It might not have escaped your attention that ever since I announced on this blog that I'd begin following the Tigers again, they have pretty much hit rock bottom. They have gone from a pre-season where debate was in the air about whether they could be the best Tiger team ever to a place where they have their first pitcher with 2 wins this season.
This past weekend I saw the Dalai Lama (no there is no transition, don't worry, there isn't one in my mind that was missed somehow, either). The Dalai Lama pretty much blew my mind. He is inspiring and challenging and at the same time, non-threatening. He made me realize the degree to which I spend my day doing and working on pointless tasks. He pointed directly to the need to be more altruistic. He linked friendship clearly with happiness. He talked about "good selfish" . .. . and a million other things that will cause my head to storm with ideas for a long time to come.
He also made me consider that Twitter and this Blog and the Internet and my computer might be just a whole lot of wastefulness, a means to shunt off the really important things in life.
There is a lot more to this. For a long time, I have been considering what the "quest for truth" is all about, especially if the "truth" hurts other people. In my mind, the Dalai Lama reinforced the idea that this is all a "striving after wind," that what is important is caring, not truth.
I discussed this with my sister last night. It all seems very La Petite Prince, "It is only with the heart that one sees rightly. That which is essential is invisible to the eye."
You can't measure anything worthwhile. OK, so the implications for this in my life could be huge. I'll just have to go down the road a ways and see.
The Dalai Lama emphasized how advancement in spiritual matters comes only after a long, long time with study and prayer.
Still an amazing presence, still a hopeful being. I'm really glad I went.
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