His Holiness The XIV Dalai Lama

A man of knowledge :o)

Agree:o)

You think there will ever be any chance of him returning to his native country ? Nelson Mandela hailed as a hero this man exiled doesnt make much sense to me ..

No nor me as Nelson Mandela killed a man

He's a truly great man, & so compassionate!
I was lucky enough to meet him (unplanned, in a garden at Samye Ling) & he just exudes peace & calm, but has a really infectious giggle!
He wont be able to return to Tibet; if he does the Chinese militia will kill him.

Yes its awful such a shame peaceful people too.

Certainly thats what he was accused of Morgana but the regime had reasons for wanting him out of the way much like the Chinese would claim the Dhalai Lama a subversive influence ...

Yes nothing changes does it they fear people following and they lose the control

The chinese government have banned religious practise in Tibet, and the Dalai Lama is the political AND religious leader, so he's seen as a big threat! He was only 15 when he had to walk over the mountains to escape!

I know as my uncle married a chinese woman my auntie during war.

Seen and done M.
Namaste

K!!

He was also lucky to meet you marie !

I think he is a very special person and so gentile. He looks as though he is enjoying talking to the children.

I wonder if those children really know about him and what he stands for and believes ?
I hope they realised who and what he was about :)
Lucky kids.

Thanks Richard! Yes, VERY lucky! NOT! He got the benefit of my goldfish impression!
The kids in the pic are obviously stifling giggles.
Who knows how much they understood, but by now maybe they "get it" a bit more!

To be in the presence of an enlightened one, so the teachings tell us, is enough to give a propitious rebirth and will change the life path of anyone so blessed whether they know or not!

I agree, & I think he IS truly enlightened, a Boddhisatva!

It just amuses me to think of all the big hard security people who follow him everywhere wearing monks robes next time round! lol

He definitely influences everyone who ever meets him!

wow Marie i bet you were grinnnin all the way home after seeing him.....;-))

He's been in Ammanford this summer. I didn't see him though.

Know what you mean H he's missed meeting me a few times as well, ah he'll get there in the end I'm sure!

I didn't know he was here until afterwards. It wasn't advertised.

but he nearly got t you, what youve got to do is let him know where you are!

There was a question about the Dalai Lama on 'eggheads' tonight the correct answer of the 3 was something like 'most wise'

I remember his escape from Tibet as though it were yesterday how long ago was it.we listened to the reports on the steam radio.I think.

Hi Sandra, Yes, I was in a daze for weeks!! What charisma!
Steam radio?????????? LOL!

Steam radio ?????????LOL!
days for weeks?? when's charistmas ??????? marie LOL!

Very funny R!!! LOL!

Have you seen the adverts around already for Christmas -bah humbug lol

Ssssssh! I've already been asked to do a 24hr sleepover shift X*** Day!
As I'm the only one at work who doesnt celebrate it, I usually do it!

You'll have to make up for that one marie- I give you permission to take the first week off in the new year.

Thank you! I ALWAYS have hogmanay off!
I'll be on relief staff then, so I can pick & choose!
I love working at X***, I work with people with learning difficulties & we go out for a meal. The whole day is a joy!

Sounds great marie- it seems to me that you really enjoy your w**k at all times not just at X***

I love the job, hate all the c*** that goes with it! I've really missed the guys while I was off sick, (Theyre a fun bunch) & I'm glad to be back!
But really looking forward to starting at Uni on monday!

You'll have a great time at uni marie and meet a lot of new friends!

I'm sure I will Richard! I think its time for a slight change of direction!

Youre starting on Monday M. have a great time, My first (induction ) day isnt till the 17th and then its freshers week so won't get any learnin in untill Oct by the look of it!

I'm sure it will be great fun for you, though I have a nasty feeling it will be Haarrrrd work ahead, and I think it will mean less time on here as well!

B***er thats today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

happy first day at uni M. well done just another 2 years 364 days to go now ,I envy you your early start, I'm bored out my skull waiting..

Thanks Indy, but its another 3 years & however many days! Its an honours course!
I've got my timetable, 3 days a week & 2 home study (work) days! No placement this year, but 50 days in one block next!
The induction day was boring, long (got home at 7!) & I ran about here there & everywhere, in heels! NOT good on cobbled streets!! Some lovely little gardens dotted about the grounds tho! Taking camera in future, & they have their own botanic gardens!! Havent found them yet!

