Listening to Dalai Lama in person was on my bucket list
for a while, but it was simply by chance I found out that he was visiting
Madison and I had time on hand. On May 13, I drove to Madison with my daughter and
went straight to the Deer Park Center nearby. We did not know that he was
staying there until two big police officer stopped us at the entrance. The
nearby hotel where we were staying was full of people who came to see him from
all over the area. I had a great time talking with them. Next morning, at the
Alliant Center, we sat among Tibetan families and others of many faiths. Dalai
Lama’s lecture, a teaching lecture was based on the ancient text written by Je Tsongkhapa. The small book
containing the text was distributed at the entrance which proved to be very
helpful. See http://www.dalailama.com/news/post/946-public-teachings-addressing-tibetan-residents-and-visiting-the-state-legislature-in-madison-wisconsin
for a brief on the visit. Although I have experienced many traditions and
teaching of Buddhism and visited Lhasa before, it was one of most inspiring mornings
of my life. It was a wonderful “satsang”.
