Prologue: the great debate
Learning the ways of Buddha. Born in the mountains of Tibet ; A devout mother ; An overpowering father ; The all-seeing eye ; The childhood of Buddha ; Tibetan Holy days ; Buddha the warrior ; Meeting a monk ; An offering to the temple ; Moving day ; The crucible ; My daily bread ; The prayer flags ; Dark secrets ; First public debate ; Motherly guidance ; The Tibetan practice of spiritual suicide
A deeper search for enlightenment. First trip outside my village ; Buddhism versus Islam ; Lulled to sleep ; Lhasa ; The assassination ; Joining the resistance ; Feeding yourself to the tigress ; Abhidharma: the highest Dharma ; The search for Abhidharma ; Leaving Tibet ; "I can't go on any longer" ; India ; Dharamshala ; Thiksay monastery
Enlightened by love and sacrifice. A Christian family member ; "More deadly than Mara" ; Teachings of the Dalai Lama ; The sign of the crooked cross ; What seven years in India taught me ; Back to Tibet ; A Tibetan funeral ; The precious trinity ; Tuberculosis ; The doctor's gift ; Finding Jesus ; Becoming a follower ; Challenging the system ; "Kill him!" ; Escape
Epilogue: where the lotus flower grows.
