dalai lama But in the spirit of compassion and enlightenment he has embodied almost all of his life, he had forgiven himself bytoday .Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th reincarnation of the first Dalai Lama, began his fifth tour of Australia similarly to his first - with a lot of laughter, some ordinary good sense and a delightful openness.Asked at his Melbourne media conference if he ever got angry, he said he certainly did."Yesterday. I lost my temper .... I shouted," he said.
And then he laughed and delivered a sermon on inner peace.Before the questions began, the Dalai Lama asked if he could say a few words.Over the next 20 minutes he requested that his audience remember their professional ethics - and suggested they needed the nose of an elephant "to smell in front and behind the politicians". Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar. The leader of the Yellow Hat branch of Tibetan Buddhism also warned against becoming self-centred and, in particular, not to get too carried away with sport.In what must be interpreted as an example of his willingness to accept all points of view, he left the conference with a football under his arm and a Collingwood AFL club jumper over his shoulder.
In between, the Dalai Lama, who is one month short of his 76th birthday, fielded questions on same-sex marriage, his relationship with China and his holiday plans.He's neither for or against gay marriage; same for China ... and he's hoping to refine his schedule to a two-week-on, three-week-off mix of spreading his message around the world and meditation."My mind is often scattered," he said."I need to practice concentration ... to spend more time on meditation."One person who won't be on his mind during his quiet moments will be Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who has followed the trend of previous Australian leaders and so far declined an official meeting.
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