I am so excited to have gotten invited to go to a breakfast with the Dalai Lama next Sunday! The invitation I received, had the sweetest story on it that I wanted to share with you!"A Day with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
I was allowed to sit in the corner of a room in the home of His Holiness
the 14th Dalai Lama, a room where day after day he opens his home to
receive guests from all over the world. On this particular day, I observed
His Holiness welcome a wealthy Indian gentleman and his family from
Mumbai. After forty-five minutes had passed and all had talked and
laughed about both the little and big questions of life, the patriarch
of this quite well-dressed family asked His Holiness if he would be so
kind as to bless him and his family before they went on their way. To my
surprise, His Holiness put off the request. He said instead, "Who am I
to bless you? I am the same as you, no better, no worse. And you are the
same as I, a human being with many of the same problems, wants and
needs, just two simple friends who seek to lead a meaningful life and be
happy. If, however, you wish to feel blessed, please return to Mumbai,
and when you arrive, work with all those around you who have so little
and suffer so much. In doing so, you will feel blessed in return." "
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