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  • Published: 1 March 1999
  • ISBN: 9781573227193
  • Imprint: Riverhead
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $37.99

Inner Revolution



The New York Times calls him "America's number one Buddhist." He is the co-founder of Tibet House New York, was the first American Tibetan Buddhist monk, and has shared a thirty-five-year friendship with the Dalai Lama. Now, Robert Thurman presents his first completely original book, an introduction to Buddhism and "an inspiring guide to incorporating Buddhist wisdom into daily life" (USA Today). Written with insight, enthusiasm, and impeccable scholarship, Inner Revolution is not only a national bestseller and practical primer on one of the world's most fascinating traditions, but it is also a wide-ranging look at the course of our civilization--and how we can alter it for the better. "Part spiritual memoir, part philosophical treatise and part religious history, Thurman's book is a passionate declaration of the possibilities of renewing the world" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

  • Published: 1 March 1999
  • ISBN: 9781573227193
  • Imprint: Riverhead
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $37.99

About the author

Robert Thurman

Robert Thurman has been a writer for thirty years. He holds the first endowed chair in Indo-Tibetan Studies in America and is co-founder and president of Tibet House New York, a cultural non-profit organisation dedicated to preserving the endangered civilisation of Tibet. He is also the first ever Western Tibetan Buddhist monk and shares a thirty-five year friendship with the Dalai Lama. He is the father of five children, including the actress Uma Thurman.

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Praise for Inner Revolution

"An inspiring guide to incorporating Buddhist wisdom into daily life." –USA Today "Part spiritual memoir, part philosophical treatise and part religious history, Thurman's book is a passionate declaration of the possibilities of renewing the world." –Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The book addresses the corrosive cynicism of our age, which Thurman attributes to a misinterpretation of reality... Clear, accessible writing." –Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel "A renowned scholar of Tibetan Buddhism issue a popular appeal to the West to refashion its inner life according to Buddhist enlightenment teachings... Thurman makes an impassioned and engaging guide." -Kirkus Reviews