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vajraroshana Donating Member (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 11:17 AM
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Dalai Lama Donates to Katrina Relief Fund
Office of Tibet, New York
NEW YORK, September 8 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama said he was "shocked and deeply saddened by the massive destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina.

In a message to US President George Bush, His Holiness said the Tibetan people share "the immense suffering and the terrible losses that the victims of this calamity have had to endure and continue to do so".

His Holiness also pledged a contribution of US$ 100,000 toward the US Administration's relief efforts,

http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=10619&article=Dalai+Lama+Donates+to+Katrina+Relief+Fund
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ellie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 11:19 AM
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1. I'm going to see the Dalai Lama
in November! He's one righteous dude.
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H5N1 Donating Member (777 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 11:34 AM
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3. where will he be in November?
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ellie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 12:10 PM
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4. I am going to see him at
the MCI Center in Washington, DC on 11/13. Doors open at 1 p.m. I got the tickets off of Ticketmaster.
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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 11:27 AM
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2. He is an amazing man. He's one of the few people that...
have walked this Earth (in all of his incarnations) that I truly respect.

He doesn't just talk the talk. He is a man of deep integrity, in my opinion.
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CottonBear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 01:21 PM
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5. Thank you Dalai Lama.
:hug:
Think how wonderful America would be if we were all Budhhists.

From the article:
In a message to US President George Bush, His Holiness said the Tibetan people share "the immense suffering and the terrible losses that the victims of this calamity have had to endure and continue to do so".

DO YOU THINK * EEVN KNOWS WHO THE DALAI LAMA IS?
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Generator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 02:57 PM
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6. This is perfect synergy for me
I have my Save Tibet bumpersticker and I seriously was thinking of gettng a Save America one. The Dalai Lama understands.
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IDemo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 09:47 PM
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7. He will be in Sun Valley, Idaho, this Sunday thru Thursday
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classysassy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-05 11:08 AM
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8. Donations
where is the $$$$$$$ from the Vatican,the white house,has Sharon returned some of our $$$$$$$?
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Just Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-05 11:26 AM
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9. I love the Dalai Lama.
He transcends all unecessary man-made conflicts. :hug:
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-05 12:38 PM
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10. yes
om mani padme hum
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vajraroshana Donating Member (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-05 10:13 PM
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11. Dalai Lama on CNN Larry King Sunday 9pm e.t.
I just heard that HHDL will be on Larry King tomorrow night at 9 pm Eastern Time.

I'll look forward to seeing him.

For those that are going to see him in the upcoming weeks, I'd suggest getting a really good nights sleep the night before. I've been to three of his US teachings and somehow every one of those times I had an enormously hard time staying awake during his teaching. Once I got to go up in a line and go shake his hand; that was awesome.

But listening to his teachings just had an unusual effect of putting me to sleep. I struggled to stay awake through them. I thought it was the fact of him saying something and then it being translated, but I've been to other Tibetan teachers that have to be translated -- that is tedious. But I've stayed awake during other Lamas' talks. This was different.

I've never experienced such a profound inability to stay awake during a talk. And this from someone that I was looking forward to hearing for weeks!

It was a bit odd.

The parts that kept me awake though, were the Q&A sessions. Those were excellent.

Go see HHDL, though. It is an awesome experience.
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