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   From: julianlzb87@gmail.com   
      
   On 07/06/2020 02:45, liaM wrote:   
   > The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has set an   
   > annual program for next 20 years on Friday saying that he will live at   
   > least till then. During the live streaming his teaching on cultivating   
   > the awakening mind on Friday, His Holiness directed the Tibetan Buddhist   
   > learning centres to plan this as an annual ritual for next 20 years.   
   >   
   > During the introductory remarks from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he   
   > explained that he felt it could be beneficial if we carried out the   
   > ceremony of Cultivating the Awakening Mind on this auspicious day in   
   > memory of Gautam Buddha’s grace. His Holiness further advised the   
   > Tibetan Buddhist learning centres including the three main centres of   
   > Drepung, Gaden and Sera to hold this ceremony every year. He added that   
   > he will also be present for the annual program at least for next twenty   
   > years or so.   
   >   
   > While beginning his teaching, His Holiness explained that that   
   > developing compassion is the best way to follow the Buddha and repay his   
   > kindness to us. And along with compassion it’s important to cultivate an   
   > understanding of emptiness. He further explained that they all cultivate   
   > bodhichitta together in the spirit that all are same.   
   >   
   > “Imagine Buddha Shakyamuni in front of you in person. Around him are   
   > other great upholders of the doctrine such as Nagarjuna and the   
   > Seventeen Masters of Nalanda. We still have their books, which we can   
   > read, and gain experience of what they wrote. Our principal offering to   
   > them is to read their works, analyse what they mean and integrate that   
   > understanding within ourselves. Also present in front of you imagine   
   > Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri and Arya Tara, embodiments of compassion,   
   > wisdom and enlightened activity respectively, along with Maitreya and   
   > Kshitigarbha.”, His Holiness the Dalai Lama taught on the live streaming   
   > attended by thousands of devotees from across the world.   
      
   I don't need to imagine. I have a picture.   
      
   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/SGI_Go   
   onzon.jpg/808px-SGI_Gohonzon.jpg   
      
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