The Dalai Lama Path to Bliss
He carries many epithets. To most Tibetans, he is the Lord of Compassion. Also known as Kundun, the omniscient one. He is Buddha. I first caught sight of him in person in 2003, in India. He was within touching distance. Escorting him then under parasols were The Sakya Holiness and The Drikung Chetsang Holiness. It may have been my imagination but sweet bouquet wafted as I sat yards away from him – deities offering flowers perhaps! ( Friends and i also had the good fortune of bumping into and chatting with the Sakya Holiness in a sweets shop in Dehra Dun last year).
Here is a quote from THE Dalai Lama,
“By emulating the examples of great personalities of the past, by pondering upon scriptural quotations and anecdotes taught by teachers, by employing all sorts of means, you should be able to develop a deep conviction that this present human body has great potential and that you shall never waste even a single minute of its use. On the other hand, not taking any essence of this precious human existence, but just wasting it, is almost like taking poison while being fully aware of the consequences of doing so.
It is very wrong for people to feel deeply sad when they lose some money, while when they waste the precious moments of their lives they do not have the slightest feeling of regret. Such an indifference comes as a result of not realizing the value and rarity of the precious human existence. Therefore, you should determine that on the basis of this precious human existence you have the capability and capacity to undertake the practice of dharma.”
–from The Path to Bliss by H.H. the Dalai Lama, translated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa
