Its hard to ignore the Dalai Lama and what he has to say. Simple, profound and moving, the book provides us with an amazing view of the Dalai Lama and his thoughts and feelings. A man that is remarkably patient caring and kind, you can almost feel his passion and emotion coming out in the words on the page. Simple advice and a moving look into the world that he encompasses. I read this book a little while ago now but one of the fantastic things that it helped me to realise was the need to be more compassionate and empathetic towards all human beings, it is so easy to lose sight of our basic nature. The one thing that I didn't like about this book was the author who we had to listen to rant on, it would have be nicer to have had the book devoted to the Dalai Lama, and not to the other moron's voice.