A group of us went to Auckland to see the Dalai Lama last Wednesday. It was a wonderful opportunity to see such an amazing spiritual leader. The whole Civic Theatre was packed full, yet throughout the talk, I could have heard a pin drop. It was interesting to listen to other's interpretations of what the Dalai Lama's message was - each of us related to his message in a different way.
What I will take away with me, is that we need to work together globally to be more co-operative, instead of competitively to counter the explosive population increase world wide, poverty and starvation and effects of global warming with many more natural disasters happening. This is such a huge mind set change, that has to happen inside each of our mind's, but at a fundamentally human level, coming from shared consciousness - love and respect for other's cultures and traditions and religions, compassion for other's plights.
He also spoke about how we can cure our physical body with our mind, but we can't cure our mind so easily. We know this with stress manifesting in our lives and causing so many illnesses. Therefore, we need to look after our mind to keep it healthy - with positive thoughts and attitudes which then become habits, behaviour and how we are. Strange how it all comes back to the yogic way of doing things and taking time to get to know ourselves and becoming self -aware. Make choices to slow down and nurture yourself - so we can have good health and longevity and be able to contribute positively to society.
We all thought that his messages were simple, yet profound. We had all heard the same messages before, but somehow we are still thinking about what he said. Wisdom, universal truth, a simple and profound message spoken from the heart. His message is staying with us and influencing our lives just as one would expect from the world's leading spiritual master.
What I will take away with me, is that we need to work together globally to be more co-operative, instead of competitively to counter the explosive population increase world wide, poverty and starvation and effects of global warming with many more natural disasters happening. This is such a huge mind set change, that has to happen inside each of our mind's, but at a fundamentally human level, coming from shared consciousness - love and respect for other's cultures and traditions and religions, compassion for other's plights.
He also spoke about how we can cure our physical body with our mind, but we can't cure our mind so easily. We know this with stress manifesting in our lives and causing so many illnesses. Therefore, we need to look after our mind to keep it healthy - with positive thoughts and attitudes which then become habits, behaviour and how we are. Strange how it all comes back to the yogic way of doing things and taking time to get to know ourselves and becoming self -aware. Make choices to slow down and nurture yourself - so we can have good health and longevity and be able to contribute positively to society.
We all thought that his messages were simple, yet profound. We had all heard the same messages before, but somehow we are still thinking about what he said. Wisdom, universal truth, a simple and profound message spoken from the heart. His message is staying with us and influencing our lives just as one would expect from the world's leading spiritual master.
No comments:
Post a Comment