The first few seconds aside (I actually know Ravenna, the American Buddhist songstress), this talk (from Bob’s book tour launch event at Tibet House in New York City approx two weeks ago) offers a preview of our upcomin’ elevision: Free Tibet, and a glimpse into why Columbia Prof. Robert Thurman chose to write “Why the Dalai Lama Matters His Act of Truth As the Solution for China, Tibet and the World.” The book, or rather the author, was just featured in the NY Times Sunday Magazine—elephant journal’s Official Favorite Sunday Morning Bathtub Reading.