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Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Prize Laureate, mother of two, and devout Buddhist, is one of the most inspiring examples of spiritually infused politics and fearless leadership that the world has ever seen. Daughter of the martyred Burmese national hero who negotiated Burma's independence from Britain in the 1940s, Aung San Suu Kyi led the pro-democracy movement in Burma in 1988. The movement was quickly and brutally crushed by the military junta, and Aung San Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest.

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The New York Times Book Review, Judith Shapiro  -  The dialogues express Aung San Suu Kyi's humor, erudition, wisdom and accessibility, and demonstrate why she has become a world spiritual leader.

Amazon review ......  Like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, or the Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi has become an international symbol of struggle against repression and brutality. In The Voice of Hope, she emerges as a human being - a mother of two sons as well as an inspirational human rights advocate and all-around moral compass. Once a soft-spoken scholar living in England, this daughter of a Burmese military hero catapulted to prominence as the spokesperson for her country's beleaguered democracy movement. Even when imprisoned by Burma's ruling junta, she continued to work for freedom and human rights, eventually winning the Nobel Peace Prize and attracting the world's attention to the plight of Burmese dissidents. The Voice of Hope chronicles nine months' worth of her conversations with British-born Alan Clements, a Burma expert and former Buddhist monk. The two discuss love, truth, power, compassion, and freedom from fear as well as Aung San Suu Kyi's own brand of activist Buddhism. In the process, a portrait emerges of a profoundly religious as well as political leader, a woman who used years of house arrest to develop her meditative practice, mindfulness, and spiritual strength. 

INCREDIBLE!  ….. Despite what some opinionated reviews say, in context of the political situation at the time of interview and the fact that these interviews were seen as an enemy of the totalitarian rule, the book clearly and vividly allows the reader to get a sense of the 'any moment could be the last moment' for dialogue and what we all perhaps perceive as our right, freedom!

I found the Q&A style investigation heartfelt, raw, real and honest. Mr Clements is by all accounts a rare find having been trained by two of the world's most well respected meditation masters and also living and breathing Burma for years - it was imperative to have someone versed in both the culture and geopolitical nuances to create such insight.

Aung Sun Suu Kyi is a heroine for her people but also for the greater global consciousness of non-violent action and freedom. I read this again with the changes taking place in the country and hope that this time round, all of her and her colleagues difficulties and suffering have come to an end.

If you have an interest in Burma, it's culture, politics or Dhamma/Dharma/Buddhism, freedom of heart and mind, you will thoroughly enjoy this book.

WHAT A COMMITTED WOMAN …. I continue to be amazed at the commitment of this woman in the face of ridiculous oppression, and the lack of any kind of response from the United States. Maybe I'm cynical but if Burma (or Myanmar as it is commonly known) had oil our country would be much more interested. Instead all they have is several million Buddhists craving peace and democracy, which doesn't seem to count for much here. That sucks.

Despite being under arrest for 14 of the last 20 years she maintains a positive and hopeful outlook, even one that holds compassion for her oppressors. I lack that and hope I can on some level be much more like her.

Incredible read    …….    I LOVE THIS BOOK! Had to read it for one of my classes, but I finished it in a day because it was so fascinating. Aung San Suu Kyi is an incredible woman with great insight into what makes us all human.

Freedom for Burma (Myanmar) in our lifetimes, conversations with Aung San Suu Kyi ……  The writer is a personal friend of ours, and has devoted his life to helping the people of Myanmar (Burma) achieve political freedom from the brutal dictatorship the country has been suffering under for the last twenty two years. Buying this book supports that work, and we all appreciate your doing so. 

Inspiring…..  I was in Myanmar this past Fall. I love the country. a strong, super woman that has stayed strong with her beliefs .. her ideals . .. showing the rest of the world how to deal with problems without violence to hopefully rescue her beloved country.

A  singularly powerful and also deeply moving spiritual testimonial on behalf of a troubled nation  …..  Now in an expanded second edition including an interview with U Gambira (a leader of the All-Burma Monks Alliance that organized the protests of September and October 2007), The Voice of Hope: Aung San Suu Kyi Conversations with Alan Clements is an extensive interview with Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Laureate, mother of two, and practicing Buddhist who led the pro-democracy movement in Burma in 1988. The movement was harshly crushed by the military junta that renamed Burma as Myanmar. Alan Clements, the first American ordained as a Buddhist monk in Burma, met with Aung San Suu Kyi after her release from her first house arrest in July 1995. She delivered her perception of engaged compassion and spoke of how she maintained her hope and optimism despite continued governmental oppression. "You must not forget that the people of Burma want democracy. Whatever the authorities may say, it is a fact that the people want democracy and they do not want an authoritarian regime that deprives them of their basic human rights. The world should do everything possible to bring about the kind of political system that the majority of the people of Burma want and for which so many people have sacrificed themselves." A singularly powerful and also deeply spiritual testimonial on behalf of a troubled nation.

This Book Can be Transformational ….. I have been intrigued with the situation in Burma since watching the movie Beyond Rangoon some time ago. It was therefore with great interest that I ordered this book as soon as it was available. In "The Voice of Hope" Alan Clements brings us into the present with this tragic situation through the person of Aung San Suu Kyi and her incredible life. But what sets this work apart from histories, biographies, and oddly enough even self-help material - is the powerful integration of beliefs and action found in Aung San Suu Kyi's life and philosophy. In reading chapter seven alone, ("Saints are Sinners who go on trying") I was personally and deeply moved by the clear connectedness described between her experience with a repressive government and the need for thinking people everywhere to courageously fulfil our potential as thinking, "questing" individuals. The repressive government in Burma is shown to be an extreme and yet still relevant metaphor for intellectual repression in all its forms. And Aung San Suu Kyi's message offers specific insight together with believable emotional support for those who struggle to reconcile what we discover and know through our own searching with what we are expected to believe by others. If it helps anyone who is deciding whether this book is worth the money - I can only say that as one who buys and reads more than 100 books a year - this book has earned a unique place in my library and in my heart. I would trade every other book I have read this year for Alan Clements' latest contribution. Thank you. 

WONDERFUL INSPIRING INTERVIEWS  ….. VOICE OF HOPE  is composed of interviews, primarily with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, but also with her colleagues U Kyi Myaung and U Tin U from the National League for Democracy. The interviews were all done in the early years after their release from house arrest and prison. It is wonderful to hear their voices. DASSK is of course inspirational. I'd never heard of her compatriots before - and I think everyone would be struck by their innate gentleness, compassion and insight. If only the SLORC (the military-ruled government of Myanmar) would read and take seriously these accounts. They have nothing to fear from these patriots. In fact, as they each tell us, they harbor no ill will towards their persecutors - they are working for democracy for the good of all, including the SLORC. Remarkable and inspiring way of peace and reconciliation. I hope democracy comes soon to Burma.

MARVELLOUS    ...... An absolutely marvellous book. 

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