“Rich or poor, all come full of devotion and with no inner misgivings to lay their offerings before the gods and to pray for their blessing. Is there any people so uniformly attached to their religion and so obedient to… — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
“We had learned on the North Face of the Eiger that men are good and the earth on which we were born is good.” — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
“The absolute simplicity. That's what I love. When you're climbing your mind is clear and free from all confusions. You have focus. And suddenly… — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
“Rich or poor, all come full of devotion and with no inner misgivings to lay their offerings before the gods and to pray for… — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
“Floating down the river, I could not keep my eyes off the Potala; I knew the Dalai Lama was on the roof looking at… — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
“Decades of destruction, suppression, genocide, sterilization, and political indoctrination could not break the Tibetans’ will for freedom, or their deep-rooted religious beliefs. On” — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
“Tibetans are not famed for their perseverance. Full of enthusiasm at the start, and ready for anything new, their interest flags before long. For… — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
We have a saying in Tibet: If a problem can be solved there is no use worrying about it. If it can't be solved,… — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
“I have always envied the Tibetans their simple faith, for all my life I have been a seeker. Though I learned, while in Asia,… — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
“It was inevitable that Red China would invade Tibet, and then there would be no place for us two friends of Tibetan independence.” — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
“What has since happened in Tibet is hardly to be believed. More than 1.2 million Tibetans lost their lives and of about six thousand… — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
