This is a change in vibration, some relief from the seriousness of
survival, but I am so excited about a new film that has premiered and
is showing various places already but will be officially released in a
few months.

If you liked Seven Years in Tibet or Kundun, you are going to love
Milarepa. From the trailers, it looks like they might have achieved
the cinematographic excellence of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but
judge for yourself:

http://milarepamovie.com/

You can also hear a very fine introduction by the Venerable Khandro
Rinpoche:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=t_36UK2p89U&NR=1

Now for some politics. Many of you know this and some do not, but
Tibet was once upon a time a reclusive Tibetan Buddhist country ruled
by a succession of Dalai Lamas who were believed to be the
reincarnations of each other. When the reborn Dalai Lamas were
discovered as children, the country was ruled by regents, and like
all political systems, there was always intrigue despite the high
mindedness of religion and the keen sense of karma underlying
Buddhism in general but Tibetan Buddhism in particular.

The present Dalai Lama is the 14th and ancient prophecies had
predicted that he would be the last.

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