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ProSense

(116,464 posts) Thu Mar 6, 2014, 11:59 AM Mar 2014

WATCH: Dalai Lama Leads Senate Prayer For First Time Ever

WATCH: Dalai Lama Leads Senate Prayer For First Time Ever

The Dalai Lama gave the opening prayer at the U.S. Senate for the first time ever on Thursday.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) thanked the Tibetan spiritual leader for his words.

Last month the Dalai Lama also met with President Barack Obama at the White House, which provoked a stern rebuke from the Chinese government.

Watch below:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/dalai_lama_leads_senate_prayer_video

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WATCH: Dalai Lama Leads Senate Prayer For First Time Ever (Original Post) ProSense Mar 2014 OP

Saw that. Cool! :). n/t YvonneCa Mar 2014 #1

Thank you, Your Holiness! Aristus Mar 2014 #2

kick Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #3

That's really interesting. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2014 #4

that's awfully reductive. cali Mar 2014 #8

no, it's a summarization BuddhaGirl Mar 2014 #12

as far as religions go, they do pimp the coolest outfits snooper2 Mar 2014 #5

Wait for the Fundie faux outrage in 3...2...1... COLGATE4 Mar 2014 #6

Pretty Cool!!! gopiscrap Mar 2014 #7

I love it! Will keep working on what he said there. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #9

Any Christians protest from the Gallery? brooklynite Mar 2014 #10

Don't get me wrong.... Bigmack Mar 2014 #11

That's just all kinds of awesome! BuddhaGirl Mar 2014 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author BuddhaGirl Mar 2014 #15

I love that. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2014 #18

k&r... spanone Mar 2014 #14

kick! BuddhaGirl Mar 2014 #16

Alas, his thoughts about "dispelling the misery of the world" are probably lost on politicians. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #17

As are Christian prayers of the same sort... hunter Mar 2014 #19

YvonneCa

(10,117 posts)

1. Saw that. Cool! :). n/t

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Thu Mar 6, 2014, 12:01 PM

Mar 2014

Aristus

(66,275 posts)

2. Thank you, Your Holiness!

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Thu Mar 6, 2014, 12:08 PM

Mar 2014

Wonderful!...

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

3. kick

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Thu Mar 6, 2014, 12:15 PM

Mar 2014

leftyladyfrommo

(18,864 posts)

4. That's really interesting.

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Thu Mar 6, 2014, 12:24 PM

Mar 2014

Buddhists don't believe in a creator God. They are all about karma. And Tibetan Buddhism is all about compassion for all sentient beings. It's about enlightenment and compassion and finding joy in your life.

I love the Dalai Lama and have followed him for years. Some people on this board have posted just awful things about him but I have never heard anything over the years that would make me believe any of the awful attacks against him.

He is all about freedom for Tibet and he will go and speak anywhere and to anyone if he thinks it will do any good.