“Mutual respect is the foundation of genuine Harmony” ~The Dalai Lama
“The planet does not need more ‘successful’ people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds. It needs people to live well in their places. It needs people with moral courage willing to join the struggle to make the world habitable and humane and these qualities have little to do with ‘success’ as our culture is the set.”
-Dalai Lama
| Tenzin Gyatso | |
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| The 14th Dalai Lama | |
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| Reign | 17 November 1950 – present |
| Predecessor | Thubten Gyatso |
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| Tibetan | བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ། |
| Wylie | bstan ‘dzin rgya mtsho |
| Pronunciation | [tɛ̃ ́tsĩ càtsʰo] |
| THDL | Tenzin Gyatso |
| Father | Choekyong Tsering |
| Mother | Diki Tsering |
| Born | 6 July 1935 Taktser, Amdo, Tibet |
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14th Dalai Lama
is more than just a man to be admired, he is the teacher we all need. My brother, of whom I have previously spoken, held him in high regard and while researching the quote from the book I gave my brother; I have come to understand his admiration.
“His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people” In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and joined many other peaceful, wise, compassionate, giving and Harmonious people that share that award.
“War is like a fire in the human community, one whose fuel is living beings. I find this analogy especially appropriate and useful. Modern warfare waged primarily with different forms of fire, but we are so conditioned to see it as thrilling that we talk about this or that marvelous weapon as a remarkable piece of technology without remembering that, if it is actually used, it will burn living people. War also strongly resembles a fire in the way it spreads. If one area gets weak, the commanding officer sends in reinforcements. This is throwing live people onto a fire. But because we have been brainwashed to think this way, we do not consider the suffering of individual soldiers. No soldiers want to be wounded or die. None of his loved ones wants any harm to come to him. If one soldier is killed, or maimed for life, at least another five or ten people – his relatives and friends – suffer as well. We should all be horrified by the extent of this tragedy, but we are too confused.”
I am thankful that I decided to work on this project concerning my brother’s notebook and learn something new and worthwhile every time I research a quote. ~~dru~~
saywhatumean2say 
living in the west, it’s so easy to get caught up in the idea that happiness lies primarily in the pursuit of material possessions. It was healing to read this, thanks very much. 🙏
namaste
m
Thank you m for reading my post. It was soothing and enjoyable to research and write. I’m so glad I started this project with my brother’s book. I’m getting close to finishing the quotes and I’ve read a lot of his musings when he was so ill.
Namaste ~~dru~~
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“Mutual respect is the foundation of genuine Harmony.”
– The Dalai Lama –
It’s sad to see the strife, discord, and hatred deliberately sown by so many…
Wise, healing words.
Namaste.
I agree and thank you for stopping by. Namaste ~~dru~~
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I am revisiting my few posts from “My Brother’s NoteBook” to help me find serenity at the end of this hectic year. Here is a reblog from my most recent post and probably last since the book seems to be repeating the quotes now; in the Category CyAnts. A fitting beginning I believe to the End of the Old Year. ~~dru~~