Hello Dahli

Jay Beckman wrote:

The heck with the cop! Any idea just how bad your karma could get if you
mess with the #1 Budhist in the world !??!

He'd be a grasshopper in his next life.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:TmjYe.394831$xm3.301113@attbi_s21...
I'm torn between laughter and incredulity.

Would you feel the same if it were the pope?

Yes -- although the Pope has some credibility behind his quasi-diplomatic
status.

I don't know what's worse -- having second-rate politicians thinking that
they're better than the rest of us, or having "men of the cloth" thinking
the same thing.

That's the story of the last 10,000 years of human history, going all the
way back to witch doctors and shamans along side tribal leaders.

"JohnH" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:
I'm torn between laughter and incredulity.

Would you feel the same if it were the pope?

Yes -- although the Pope has some credibility behind his
quasi-diplomatic status.

I don't know what's worse -- having second-rate politicians thinking
that they're better than the rest of us, or having "men of the cloth"
thinking the same thing.

Agreed. WRT politicians, whatever became of the concept of "all men
created equal"?
Well, first of all it's "created", and second, people have always had a
tendency to deify the tribal leaders/kings/politicians.

Of course, the politicians and high priests have always done everything they
can to encourage that behavior.

Skywise wrote:

I recall seeing an interview with the Dalai Lama, I think on
60 minutes, some years ago. I was very impressed at the
intelligence and thoughtfulness of the man. His remarks
were always very direct, no double talk mumbo-jumbo. For a
religious leader he was very down to earth and personable.
No holier-than-thou attitude.

A friend of mine used to be a flight attendant for Delta. Many years ago
she was on a flight out of London when a group of Tibetian monks got on
the plane and settled in first class. This was a bit of an unusual
occurance for her and, being the gregarious sort of person she is, she
gets into a fairly animated conversation with them.

She had a great time with one of them who she found to be a very charming
man. She was was laughing at his jokes, touching his arm or shoulder and
generally having a very pleasnt time.

Wasn't until she got off the plane and saw the throng of people meeting
the plane that she realized that she had been flirting with the Dahli
Lama.

--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR