I listened to a Tibetan rimpoche on 'New Dimensions' last night. OK I know it didn't air until March 1st but I am catching up from my month on the road and I am NEARLY THERE!Yes. This person was as wise and clear as the Dalai Lama. I liked his comment about ritual and ceremony. He pointed out that the Buddha didn't do a hundred thousand prostrations, as some Buddha seekers are required to do. I'm sure he was much too sensible. I was required to do a thousand prostrations. I thought it a bit silly, but I did them really fast. Me, counting to myself as I flop and rise on my kitchen floor is a far cry from the splendid old Tibetans prostrating their way around the Jokang Temple in Lhasa. Their belief is their way of living, ground into their hearts and minds.
