The Dalai Lama

[Hermione]

Yesterday.. I went to a speech given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama..

When he walked on stage.. it was sooo overwhelming.. I had tears in my eyes...

When he was speaking.. I had this unbelievable sense of peace. It sounds strange.. but.. I have never felt like that before. Every single muscle in my body was relaxed. It was soo serene.

He said soo many things that changed the way I looked at life. I feel so inspired now.

Just wanted to share that with you guys... I have never felt so peaceful before...

[JesusTitties]

i dont know much about that stuff.

[madasacutsnake]

i dont know much about that stuff.

No kidding.

[JesusTitties]

so this is who you are.
take a (juvenile) jab at someone who admits to not having much knowledge about a particular subject.

you are a complete loser, and the board is a worse off place since your arrival.

regards

[Willow Sylph]

Surbhi - good for you. It's always refreshing to be inspired in a really positive way these days. What kind of stuff did he have to say?

[JesusTitties]

if he is the "14th Dalai Lama" - how do they choose who is going to be the next one?

[Magpie]

I've seen him speak too Surbhi... amazing isn't it. His presence just eminates peace and compassion. I remember him walking out in front of a chatty audience and it was as if the audience was automatically flooded with calmness...stillness.

Definitely something you'll never forget

[Audreyvgs]

I'd kill to see him. I've seen some of the talks he's given, and some of the stuff he said was so freakin funny. He has a great sense of humor.

[Avalon]

Originally posted by JesusTitties
if he is the "14th Dalai Lama" - how do they choose who is going to be the next one?

I believe that they (Dalai Lamas) are sought out as children and thought to be the reincarnations of former Dalai Lamas. Don't quote me on this, but I remember it from a National Geographic special. I am going to check it out on the web to be sure.


Surbhi..how wonderful for you!!

[Avalon]

Originally posted by JesusTitties
if he is the "14th Dalai Lama" - how do they choose who is going to be the next one?

HONG KONG, China -- A senior Tibetan official says the Chinese government will decide on a successor for the Dalai Lama.

But such an appointment flies in the face of the spiritual leader's prediction that his reincarnation will be found outside China.

Raidi, the No. 2 leader of the Tibet branch of China's Communist Party said the Dalai Lama's reincarnation would be chosen according to "historical customs and religious rituals."

It would then be confirmed "after being ratified by the central Chinese government," the state-run Xinhua News Agency quoted Raidi as saying. Like many Tibetans, he uses only one name.

In the past, Tibetan monks have searched for and found the Dalai Lama, reincarnated in young boys, generally around the age of six.

China's determination to select the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, is part of Beijing's effort to tighten its grip on the region's restive and highly religious people.

Beijing has been struggling to quell separatist sentiment since communist troops arrived in the Himalayan region in 1950.

Clash over high lamas
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In recent years, the Dalai Lama and China have clashed over the choices of children named as successors to high lamas, who Tibetan Buddhists believe are reborn to help mankind.

The Dalai Lama, who turned 66 last month, fled Tibet in 1959 following a failed anti-Chinese uprising.

Two years ago, he announced he would not be reincarnated inside Tibet but in a free country outside Chinese control.

He also said it was possible that his successor might be chosen by nontraditional means, such as a vote among senior priests.

But Raidi said China would deem void any acts that violate traditional customs or rituals.

Beijing's power
The Chinese government has sought to undermine the Dalai Lama's popularity and it rejects his authority to recognize reincarnations, claiming that only Beijing can ordain high lamas.

The Dalai Lama lives with other Tibetan exiles in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala.

Tashi Phuntsok, the representative of the Dalai Lama in New Delhi, has said that Tibetans would not recognize any reincarnated lamas approved by China.

"Even if they recognize somebody as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, Tibetan people will never recognize him," said Phuntsok.

"The real reincarnation must be recognized by the Dalai Lama and Tibetans, including the Tibetans inside, under Communist China."

'Soul boy'

The Dalai Lama lives in India.
In 1995, the Dalai Lama named a 6-year-old "soul boy" as successor to the Panchen Lama, Tibet's second most important religious leader.

Beijing rejected his choice and installed a child of its own choosing.

The Dalai Lama's choice has not been seen in public since.

Earlier this year, the Dalai Lama announced that the Reting Lama, another important monk, had not yet been reborn, and the 2-year-old boy installed by China could not be the true reincarnation.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.






J.T. I found this on the web.

[JesusTitties]

a lot of pressure to put on a kid it seems, not old enough to know what a dalai lama is.
but like i said, i dont know much about it

[Magpie]

An interesting and kind of sad tidbit...

Years ago, the Dalai Lama wanted to attend some Native Amer. ceremonies in South Dakota, that my ex-husb was one of the leaders of. The Dalai Lama ended up not coming because he required body guards w/weapons for protection and the ceremonies have strict rules about no weapons allowed - no matter who you are.

[agentsmith]

why is that sad?

[Magpie]

Just a sad comentary on the fact that due to who he is, he can't attend a religious ceremony without armed guards.

[agentsmith]

yeah well, that's true for a lot of people.