i love this picture of the Dalai Lama as a child and i love taking the occasion of his 84th birthday to celebrate his powerful planetary presence with a few of his inspiring words…

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“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.”

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yes, may we all breathe in his blessings of gratitude, compassion and service deeply through our one heart… tonight, i traveled by livestream to be with the Dalai Lama in India for his birthday celebration… what a huge gathering vibrating at the frequency of joy and love, such a visceral experience of peace…

i’d like to close with a few more words from His Holiness, words he said as he was leaving Portalandia following an Earth Summit back in 2013…

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“I’m always mentioning that mentally, emotionally and physically we are the same human being. So the potential which I have and that I use – you also have that same potential. You must realize that potential and utilize that potential as much as you can. Then you will be a happy person and live a meaningful life.”

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Happy Birthday! May you continue to live for a very long time being compassionate presence and may we give you what you said would be the best birthday gift –  to practice your three commitments of wherever we are creating an atmosphere of compassion, a society of compassion; of being harmony and of sharing the ancient and useful Tibetan knowledge of Nalanda …