His Holiness was here last week for several private and one big public event. I love him. More than just being the leader of a major world faith, he's also got this super "awwww shucks, guy next door, relatable quality" that I find very endearing.
The two events were recorded and can be accessed here:
http://new.livestream.com/tavco/HHDL
There was some discussion (with inconclusive results....you can draw your own if you so choose) regarding his use of the F-word in the middle of the first talk. He tells a funny story (not here, I don't believe) about his friend, the Bishop Desmond Tutu, who admonishes him repeatedly for not remembering that his is supposed to behave like a holy man. And you can see why, because he has this kid-like mischeviousness that is not terribly world-leader-like.
The interpreter to the Dalai Lama is also a fascinating character. Thupten Jinpa has been at his side for years, is a former monk and Buddhist scholar, well known in his own right, and this interview with him was fascinating:
http://www.onbeing.org/program/translating-dalai-lama/235
What an amazing experience that must be.
So, we've had a lot of chat, around the dinner table about His Holiness lately. There is a part in his talk where he goes through the routine of his day. He arises around 3 a.m. to meditate (on his life AND his death) for several hours. Then he eats, does some work, has lunch, meetings, etc. and then he goes to bed at 7 p.m. (without dinner, because apparently Buddhist monks don't eat dinner) and then he sleeps "really, really well." With the possible exception of when he is on the road (and he tells this funny story as well) about lying in bed in a hotel room somewhere, next to a night club and hearing "boom boom boom all night." Hilarious. It's good to know that this happens to everyone. Even the Dalai Lama!
Last night my son said to me (as we roasted marshmallows on our deck in the crispy fall evening air) "Why can't we have a reality show about the Dalai Lama? I'd watch that guy eat cereal!"
Agreed.
The two events were recorded and can be accessed here:
http://new.livestream.com/tavco/HHDL
There was some discussion (with inconclusive results....you can draw your own if you so choose) regarding his use of the F-word in the middle of the first talk. He tells a funny story (not here, I don't believe) about his friend, the Bishop Desmond Tutu, who admonishes him repeatedly for not remembering that his is supposed to behave like a holy man. And you can see why, because he has this kid-like mischeviousness that is not terribly world-leader-like.
The interpreter to the Dalai Lama is also a fascinating character. Thupten Jinpa has been at his side for years, is a former monk and Buddhist scholar, well known in his own right, and this interview with him was fascinating:
http://www.onbeing.org/program/translating-dalai-lama/235
What an amazing experience that must be.
So, we've had a lot of chat, around the dinner table about His Holiness lately. There is a part in his talk where he goes through the routine of his day. He arises around 3 a.m. to meditate (on his life AND his death) for several hours. Then he eats, does some work, has lunch, meetings, etc. and then he goes to bed at 7 p.m. (without dinner, because apparently Buddhist monks don't eat dinner) and then he sleeps "really, really well." With the possible exception of when he is on the road (and he tells this funny story as well) about lying in bed in a hotel room somewhere, next to a night club and hearing "boom boom boom all night." Hilarious. It's good to know that this happens to everyone. Even the Dalai Lama!
Last night my son said to me (as we roasted marshmallows on our deck in the crispy fall evening air) "Why can't we have a reality show about the Dalai Lama? I'd watch that guy eat cereal!"
Agreed.
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