A Karmapa follow-up
I posted a bit about the Gyalwa Karmapa's US tour awhile back. Now His Holiness has arrived, so here's a story from today's Herald Tribune:
"His Holiness, as his followers call him, confirmed that he was 22 years old. When asked if he was also 900, he laughed heartily. He carried on most of a brief interview in Tibetan through two translators, with occasional asides in English.
"The visit is a chance to 'bring peace and happiness to the minds of sentient beings,' he said. Asked if he had a message for Americans, he answered, 'Americans have a message for me.'
"He added, shrugging off gravitas with a twinkling eye, 'I am here, and I'm having this new experience, and I'm open to what Americans have to tell me.'"
"His Holiness, as his followers call him, confirmed that he was 22 years old. When asked if he was also 900, he laughed heartily. He carried on most of a brief interview in Tibetan through two translators, with occasional asides in English.
"The visit is a chance to 'bring peace and happiness to the minds of sentient beings,' he said. Asked if he had a message for Americans, he answered, 'Americans have a message for me.'
"He added, shrugging off gravitas with a twinkling eye, 'I am here, and I'm having this new experience, and I'm open to what Americans have to tell me.'"
A Karmapa follow-up
mr damon, 08:23
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