The wisdom and humor of the Dalai Lama is as usual holding the attention of Buddhists here in Syracuse and elsewhere. NDTV, http://www.ndtv.com, from India has reported "A female Dalai Lama will be more attractive: Dalai Lama".
The Dalai Lama, who wound up his three-day visit to Toronto by leading prayers at the newly opened Tibetan cultural centre, says he has not ruled out a female successor. The purpose of the Dalai Lama's reincarnation has been to serve the Buddha, the 14th Dalai Lama told a week-end audience of more than 15,000 at the city' Rogers Centre in Toronto.
When asked if the next Dalai Lama could be a female the Dalai Lama responded "If a female reincarnation is more useful - why not?" Than with his typical jovial style, he explained the two advantages of having a female Dalai Lama. He commented that the first advantage is that females are "biologically more sensitive about others' pain'' than males. He went on to say that the other advantage of having a female Dalai Lama is that she would be a lot more attractive than him, he said amid peels of laughter.
After his long time at the helm the spiritual and temporal head of the Tibetans the Dalai Lama has said he was now looking for retirement. He said, with his usual infectious laugh "I am looking forward to complete retirement. If I have human rights, I should have the right to retire.'' Than giving an assessment of himself the 75 year old Buddhist spiritual leader said "I am certainly not the best Dalai Lama of the 14, and certainly not the worst. But I am a popular Dalai Lama.''
Than speaking on "Human Approaches to Peace,'' the Dalai Lama commented amid laughter that peace will not "drop from the sky. We should create some visions on how to build a healthy world.'' He said he feels peace can be ushered in only through dialogue. However, unfortunately in the century gone by, he said, governments resorted to violence to settle differences. And in reference to his own plight at the hands of the Chinese, he said, "At 16, I lost my freedom, at the age of 24 I lost my own country. Now, at 75, what I learned is the power of talk. In the spirit of dialogue, you can't have one side that is defeated and one side win. Open your hearts and consider others."
While visiting Toronto the Dalai Lama also opened the local Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre where about 5,000 people, mostly Tibetans, prayed for his long life and sought his blessings Sunday. The Dalai Lama is an honorary citizen of Canada where there are about 5,000 Tibetans living.
Buddhists here in Syracuse and around the world welcome these inspirational thoughts of the Dalai Lama during his recent visit to Canada.
Mandel News Service: http://www.mandelnews.com
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