Hello, I just joined today. I have been reading books that the Dalai Lama has written and find them to be very helpful in life. I have quite a lot to learn...
Hi Janet, Thanks for sharing some of your spiritual journey with us. Religion seems to be like everything else in life. It's ultimately what we bring to it. ...
Hi Juggling, You seem to have found a spiritual path that works for you. How sad when people try to pressure others into any belief system. One of the things...
Hi Annie, Welcome to admirers of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. As you can see, some members who know more than I do have already supplied some links that give...
prayerwheels, Welcome to admirers of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Please tell us about yourself if you want. Do you use a prayer wheel? Peace, Shira...
Hi Annie A lot of what you need to know is available on the Dechen website http://www.geocities.com/dechen11/shrinediagram.html I would add that it can be...
Hello all, My name is Mary and I live in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. I have been mildly interested in Buddhism for a number of years, although the focus of...
Hi Mary I haven't been to Atisha Centre. I was living in Melbourne for 4 years just prior to it's establishment. Is Ian Green still there? If you meet him...
Thank you for the warm welcome and your assistance earlier Bob, Certainly Ven. Green is still at the Atisha centre, although i have not seen him or spoken with...
Go to www.google.com then type: weapons of mass destruction Don't press Search!! Next click the "I'm feeling lucky" button - read the error message very...
His Holiness to Flag Off Yatra By Kelsang Rinchen, Phayul Reporter Dharamsala, July 4 - A Yatra (procession) called 'Sarvodaya Sadhbhavna Yatra' will begin on...
Dalai Lama opens Leh festival Leh, July 3, 2003 (ANI) - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday inaugurated a four-day Buddhist festival in Leh...
Hello Shira, Thank you for the welcome. Some of the books I've read are - Ethics for the New Millenium, The Book of Wisdom and The Book of Transformation. I...
Hello Bob, Thank you for all the information and the link - I will be sure to look into it. About the mandala offering - no, I do not have any experience. ...
I have often thought of how it would be for all religions to co-exist with harmony. As I was growing up, I did not understand why there was war, why we needed...
Hi Annie Metta is the Pali word for loving kindness or universal love. It is frequently used by Theravadans, not so common amongst other schools which rely on...
Hi Annie My father was a very ordinary man but as a young soldier in WW2 he was injured but worse was that he lost his best friend, a man who was like a ...
Where did you grow up, Annie? I lived in Taiwan in 1983-84 & saw a lot of Chinese Buddhism & Daoism while I was there. I spent much of my spare time visiting...
Australia Tibet Council PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2003 Nepal Bans July 6 Celebrations of Dalai Lama's Birthday Ban Follows Nepal's...
Nepal Police Relent, Celebrations Go Ahead Robbie Barnett Kathmandu 1130am, 6th July Attempts by Nepalese Police to enforce a ban on Tibetan celebrations of...
Hello, thank you for letting me know what Metta means as well as for the link. I have heard of the Theravadans - but do not know too much about any of the...
Each year I send birthday greetings to His Holiness the Dalai Lama through email. Here is the response I received this year from his office telling about the...
Hello, I grew up in the States. I've never been to any other place - I enjoy reading about different countries and cultures. When I was introduced to the...
Hello Bob, I always thought that all countries had some sort of military - maybe not in the same sense as we know it here. My father did not want to carry a...
Prayer for the Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Oh our Gurus, and your line of lamas, for whom we have the deepest gratitude, You who are the...
Hi Annie, At 52 years of age, I'm still not totally sure why there is war. lol We're very fortunate to have the Dalai Lama in this world. He's one of the...
Hi Angela, What a great idea to send birthday greetings to the Dalai Lama. I'll have to remember to do that next year. Peace, Shira ... here. ... was ... kata...
