Penthouse Of The Gods Book By Theos Bernard

This book, the Penthouse Of The Gods, is a Pilgrimage Into The Heart Of Tibet And The Sacred City Of Lhasa. 

Excerpt:

Life began to stir in the middle of the night, as preparations were being made for the great ceremony. With the dawn I was awakened by the rhythmic beating of drums, the ceaseless drone of sixteen-foot trumpets and the vibrant chanting of thousands of Lamas, as they filed their way to the slab-paved courtyard of the famous temple. 

For an instant I was startled, wondering where I was that I should experience such strange sensations. Then I remembered. This was the presaging for me of the day of days:I was to appear before the T ri Rimpoche, the highest Lama of Tibet, who was to instal me with my vestments after this ultimate ritual initiation. For months this divine soul had been the unforeseen guide of my destiny; it was he who had prepared me for the final step.