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  • Dalai Lama, His Magical Childhood and Teenage Years

  • The Unauthorized Biography of the Young Tibetan God-King (The Secret of Now, Book 10)
  • By: A.J. Parr
  • Narrated by: Bill Franchuk
  • Length: 1 hr
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)

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Dalai Lama, His Magical Childhood and Teenage Years

By: A.J. Parr
Narrated by: Bill Franchuk
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This audiobook reveals the main facts about the magical childhood and teenage years of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, the youngest son of a humble farmer, born in a remote Tibetan village, who became the political and spiritual leader of his homeland when he was only a kid.

Its surprising content sheds light on the main facts and events that shaped his amazing early life, including:

  • The Tibetan prophecy that announced his reincarnation
  • The magic lake that described the place where he was born
  • How the high lamas found him in a small farming village when he was two
  • How he was tested and proved he was the incarnation of his predecessor
  • How he was taken to the Forbidden City when he was four
  • His formal preparation to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk at age six
  • His formal education and childhood interests
  • His first contacts with “the other side of the mountain”
  • His initial dreams of ending Tibet’s lengthy isolation
  • The use of shamans and mediums in the Tibetan Buddhist court
  • The prophecy of the Chinese invasion and his forced exile
  • His forced exile and spiritual mission as leader of Tibetan Buddhism

Discover the magic and mystery behind the early years of one of the world’s youngest and most astonishing spiritual leaders of our time. Hit the add to cart button now!

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I am quite shocked

I am quite shocked. The Fourteenth Dalai Lama grew up surrounded by magic, oracles, prophecies and reincarnated beings. Simply out of this world!

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I love this audiobook

1.I love this audiobook. It depicts the early years of His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama as he grew up in Tibet, up to his exile in 1959. Amazing!

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This is an extraordinary

This is an extraordinary audiobook about an extraordinary child growing up in an extraordinary land! Simply extraordinary!

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I found in this audiobook

As a Buddhist I found in this audiobook countless gold nuggets that not only help to understand the life of the young Dalai Lama but also the many wonders of Tibetan Buddhism. I love it!

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I give it 5 stars!

I found so many things about the Dalai Lama thanks to this 1a audio book. I give it 5 stars!

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I have always loved the Dalai Lama

I have always loved the Dalai Lama and his spiritual teachings. And this audiobook deserves my love too!

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God bless him!

I did not know that the Dalai Lama had had such an amazing childhood. God bless him!

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This is an awesome

This is an awesome audiobook about one of the world's most important spiritual leaders of all times. Superb!

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What an amazing

What an amazing childhood! Really wonderful! I am really glad I got this wonderful audiobook. Namaste!

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