Had the opportunity to watch “The Great 14th”‘s Global Premiere and what the Dalai Lama said, touched me.
Seeing him always brought me back to the time when I listened to him felt his presence in dharmsala, it was pure magic.

These things he said, are awe inspiring, motivating one to become better, to get hold of oneself and be better.
To heal and work on oneself at a personal internal level. Dedicating to oneself first to make good this precious life, and then to others
Quotes from The Great 14th.
“I dedicate my body speech mind to limitless sentient beings, my existence to be some benefit to others, thats part of my main practice.
I myself everyday reading, but also thinking, and i link it with my daily life, daily emotions, then it becomes something living.
Map of the Mind: buddhist literature is richest source of information on emotions,
lacking of sense of others’ pain , and a sense of desire to do smthg to prevent
After I reached India, I really felt I was liberated from pretension. Since my childhood, I want to be just ordinary human being. One occasion i met a chinese friend and we talk about the communist system , because of fear, they hypocrisy i part of their life, so i told them, me too, since 1951- beginning of 1959, o was also compelled to practice hypocrisy . in april 1959 i liberated i became a refugee not no longer practice hypocrisy or pretension . so i think difficult experience was really helpful to break away from all this pretension. thats one important transformation.
so you become closer to reality. things are difficult , there’s no time to say nice words. you must accept reality and tell reality.
“There must be some education of warm heartedness”
“Courage and determination, you must keep. You shouldn’t not be discouraged. With a healthy body determined mind, effort will succeed.”—–what Avalokitesvhara said to him
“One day, I analysed where’s I? where’s self? All of a sudden, I felt no self. During that moment, I had some kind of special feeling, pain, some kind of uncomfortable feeling, pain, lightning. Then I know these appearances are not reality. In real reality, its just interdependent, and no absolute identity.
I reported to my tutor, after he listened, he expressed, soon you will become a genuine practitioner of space. Yogi of space. Yogi of emptiness. I found the real unique teaching and foundation of buddhism is emptiness.”
Things do not exist as they appear
Altruism
“He gave me that vow infant of buddha statue and I cried a lot and often remember that and recharge my altruism “
Ling Rinpoche took every care of me, when I heard of news he got sick, i was very disturbed. When my tutor is no longer there, how can I live? As long as he remained there, i feel something like a solid rock, i can live, when he passed away, no longer that rock. That sadness brings more enthusiasm more determination, I myself should work hard, and fulfill my tutors wish, I MUST fulfil
If you utilise that unbearable feeling, can translate more constructive power.
One monk was in chinese gulag, n he experienced some danger. I asked him what danger, he say : Losing compassion towards chinese
wholistic view important to not develop anger
To have a healthy body, healthy mind, means calm mind is v important
Anger is destroyer of calm mind, you realised anger is no use, instead of solving problems, it creates more problems. Continuously think this way, become a habit.
Culture of Tibetan culture is culture of compassion, non violence, peace. Real culture is richness of thinking power, everything investigate, think of others as yourself, develop genuine sense of well being of other and yourself—useful and relevant to today’s world.
sheer faith that we have truth and truth will prevail
The Power of Inner Truth
Power, good or bad, depends on motivation.
Real meaning of religion is love. Power of sincerity, inner truth.
To be truthful, honest, transparent.
A meaningful life: I had opportunity to help, serve pple, make awareness, ultimate source of happiness is within ourselves not power, not money
Awareness helps makes life easier peaceful.
SO i really feel, as a human being, Serving on that field as much as I can, thats my purpose my meaning of life.
My energy is devoted to these 2 fields, awareness and religious harmony. SO i m very happy very good.
Infinite sentient beings want a happy life devoid of suffering. My happiness and their happiness some kind of connection, my suffering and their suffering also some kind of connection . Therefore i dedicate wholeheartedly my body speech and mind some benefit to others , then you get some kind of real satisfaction and inner strength, that gives me meaning of life.
On internal level, my courage is quite strong. Before I came to India, my life had some artificiality, some ceremony protocol, i came to india (I m liberated, no more pretension) become more realistic , to maintain peace of mind, that was immense help to sustain my healthy body.
For myself, not much time left, perhaps next few years i can be active, then I will go. If there’s a heaven I may go heaven. If not i will reborn on this planet, and try as much as I can make some contribution, for inner peace. Until space remains, thats my daily prayer so long space remains, so long sentient beings sufferings remain, I will remain. I try to make little contribution for peace of mind.

