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  A very happy birthday on July 6th to one of the most wonderful people on Earth! Few people would argue that point, regardless of their religion. A lot of non-Catholics agree that Mother Teresa was one of the greater human assets this planet has ever enjoyed. A lot of non-Buddhists say the same thing about the Dalai Lama. Many people call the Dalai Lama “His Holin e ss.” I don’t. The reason I don’t is because the man himself is constantly saying that each of us is as inherently holy as any of us. He says we are all part of the bigger Whole to a much greater extent than we are the fragments of humanity we seem to be. It isn’t easy to keep this man off a pedestal but out of respect for his insistence that he is “a simple Buddhist monk,” I try. A few short birthday tributes follow. The first is a true story about sitting on the beach with the elder of a very rural village in Thailand. I was thinking of the Dalai Lama while sitting with The Elder, and also while writing about it. The ...

What’s happening where you are? All is still quiet in Pokhara. Here’s a bit of first impression from a couple of months ago when I first arrived. Evening restrictions had already required owners to close restaurants and bars by 8 p.m., but the actual lock down was not to begin for another few days. This most recent lock down has taken yet another bite out of the Nepali people but they remain pleasant, perseverant, and hopeful. These folks have a great faith in life. That faith gives them a great resilience. Wherever  y ou are, whatever you are going through, I hope you also remain resilient and happy. Thanks very much for reading, and for clicking the backlinks. Stay well. Love, Tenzin p.s. If you find the reading at all enjoyable, please —  it literally takes only seconds  — click one or more or all of the highlighted backlinks following this paragraph. This simple process is completely without risk, cost, or difficulty. All it does is bring you to the site that is highl...

How is life going where you are? I hope you are well. The latest from beautiful Pokhara, Nepal follows. It’s a given that we’re all going to get a little pissed off and frustrated occas i onally under current circumstances. That only becomes a real problem if we forget that like all poisons, anger and despair are much better spit out than swallowed. We have to face the facts. Global change and planetary stability are not within our immediate control. The good news is that personal change and mental stability are not only completely within our own control, but also make us more adept at influencing external change and better at dealing with the effects of worldwide malfunctions. This piece of the new book-in-progress is about recognizing and facing undeniable difficulties, spitting out what isn’t serving us well, and moving on to more comfortable and fertile ground — Nepali style. At the risk of being redundant, here for the umpteenth time is one of my favorite quotes. “The most revolut...