catalina_francisco
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I used to be heavily into auto/biographies, not so much of late, but still some stand out in my mind as being good etierh because they were intereting or exceptional stories of another's life. Thought it might be interesting for those with similar likes if we had a thread where we could share them.
For me, 2 which stand out are :
'Sorrow Mountain' by Ani Pachen and Adelaide Donnelley - is the story of Ani, a Tibetan warrior nun beginning from when she was the daughter of a Tibetan chief during the years of the Chinese invasion of Tibet. It tells of her life as a warrior fighting against the invaders, and her subsequent imprisonment for 21 years before release and then escape over the Himilayas to India and her long dreamed of meeting the Dalai Lama. It is an outstanding read.
The second is 'Cave in The Snow' by Vicki Mackenzie - story of an english woman who travelled to Tibet and in the mid '70's began a 12 year retreat alone in a cave 13,000 feet high in The Himilayas. Another interesting and outstanding read.
Catalina
For me, 2 which stand out are :
'Sorrow Mountain' by Ani Pachen and Adelaide Donnelley - is the story of Ani, a Tibetan warrior nun beginning from when she was the daughter of a Tibetan chief during the years of the Chinese invasion of Tibet. It tells of her life as a warrior fighting against the invaders, and her subsequent imprisonment for 21 years before release and then escape over the Himilayas to India and her long dreamed of meeting the Dalai Lama. It is an outstanding read.
The second is 'Cave in The Snow' by Vicki Mackenzie - story of an english woman who travelled to Tibet and in the mid '70's began a 12 year retreat alone in a cave 13,000 feet high in The Himilayas. Another interesting and outstanding read.
Catalina
