The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

May 4, 2009

Asia Society

Pico Iyer talked about his book The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama (Vintage; reprint edition March 10, 2009). Mr. Iyer, a travel writer, talked about his own work and the life, work, and politics of the Dalai Lama. He has known the spiritual and political leader of Tibet for more than 30 years. The Tibetan .. Read More
Pico Iyer talked about his book The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama (Vintage; reprint edition March 10, 2009). Mr. Iyer, a travel writer, talked about his own work and the life, work, and politics of the Dalai Lama. He has known the spiritual and political leader of Tibet for more than 30 years. The Tibetan Buddhist, who has been living in exile in India for the past 50 years, travels the world but can never go home to his Chinese-occupied country. After his opening remarks Mr. Iyer was interviewed on stage by Mr. Weiner. Mr. Iyer also responded to questions from members of the audience. This talk was held in the Kogod Art Center of the Sidwell Friends School at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2009.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:27 Unidentified Speaker YOU KNOW WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE INTRODUCING THIS EVENING, I WAS EXCITED, BUT ALSO TO BE PERFECTLY...
00:02:42 Unidentified Speaker WHAT IS IT LIKE THERE IT IS THE ESSENCE OF A PLACE. HE DOES THAT BY READING OR TALKING TO PEOPLE IS...
00:04:49 Unidentified Speaker .
00:04:54 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST THOUGHTFUL AND ELOQUENT AND FLATTERING INTRODUCTIONS I...
00:29:39 Unidentified Speaker IN A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE I SEE HIM AS ONE VOICE AND A CHORUS THE REPRESENTS ONE OF THE GREAT POSSIBILITIES...
00:38:43 Unidentified Speaker IS THERE SOMEBODY THAT CAN HELP WITH THE MICROPHONE? I AM FEELING EE BAD BECAUSE YOU HAVE THEN WORKING....
00:39:32 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS OKAY.
00:39:34 Unidentified Speaker AS A WRITER OR A JOURNALIST I AM CURIOUS I READ ABOUT THE TASK OF SOMEONE WHO EVERYBODY THINKS THAT...
00:41:33 Unidentified Speaker IS HE BEING COY?
00:41:35 Unidentified Speaker I WONDER THAT 20 YEARS AGO IT DOES SOUND LIKE MODESTY BUT THEN I FOUND OUT THAT HE SAYS WHEN HE HAS...
00:42:13 Unidentified Speaker EVERY MORNING. IN FACT, HE THINKS OF AS A FINAL EXAM HE HAS BEEN STUDYING 68 YEARS HE IS EAGER TO...
00:42:41 Unidentified Speaker USE THE SAME ONGPIN AT A SIMPLE MONK WHO WAS NOT THE DALAI LAMA WHO HAS CAUGHT YOUR EYE. YOU ARE INTRIGUED...
00:43:41 Unidentified Speaker IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE HIS FAVORITE VERBS HOUR SEARCH AND ANALYZE AND INVESTIGATE AND EXPLORE. I...
00:45:05 Unidentified Speaker WAS GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE. [LAUGHTER]
00:45:09 Unidentified Speaker IT IS VERY REAL.
00:45:11 Unidentified Speaker IT IS AND IT IS A WAY TO RELAX PEOPLE AND PUT THEM AT THESE AND SAY I AM NOT A SOLEMN FEROCIOUS MAN...
00:45:43 Unidentified Speaker IS THERE THE DANGER OF BEING INTIMIDATED? I THINK I WOULD BE INTIMIDATED TO SIT WITH HIM OR INTERVIEW...
00:46:07 Unidentified Speaker HE LIKES NOTHING MORE. THAT IS ONE OF THE JOYS OF BEING AN EXILES LONG AS HE IS IN TIBET THEY WILL...
00:47:00 Unidentified Speaker BUT HIS CELEBRITY STATUS A SPIRITUAL ROCK STAR TO LIKES OF WHICH I CANNOT THINK OF ANY OTHER EXAMPLE...
00:48:28 Unidentified Speaker HE REMINDS ME OF CONDI HE ARRIVES AND WAS WEARING THE LOINCLOTH AND NOTHING ELSE AND THE BRITISH PRESS...
