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Join us for "Running Toward Mystery": A conversation with the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi A Virtual Book Event—Friday June 5 at 1:00 PM Running Toward Mystery: A Conversation with the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi For anyone seeking joy & curiosity... Running Toward Mystery is not merely a book, but an experience, a biography, a formula for living, and a manifesto for a new kind of exploration of life...This book produces a kind of joy—and a nudge toward curiosity." —Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author of The Emperor of All Maladies The Internet Archive invites you to join us for Running Toward Mystery: A Conversation with the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi and Eileen Donahoe. We are convening this event on Friday, June 5th at 1:00 PM, Saka Dawa, a day celebrating Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana (passing from this life). It is said that Saka Dawa is an especially auspicious day to practice kindness and compassion. Running Toward Mystery is the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi’s profound account of his lifelong journey as a seeker. At its heart is a story of striving for enlightenment, the vital importance of mentors in that search, and of the many remarkable teachers he met along the way, among them the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Mother Teresa. “Teachers come and go on their own schedule,” Priyadarshi writes. “I clearly wasn’t in charge of the timetable and it wasn’t my place to specify how a teacher should teach.” And arrive they did, at the right time, in the right way, to impart the lessons that shaped a life of seeking, devotion, and deep human connection across all barriers. A necessary and captivating narrative of spiritual courage and truth seeking far beyond the veil of our contemporary delusions. —Sting Be sure to come early for a musical prelude by members of the [Del Sol String Quartet](, and stay afterward for a virtual book signing with the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi. [GET YOUR TICKETS NOW]( CLICK here to see what readers are saying about "Running Toward Mystery" Meet Venerable Tenzin for a Virtual Book Signing [Buy a copy of Running Toward Mystery]( through our local San Francisco bookstore, [The Booksmith](, and they will ship it to you directly, wherever you live. The first 100 people who purchase the book are invited to attend a "virtual book signing" with Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi following the talk. [BUY BOOK]( Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi is an innovative thinker, philosopher, educator and a polymath monk. He is President & CEO of The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a center dedicated to inquiry, dialogue, and education on the ethical and humane dimensions of life. Eileen Donahoe is Executive Director of the Global Digital Policy Incubator (GDPI) at Stanford University's Cyber Policy Center. She served as the first US Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva during the Obama Administration. Donahoe earned a Ph.D. in Ethics and Social Theory from the Graduate Theological Union Cooperative Program with UC Berkeley. Violist Charlton Lee and cellist Kathryn Bates are members of the [Del Sol String Quartet](. The internationally-acclaimed quartet is a leading force in the Bay Area music scene, championing music by living artists that explores aspects of social change, technology, and artistic innovation. Del Sol has premiered hundreds of works, released 9 albums, and produces vibrant productions and educational experiences. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to the Internet Archive, we would greatly appreciate your support. Thank you for helping us provide Universal Access To All Knowledge. [DONATE TO THE INTERNET ARCHIVE]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.mp%2Fc1734c85c3f8%2Fneed-a-little-joy-right-now) [Tweet]( https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.mp%2Fc1734c85c3f8%2Fneed-a-little-joy-right-now) [Forward]( [Forward]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website](archive.org) [Instagram]( You are receiving this newsletter because of your relationship with the Internet Archive. [Review our Privacy Policy]( Our mailing address is: Internet Archive 300 Funston Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.