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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-10-06 02:14 PM
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6. The Dalai Lama
is, according to Tibetan Bhuddist tradtion, is a reincarnation of the previous Dalai Lamas. Once the Dalai Lama passes on, a search is begun for his successor by high Bhuddist priests. The current Dalai Lama was born in the mid 1930s, and passed many tests given to him by the priests that made them determine he was, indeed, the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. (They included a preschooler being able to speak and understand a Tibetan dialect that was not spoken in his remote village, among other things)

Have you read the biography of the Dalai Lama? He makes no pretention about being anything other than a man, and one that can make mistakes. He speaks several languages; his English is not always perfect, and often his talks are translated by others into English. I assume Micky Z has never taken the time to listen to any of his talks, but has made up his mind about things solely on what he has read in Western magazines.

Mickey Z's words merely shows where he is at in his world viewpoint. That others listen to His Holiness and find wisdom in the words simply shows that they have a different world viewpoint.
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