Officials kept their recognition of Lhamo Thondup as the 14th Dalai Lama a secret from all until they had exited Ma Bufang’s area. Shortly after his fourth birthday, Lhamo Thondup embarked on a three-month journey to the capital city of Tibet with his family.
The boy was taken to live at Kumbum Monastery, where he remained for a long eighteen months, due to a ransom requested by warlord Ma Bufang for the boy to leave Lhasa. Lhamo Thondup chose the previous Dalai Lama’s objects each time, and so he was identified as the 14th Dalai Lama.
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The search party returned weeks later with dignitaries and performed a series of formal tests, including showing the boy objects that had belonged to the 13th Dalai Lama amongst others which had not. The search team posed as pilgrims, and their leader, Kewtsang Rinpoche, disguised as a servant, interacted with the boy, who recognized him as a “lama from Sera.” The location of the home had been described in a vision from the Panchen Lama before his death. A search team had been sent out by the Tibetan government, and after following signs and visions, they were led to Lhamo Dhonup’s house. At the age of two, he was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso. He was one of sixteen children born into the family, nine of whom had died in infancy. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was born Lhamo Thondup on Jto a Tibetan farming family in Taktser, a peasant village in northeastern Tibet. The life of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Early life
The Dalai Lama’s teachings on ethics and responsibility. The Dalai Lama’s teachings on Buddhist meditation and concepts. The Dalai Lama’s teachings on compassion and happiness. The life of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The 85-year-old self-proclaimed “simple monk” has dedicated his life to the service of humanity, promoting a universal “religion of human kindness.” As a spokesman for the peaceful and compassionate resolution of conflict, he promotes love and compassion on a global scale, and urges all beings to create their own happiness. Bodhisattvas are believed to be enlightened beings who have postponed their own nirvana and chosen to take rebirth in order to serve humanity.” What is a Dalai Lama? As written on his office’s official website, “The Dalai Lamas are believed to be manifestations of Avalokiteshvara or Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Compassion and the patron saint of Tibet. Also known by his given religious name, Tenzin Gyatso, he is the fourteenth person to be recognized as a Dalai Lama. He is the spiritual leader of Tibet, but his presence and impact is known worldwide as a statesman, spiritual teacher, and theologian. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is one of the most beloved and recognized leaders of our time. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple the philosophy is kindness. There is no need for temples no need for complicated philosophy. This is the heart of love and compassion, and is a practice worth cultivating, every single day, whether we are interacting with our friends and family, or a stranger on the street.Photo by Erik Törnerc. It is the act of seeing another person as the being of love-light that is at the core of each of us, without paying attention to whatever conditions or circumstances are appearing before us in the physical world. This love does not have any boundaries or limitations. When we do not judge (either ourselves or the other person), we allow ourselves to taste the ecstasy of true, unconditional love. (Eckhart Tolle addresses this idea as well, read more about what he says in this post on enlightened relationships.)Īs we step aside from our own egos, however, we have an opportunity to love more deeply and more strongly than ever before. Though we don’t usually realize it, we unconsciously create conditions for this love. We implicitly love them because they possess these qualities. We are used to thinking of love in terms of another person, and we often confuse the qualities and characteristics of that person, with the love we hold for them. In order to understand it, we have to break down our ideas that we often hold about love. Meaning of the Quote: Love Is The Absence of Judgmentįirstly, let’s look at what this quote actually means. In this post I’ll explain a little bit about what that means, and how you can apply it to your life, through the practice of compassion. One of my favorite quotes by The Dalai Lama is that “Love is the absence of judgement.” The Dalai Lama is one of my favorite spiritual seekers, and I absolutely love reading his books and listening to talks that he gives.
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