche created the Odyssey to Freedom as a concise and complete Lam Rim outline for the 21st century. Our primary and deeply ingrained habit is one of avoiding pain and seeking pleasure. These teachings are a reliable response to untangles this knot of concern, exposing its fa Essential instructions for handling the conditions of life A new name for an old journey, Gelek Rimpoche created the Odyssey to Freedom as a concise and complete Lam Rim outline for the 21st century.

These teachings are a reliable response to untangles this knot of concern, exposing its faults, loosening its grip, and allowing our truest core to manifest naturally. With 64 points, Odyssey to Freedom sets the stage for reflection on our everyday experience within a spiritual context and provides the path that lead to total enlightenment. Born in Lhasa, Tibet, in , bestselling author and internationally renowned Tibetan Lama Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche brings his traditional Buddhist training into strong dialogue with science, psychology, medicine, metaphysics, politics and the arts; he skillfully addresses the dilemma of living a spiritual life in a material world.

His collected works now include over 30 transcripts of his teachings, numerous articles as well as the national bestseller Good Life, Good Death Riverhead Books, and The Tara Box: Rimpoche is a U.

Jewel Heart offers a multi-layered program for spiritual development, including weekly webcasts, annual retreats and special events. The organization also supports senior lamas and the training of young monks, a children's school and orphanage, and Buddhist performing arts tours.

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Apr 11, David rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Anyone interested in the teachings on Lam Rim. This is one of the best books that I have ever read regarding the Lam Rim Rimpoche has laid it out in 64 steps that are very easy to follow and in English that is very Western without taking anything away from the original Tibetan teachings.

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There can barely be a South African between the ages of 20 and 90 who doesn't know of George Bizos. The avuncular smile, the crumpled suit and the thick Greek accent all present a picture of the nation's favourite grandfather - until he peers over his thick rimmed glasses and hones in on his opponent.

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Those of us who didn't know the name beforehand, certainly got to know him during the televised coverage of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, but Bizos was - and is - far more than all that. Not only is he synonymous with the struggle against apartheid, he has had to wage his own very personal struggle against prejudice, one that is well known to any immigrant to this country.

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A personal friend of Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo, Bizos acted as an advocate for their law firm long before Tambo escaped into exile and Mandela went on trial. When Mandela did go on trial, Bizos was there, indeed he is credited with helping craft Mandela's impassioned plea to the court, which is not only one of the best known of any court case, but is also widely agreed to have swayed the judge from passing the death sentence upon him.

Bizos played a role in all the major trials of the year-long struggle against apartheid; the Treason Trial, the Rivonia Trial; the inquest into the death of activist Ahmed Timol, the Nusas five trial, the inquest into the death of Steve Biko, the inquest into the death of Dr Neil Aggett and the Delmas treason trial. He successfully defended Winnie Mandela continuously throughout the s, '70s, '80s and even '90s, culminating in the infamous Stompie Seipei murder saga, the young activist savagely bludgeoned to death in her Soweto house.

Throughout all of this, he would meet and befriend countless people; all of whom would become household names in their own right and leaders in their own fields after South Africa finally attained liberation in Bizos himself was offered a seat in parliament, a judgeship and even a cabinet position, all of which he turned down, accepting only a post on the judicial service commission, the body that oversees the vetting and appointment of aspirant judges.

It's all a very far cry from the little boy growing up in the village of Vasilitsi at the foot of the Mavrovouni, the black mountain on the Mediterranean.

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Bizos was a young boy when World War 2 began and he lived through the German occupation. His escape from the Nazis aboard a fishing boat with his father and a handful of New Zealand servicemen is well known, but what is not well known is the battle he faced when he eventually ended up in South Africa, a young teenager barely able to speak English. He learnt English - and Afrikaans - worked in a cafe and thanks to the efforts of a particularly gifted and kind teacher, was accepted into Athlone Boys' High School, finally matriculating and scraping into Wits, where he studied law.

From there the rest is history; Bizos studied hard, became involved in student politics and fell in love. Admitted as an advocate, Bizos started at the bottom, travelling to little dorpies at Mandela and Tambo's behest to represent people convicted under the apartheid legislation.



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