Reviews

Norma Levine has an extraordinary story to tell, a story that spans continents, cultures and even centuries. She had the great destiny to meet and fall in love with, and be loved by the 9th incarnation of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the reincarnated King Lama King of Bhutan. Whose position in Bhutan was equivalent to that of the Dalai Lamas of Tibet. Norma's saga is not just a personal memoir of the five years she spent with Shabdrung. It looks at the human side of the reincarnate Lamas of Tibetan Buddhism, at their emotional vulnerability when uprooted from their homeland and cultural environment, and displaced from their traditional roles as temporal and spiritual leaders. It is good read for any armchair traveler, and an insightful one for anyone who has ever met a reincarnate Lama. I give it two thumbs up." Glen Mullin "The fourteen Dalai Lama: A sacred legacy of Reincarnation. In this intimate memoir, Norma Levine describes her love relationship with a Tibetan Tulku, the incarnation of the Shabdrung-spiritual ruler of Bhutan. Vividly evoking the alternative culture scene in the Western Himalayas when transmission of the Tibetan Dharma to the West was still in its fresh, vital phase, she takes us into the heart of Tibetan Buddhist culture and offers a slice of its politics with Bhutan. It is compelling read from beginning to end.".....Keith Dowman "The divine madman: Masters of Mahamudra, Sky dancer