Dalai Lama wins Grammy for spoken word

(WION) Tibetans in exile celebrate after spiritual leader gets Grammy nomination for spoken word reading of his book Meditations

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The Grammy winning performance:

(Dalai Lama Inner World) Inner World by the Dalai Lama (full album playback)

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Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, 90, is the first spiritual leader to WIN a Grammy for spoken word performance. Hollywood has honored the CIA asset and spiritual leader (former temporal leader or "pope-king" of Tibet, now China). The Dalai Lama released a spoken word Meditations album with musical accompaniment.

• Dalai Lama: Inner World (2 CD spoken word)
• Dalai Lama's Book of Daily Meditation
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Dalai Lama - Inner World [2 CD set] - Amazon.com Music

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