A Step Away from Paradise: A Tibetan Lama's Extraordinary Journey to a Land of Immortality

Author: Thomas K. Shor

Binding: Paperback

Release Date: 01-12-2011

Details: An untold account of an expedition inspired by faith Key Features The story recalls and evokes one of humanity's oldest aspirations-that of finding a stairway to paradise 'A Step Away from Paradise is a riveting tale of adventure, intrigue and devotion. ... Highly recommended.'-Tenzin Palmo Photographs add a rich visual element to the book About the Book: A Step Away from Paradise: A Tibetan Lama's Extraordinary Journey to a Land of Immortality A Step Away from Paradise tells the story of Tibet's Tulshuk Lingpa, a visionary lama who in 1962 launched an expedition to what he and his followers believed to be the land of immortality described in twelfth century Tibetan tradition. With over 300 disciples, he ventured up a remote Himalayan mountain at the Nepal-Sikkim border in order to 'open the way' to a hidden land of plenty found on no map. Fifty years later, Thomas K. Shor tracks down the surviving members of this visionary expedition and entwines their remarkable stories of faith and adventure with his own quest to discover the reality of this land known as Beyul. What emerges is a breathtaking story alive with possibility, bringing the reader as close to the Hidden Land as a book possibly can. As the astounding account unfolds, the reader is sure to repeat the question constantly raised by the author in his interviews: And then what happened? The story recalls and evokes one of humanity's oldest aspirations-that of finding a stairway to paradise About the Author: Thomas Shor Writer and photographer, Thomas K. Shor was born in Boston, USA, and studied comparative religion and literature in Vermont. With an ear for unusual stories, the fortune to attract them and an eye for detail, he has travelled the planet's mountainous realms-from the Mayan Highlands of southern Mexico in the midst of insurrection to the mountains of Greece and, more recently to the Indian Himalayas-to collect, illustrate and write stories, with a uniquely personal character often having the

EAN: 9780143415466

Package Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English