This book has been compiled from talks the Dalai Lama has made at various venues around the world. His thoughts are at once lively and profound, for, surprisingly to some who first meet him, His Holiness has a refreshingly wonderful sense of humour. The crucial necessity for world peace, including the overriding threat of nuclear weapons, and the need to show concern for the environment are interwoven, and should be read by anyone who cares about the faith of our increasingly interdependent and imperilled earth.