OK - I didn’t really spend any evening with the Dalai Lama in person.

But I had the next best thing - a showing of a movie called “Dalai Lama Renaisssance“, a documentary which is set to spread his inspirational message around the world next year, when it goes on general release.

It was a very special evening as I just happened to be sitting next to the producer, Khashyar Darvich.
It was quite an inspirational evening and depsite the darkness I managed to scribble down some key messages and quotes to make things happen in our daily life:

“Words are mere bubbles of water, but deeds are drops of gold” - Chinese proverb

“You yourself must make the effort, the buddhas are only the teachers” - Buddhist saying

“Open your heart and conquer the “Tibets” within in” - quote from person interviewed

“What trains are going past YOU right now” - in reference to those people who say they would have never turned a blind eye to the trainloads of Jews sent off to the gas chambers.

“Humanity has to come first, my nation, my people, my cast, all come second” - Dalai Lama

“By being more compassionate to others, we become happier ourselves!” - Dalai Lama

Do go and see the movie as soon as it is released. It could transform your outlook on life forever.