The Dalai Lama weaved in humour and light heartedness during his speech, which kept the crowd attentive and amused throughout the programme.
While conveying that material possession does not give inner peace, he recollected an incident with an Archbishop, who would make others kiss his diamond ring. The Dalai Lama asked the Archbishop whether the ring ever returned him the affection. He could rather show this love to a pet which could at least lick him back and reciprocate the love. Upon hearing this remark the Archbishop called him “The mischievous Dalai Lama.”
Shedding light on why he called himself ‘the son of India ‘, he stated, “Physically I am Tibetan, but mentally every particle of my brain is filled with Indian culture, which is given to me by India daal and rice.”
He addressed all the young girls in the audience and told them the importance of inner beauty. He said that while testing this premise, he once told his friend that his wife was not very good looking. His friend replied that he cared not about her outer appearance, but her inner beauty. “I could argue no further,” he said.
- Yangzom, I M S Com
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