His Holiness & The Cardinal
His Holiness the Dalai Lama presents Cardinal Theodore Edgar MacCarrick with a “souvenir”, a Buddha statue, in Washington DC on July 14, 2011. Cardinal MacCarrick, the former Archbishop of Washington DC, came to greet His Holiness during the second day of the Kalacakara Empowerment being held at the Verizon Center in Washington DC. (Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL)
This is so beautiful and I wanted to share with my friends here on the blog. His Holiness and Cardinal MacCarrick really exemplify true spirituality. Two spiritual men from two established world religions meeting, speeking, dialogue, sharing and mutal respect. That is the way it should be! They lead the example for people of spirituality everywhere. We should not condemn other religions. Never. We should learn, understand and show deep respect. By condemning other religions, it hurts people, creates disharmony and it distances everyone from eachother. What we want is not distance, but sharing and closeness. We want harmony, inner peace and outer peace. It is so beautiful to see these two men of the cloth greet and share. I wish them both long life and great health. It is so inspiring for me. It is so beautiful.
I thank His Holiness the Dalai Lama and I thank this great Cardinal MacCarrick. They bless us so much.
Tsem Rinpoche
Dzam lhing cho lug nham chi tra shi shog
Cho lug thun dril iong ve tra shi shog
Cho chi u trid lhen ghye ku tse ten pe tra shi shog
Cho dzed sem ghyud dul ve tra shi shog
Khor va dong ne trug pe tra shi shog
Kham sum cho la ghyur ve tra shi shog
Dro kun sang ghye thob pe tra shi shog
Gea lu kha ciod drub pe tra shi shog
prayer for the unity of all religion – may it come true!
Yes. Very very beautiful and auspicious indeed that both leaders of different religions greet one another out of sincerity. The smiles on their faces are genuine and are out of love, respect and compassion. It is a reminder to us to follow them as exampleto treat other religion with respect and sensitivity, as long as that particular religion is based on the same fundamental truth – love and compassion.
If there was only one religion in this world, there could be a lesser drive for shared learning in spiritual practice and harmony….maybe
it is indeed a very beautiful picture of leader from 2 different religion embracing each other, we can see care, compassion and respect from both side. this is a great example to all humankind, and show that religion shares the same mission, that is bringing peace, love and harmony to all walks of life. if every one respect each other religion, world peace is not far from our reach. we may be different in continent, races, and religion, but we share one same thing, that is we live in the same world together. Thank you Rinpoche for sharing such a beautiful picture for all of us.
Without differences, how do we learn acceptance, tolerance and forgiveness?
Whenever I see great minds meet, like HH the Dalai Lama and the Cardinal MacCarrick, I always feel a fushion of wisdom amd compassion energy soaring to the sky.
May HH the Dalai Lama and the Cardinal MacCarrick love long!
The world really need such spiritual leaders, leaders that lead men by example and not by brute force or the force of their purse strings. Spirituality is best exemplified when it brings happiness, harmony and comfort to those who need it. The Dalai Lama really puts a face to the ideal of compassion and true spirituality that transcends religious dogma and delineation. There’s no higher truth to harmony and happiness. It is a blessing just to behold their kind faces.
Spiritual leaders should really show the way towards peace. Looking at the His Holiness in a public talk is so amazing, a Buddha like act in our modern times. More dialogue will create less wars.