Yes my uni has a botanical gdn too so I'll at least be able to blog about that, got a feeling my gdn's going to go to wrack and ruin in the next 3 years, oh well, the price of edercashun i supose!

This is true! But hopefully you'll get in there at the weekends!

What are you going to be studying, Indy? Sounds exciting, good on you!

He's joining the rat race!!!!

That makes it sound like he's going to be lecturing, not studenting....hmm, am now suitably baffled....

I am not joining the RAT RACE i am learning how to defend myself from it properly so I can pass that knowledge on to those who cannot
a)understand it,
b)afford it,
c)know where to find it.
AND yes in my chosen field within the discipline I am going to study, I probably know more about it than they do and will end up lecturing about it if unofficially, its happened before !

I am off to study LAW on a 3 yr degree course in16 days and counting down!
My chosen field and final dissertation will be on (and forgive me here but its not the finalised title , only something like it),
The Individuals rights at Common Law and the Illegal intrusion and imposition of Contract (Admiralty) Law into society to abjudge those rights, and introduce a system of slavery to the state, to service the states state of fiscal bankruptcy.

Right. I shall go and apply a cold compress to the back of my neck whilst I try to fathom if that's actually supposed to mean something! ( It isn't, is it? sounds plausible, though...if unreadable and boring as flippin' 'eck ) ...I'm not sure common law still exists in Scotland, so I'm not one to pass comment, cogent or otherwise...

Have a bl@@dy good three years!

Sorry Indy! I was only teasing! A lawyer with a conscience (& a consciousness) is (or will be) a very rare thing! Good for you!
And I THINK I get where you're coming from, but I'm too arty farty to have a sensible contribution to make! I take it that'll include stuff like the minimum wage statute, that had the opposite effect from what it was supposed to achieve! I cant remember if common law still exists in Scotland either, B!

Common law is the law of the LAND, all of it , its what the whole system is based on Contract law is the law of the SEA and should not apply to those who are on LAND. In fact all contract law is termed STATUTE, and a statute is NOT a LAW, it is an act of parliament given the force of law (a completely different thing) All statutes have in their preamble the words ,given the force of LAW by your consent Therefore if you do not consent then they are not laws which can bind you or cause you to be prosecuted by....Think carefully " by your consent", it means exactly that IN LAW.
If people knew the LAW and their RIGHTS in LAW then we would not be in the mess we are in!!!!!

...is it true, though, that you can still kill a Scotsman within the city walls of York with a bow and arrow, and get away ( scot-free, I suppose you could say ) with it? A statute that was never repealed, apparently! I don't think anybody's put it to the test, thus far....

I suspect that most ( note: most, not all ) lawyers shudder at the thought of ordinary Joe/Josephine Public knowing his/her rights in law....their power-fiscal base lies in the continued ignorance of the fearful unwashed masses, doesn't it?

Time someone like you got out there and redressed the balance....go Indy!

My daughter is going on a field trip to see the Dahli Lama in Vancouver. I think I'm more excited than she is. :o)

There are people like me "out" there, but they are not given a voice by TPTB or their lackeys the media, just to keep the people ignorant.
Yes you can kill a scotsman inside the city walls of York and Chester and I think probably any Northern city with walls!

For info on those out there, TPUC 's website is a good start!

I have two questions for you Indy (FOC I hope)..

1) Where can you kill an Englishman, Welshman or Irishman?
2) Is there anywhere you can kill a man outside the walls?

Not that I have anyone in mind, you understand. It's just that I would like to know where I stand should such the need arise.

P.S Good Luck with Uni both of you.

TWH the old laws on killing the welsh and Scots were never repealed by the city councils most of them state that an Engishman/city dweller in one of these cities has the right to kill any said person if found within the city walls during the hours of darkness/closure of the gates.
As so many cities no longer have gates that are closed the law itself does not still bear its penalty, but technically the law is still in force and it could be claimed as a defence (its not likely but it could) it was designed to make sure that the gates would not be stormed from the inside and the city sacked and looted! much more than this I don't know, I'm sorry!

I have never heard of an outside the walls policy, though I suppose it was posible in places like the roal forests and such!

Thnx Indy...v.interesting...I'll bear this in mind when in the midst of a storming. lol

In York it's definitely restricted to killing with a bow and arrow! And no, the City gates are no longer locked at nights, although they ( 'Bars' they are called in York....Bootham Bar, Monk Bar, etc. ) are still there....

Watch your back!

Gee thanks! I was there last summer, & I quite liked the place & wanted to go back! Having second thoughts now!