00:49:04 Unidentified Speaker A BEAUTIFUL QUESTION NOBODY HAS ASKED ME THAT. IF THE DELL AMO WERE HERE HE WOULD SAY MY FIRST PRESIDENT...
00:49:42 Unidentified Speaker HAS HE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH NONVIOLENCE?
00:49:46 Unidentified Speaker HE IS BECAUSE THAT IS A FUNDAMENTAL BOSS OF THAT IS LIKE THE POPE ENDORSING THAT COULD NOT HAPPEN....
00:50:15 Unidentified Speaker I GUESS I HAVE THAT IN COMMON. HOW DOES THE DOLLY LLAMA SENT OFF THESE YOUNG TIBETANS CRUSADE JUST...
00:50:44 Unidentified Speaker HIS ANSWER FIRST IS ANYTHING THAT YOU DO CONFRONTATIONAL WILL BRING MORE SUFFERING TO TIBET TO. YOU...
00:52:22 Unidentified Speaker WHEN I WAS THERE AT IN THE 1990'S THERE WAS SOME TENSION WHERE HE LIVES BETWEEN THESE INDIANS THAT...
00:53:08 Unidentified Speaker POTENTIAL YOU ARE RIGHT TO THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOME ATTENTION. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DISRUPTIONS...
00:53:41 Unidentified Speaker YOU HAVE WRITTEN A LOT OVER GLOBALIZATION AS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE TOPIX. I AM WONDERING HAS THE DALAI...
00:53:56 Unidentified Speaker ON THE ONE HAND YOU HAVE IMPLYING ALL OVER THE WORLD, INTERNET, AT EMAIL, WITH THE DIASPORA IS ABLE...
00:54:28 Unidentified Speaker OVERALL IN-HOUSE BEN BENEFICIAL. TO SAY THEY HAVE GONE GLOBAL THIS PLACE WHEN MY PARENTS WERE GROWING...
00:55:31 Unidentified Speaker IT IS A FAILURE?
00:55:34 Unidentified Speaker NO HE IS A RIGHT THAT POLITICIANS ARE PRAGMATIST SO NOBODY WILL DIVIDE CHINA WITH A COUNTRY WITH NO...
00:55:43 Unidentified Speaker THE REVIEWS OF YOUR BOOK HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE BUT THERE IS THE OCCASIONAL ONE BUT I WILL...
00:56:05 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS A VERY GOOD POINT FOR YOU ARE RIGHT PARTLY BECAUSE MUCH OF CHINA'S CRITICISM AND CELEBRATION...
00:57:23 Unidentified Speaker I WILL GO TO QUESTIONS TO THE AUDIENCE BY HAVE TWO MORE QUICK ONE SPARC '01 IS THAT THE DALAI LAMA...
00:57:38 Unidentified Speaker I THAT YOU'RE GOING TO ASK WHICH AIRLINE.
00:57:41 Unidentified Speaker NOT COACH?
00:57:43 Unidentified Speaker NO. MAYBE FOR SECURITY REASONS. [LAUGHTER]
00:57:56 Unidentified Speaker MY LAST QUESTION IS YOU NEWS OF DALAI LAMA SOMEONE BEFORE HAND OR YOU HAVE THIS LONG RELATIONSHIP...
00:58:29 Unidentified Speaker A VERY GOOD QUESTION. I WAS MORE SURPRISED BY HIS CONSISTENCY. HE IS NEVER OFF MESSAGE BECAUSE THAT...
00:58:39 Unidentified Speaker A WASHINGTON POLITICIAN KIND OF WAY?
00:58:44 Unidentified Speaker IN A NON WASHINGTON IT MONK KIND OF WAY BECAUSE HE MEDITATES NINE HOURS PER DAY AND PART OF WHAT THAT...
00:58:56 Unidentified Speaker NINE HOURS PER DAY?
00:58:58 Unidentified Speaker YES. WHEN YOU PICK UP THE BOTTLE HE IS INSTANTLY ATTENDING TO YOU THE DAY AFTER HE WON THE NOBEL ...
00:59:36 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS NO BIRD TO DROP.
00:59:41 Unidentified Speaker EXACTLY. HE IS SO OUT OF SELF-CONSCIOUS HE WILL PLAY WITH HIS ROBE.
00:59:48 Unidentified Speaker IT IS VERY DISARMING I HAVE SEEN HIM THEY EXPECT HIM TO BE REVERENTIAL AND DISSIDENT RIETI IS WARM...
