His Holyness Dalai Lama

So...what happened was the following. After much hustle getting a presspass from the Foreign Ministry, I wasn't allowed to neither film or take pictures of Dalai Lama. The presspass alowed me to bring my equipment into the Temple though, since I was allowed to use the camera before and after his lectures. My questions I had to leave to his secretary. And like I mentioned before, my special invitation included me and a few thousand (!) Koreans...

But it was great! So many people and monks, and so still and quiet. As soon as he started to talk everyone were silent for hours. People barely went to the bathroom. A quote:

"...--- no matter what is going on, never give up. Develop the heart...-- too much energy in your country is spent developing the mind instead of the heart. Be compassionate, not just to your friends but to everyone. Be compassionate, work for peace. --- and I say it again: never give up! No matter what is happening, no matter what is going on around you, never give up."

Oh...I was so lucky to be there and see him! I wanted to see Dalai Lama for so many years, and I didn't know that he would be here when I re-squeduled the trip from Ladakh to Dharamsala. That's what I call syncronisity! And the most touching thing was to see the really old Tibetan men and women kneeling down, touching their heads on the floor in fron of him - the appreciation for what he does for the Tibetan people is immense, and what he said above sort of sums it up. I'm very very moved...

And you know what - once I was there the security let me film for about 30 seconds! So here's the precious clip: