"When presented with disquieting thoughts or feelings, cultivate an opposite elevated attitude," is an important teaching by the ancient yogic sage, Patanjali. A powerful example of one who makes that transition from the negative to the positive is the 14th Dalai Lama.
Indian journalist Vijay Kranti, recently interviewed the Dalai Lama asking how life as a refugee has affect the Dalai Lama personally, to which His Holiness replied:
“Generally speaking, these years have been a sad period. For the Tibetan nation as a whole this is the darkest period in history. But then difficulties and problems also help you come closer to reality. They also increase your inner strength. If China had not occupied Tibet then I might have been living in comfort. In that case I may have been a superficial Dalai Lama.”
Indian journalist Vijay Kranti, recently interviewed the Dalai Lama asking how life as a refugee has affect the Dalai Lama personally, to which His Holiness replied:
“Generally speaking, these years have been a sad period. For the Tibetan nation as a whole this is the darkest period in history. But then difficulties and problems also help you come closer to reality. They also increase your inner strength. If China had not occupied Tibet then I might have been living in comfort. In that case I may have been a superficial Dalai Lama.”
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