I have had the fortune to see His Holiness The Dalai Lama,
when he visited London yesterday.
He talked about compassion,
happiness,
love and affection
and ended with a question and answer session.
“Compassion is a marvel of human nature,
a precious inner resource
and the foundation of our well-being
and the harmony of our societies.”
The Dalai Lama
It was fascinating to listen to his wisdom directly in his spoken words.
2 monks made a peace Mandala with coloured sand all day outside.
I managed to see it at the end stage.
The Dalai Lama likes to laugh and has a wonderful smile.
“The first step toward living a happy life
is to treat every other human with kindness.
There are several steps after that,
but I can’t remember right now. “
It was an amazing experience!
Ute smile 
What an amazing blessing to have been there in his presence and listen to his words!!! So happy you got the opportunity! Blessings! 🙂
Me too, he was one I always wanted to see for real.
That sounds fun!
It was amazing Russ!
I have such a great respect for this man of peace. How wonderful that you actually got to see him!
I am blessed to have been able to see him, he is a great man!
There are so mny people in South Africa who would love to see the Dalai Lama, but the SA government won’t grant him entrance. Theyve been blocking him for years. Go figure. 😦
Das muss ein ganz besonderes Erlebnis gewesen sein.
Es war wirklich wonderful, Er ist ein so netter Mann und hat humor!
I attended a talk the Dalai Lama gave in Christchurch some time ago. Your post reminds me of that wonderful experience. I am so glad you were able to see and listen to him. Especially to see his smile and hear his laugh.
Oh super. You know how it is. His laugh is so funny and I love his smile. I am so happy that I could see him!
Thanks for sharing this special piece
Certainly was special, thanks Sandy!
What an experience that must have been Ute and you took such gorgeous photos. I love his quotes and wisdom and he seems like such a nice man. Thanks for sharing. 😀 ♥
He is a wonderful man and I have great respect. I loved it and was so happy to have been there! Thank you Sophia
I tried to get in to see His Holiness when he visited San Diego, CA but the tickets were sold out. How wonderful it must have been to see him Ute.
Well worth it, if he comes to your direction again, go for it. I was lucky I got a ticket still.
What a wonderful experience and how grand that you share it with us, dear Ute!
“The first step toward living a happy life
is to treat every other human with kindness.
There are several steps after that,
but I can’t remember right now. “
– I love that and it describes very well how I perceived him when I saw him in Hamburg (Germany) some years ago. While some of the German organizers were talking rather lengthily about the teachings of His Holiness he himself was busy with picking his toes and exchanging happy smiles and waves with some children as well as a little dog. Such authenticity and happiness – I have rarely seen this to that degree in people at all. Fond memories.
I agree, he has the most wonderful smile!
Much love :),
Steffi
P.S.: The Mandala is amazing! ❤
Thanks I thought that too, such vibrant colours! .. and it was a lot of work to do that, so happy I could see how.
I can imagine how he was while others talked in German. He is funny and loves to laugh, it was so great to hear his chuckle and laugh. Luckily he speaks English and for those Tibetan words he didn’t know he asked his translating monk behind him and repeated it as it was said. We could understand him well. He radiates calmness, and wisdom with just being there. I admire this man. He got a cake presented at the end still for his 80th birthday and he had a piece straight away so his translator and organiser. Then he chuckled – “oh his piece is bigger….”
It is something we will remember always!
This story made me laugh… 😀 – Seems, his most important message is to have fun, doesn’t it!?! (He spoke English, too, when he was in Hamburg, by the way.)
das glaube ich dir, liebe Ute,, beste Grüße von mir
Danke, schoenen Abend!
ich danke dir
Love the Dalai Lama!
Ditto!
I was just reading his interview in The Big Issue 🙂
Love that man… he radiates such calmness and peace!
He does. Penny used to know him personally. He is one of those people you wish you could see yourself. It’s amazing that he was exiled at a young age.
You mean our Penny? Wow how amazing!
It is 😀
How wonderful!
{Hugs}
It so was! xxx
What an amazing and impactful experience this must have been, Ute 🙂
It absolutely was, very amazing Liz.