My Spiritual Journey

This publication would show the impact of the Dalai Lama’s humanity on our world at a critical time in history when the survival of future generations seems threatened.

And when I agreed to let these barriers fall, I had an experience of transparency and internal conversion.

He asserts, however, that he is “no one special” but “a human being” like everyone else.

The Dalai Lama discusses the anecdotes and accomplishments of his previous lives as naturally as he relates his childhood memories

Sexual desire is blind, and that poses a problem. When you say to yourself, I want to have sex with that person, you are expressing a desire that the intelligence does not direct. On the other hand, when you think, I want to eradicate poverty from the world, that is an intellectually controllable desire. What’s more, sexual gratification represents only an ephemeral satisfaction. As the great Indian sage Nagarjuna said: “When you have an itch, you scratch yourself. But not having an itch at all is better than scratching yourself for a long time.”

For the most part, our conception involved not only the sexual desire of our parents but also their decision to have a child. Their plan was based on altruistic responsibility and the commitment to take care of us until we became independent.