00:59:59 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS NO GUARD TO DROP. YOU FRAME THE PITIFULLY. -- IT BEAUTIFULLY.
01:00:06 Unidentified Speaker I CAN SEE YOU. WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION?
01:00:13 Unidentified Speaker BEFORE 1950, BEFORE THE DOLLY LAMA WENT AWAY FROM CHINA HE IS A LEADER OF TIBET. WHAT DO YOU THINK...
01:00:26 Unidentified Speaker OF COURSE, HE WAS ONLY 14 YEARS OLD WHEN THE CHINESE TROOPS ARRIVED. SARA LEE HE DID NOT HAVE MUCH...
01:03:08 Unidentified Speaker RIGHT HERE.
01:03:12 Unidentified Speaker I HEAR PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT TIBET SHOULD BE A SEPARATE COUNTRY, DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS VIEW?
01:03:20 Unidentified Speaker YES. THE DALAI LAMA SINCE 1987 SAID SAVE TO THAT. MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT ONCE UPON A TIME HE SPOKE...
01:04:12 Unidentified Speaker QUESTION OVER HERE.
01:04:15 Unidentified Speaker CHINA WILL ACCEPT THIS VIEW? REPORTS FROM THE TALKS, DOING A VERY PESSIMISTIC DALAI LAMA --
01:04:32 Unidentified Speaker THE RESOLUTION --
01:04:38 Unidentified Speaker HE HAS GREAT FAITH, THAT FIVE YEARS OR 15 YEARS IN BEIJING, CHINA HAS A LOT TO GAIN. IT HAS NOTHING...
01:05:41 Unidentified Speaker THE DALAI LAMA AS A SUCCESSFUL OFF THERE IN TERMS OF SALES OF BOOKS. WHAT DOES HE DO WITH ALL THAT...
01:05:55 Unidentified Speaker YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED. EXCEPT FOR HIS COLLABORATION WITH HOWARD CUTLER, HE IS SUCCESSFUL IN THE SENSE...
01:07:18 Unidentified Speaker HE DOES NOT RAISE MONEY FOR THE TIBETAN CAUSE.
01:07:22 Unidentified Speaker HE IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT RAISING CONCERN THAN RAISING MONEY. HE TRAVELS FOR TWO REASONS. HE ENJOYS...
01:07:52 Unidentified Speaker WOULD HE BE LESS EFFECTIVE AS A LEADER? TWITTERING THE WORLD TOO.
01:08:02 Unidentified Speaker IF HE HAD TIME.
01:08:03 Unidentified Speaker HE FINDS BEATING WITH POLITICIANS. HE FEELS HE HAS TO DO THEM. NOT TO DO THEM IS IN SOME WAYS COLLECTING...
01:08:25 Unidentified Speaker ONE MORE QUESTION HERE.
01:08:30 Unidentified Speaker BE OUTSIDE PRESSURE ON CHINA, THEY GET THE SENSE, HOW THEY WORK THIS ISSUE. WHAT IS THE WAY FORWARD?...
01:08:43 Unidentified Speaker I AM CLEARLY IN THE AUDIENCE OF PUBLIC POLICY, BUT VERY GOOD QUESTION. HE SEES CHANGE COMING INCREMENTALLY....
01:10:29 Unidentified Speaker FINAL QUESTION OVER HERE.
01:10:36 Unidentified Speaker BUY AND A LOCAL RESIDENT IN THE AREA. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLY ARTICULATE THOUGHTS....
01:11:43 Unidentified Speaker ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE.
01:11:46 Unidentified Speaker I AM EMBARRASSED TO BE TALKING MUCH MORE THAN I DO. JUST BEFORE COMING HERE I WAS TALKING TO A GENTLEMAN,...
01:13:29 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A BRIEF PORTION -- IT IS A GREAT BOOK. THE OPEN ROAD, A FUN READ, THANK...
01:13:50 Unidentified Speaker PEOPLE WILL BE SIGNING BOOKS AND NOT LOBBY, PLEASE JOIN US.
01:14:02 Unidentified Speaker PICO IYER'S BOOKS INCLUDE VIDEO NIGHT IN KATHMANDU, CUBA AND THE NIGHT, AND FALLING OFF THE MEN.

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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