When His Holiness won the Nobel Peace Prize, there was a quantum leap. He is not seen as solely a Tibetan anymore; he belongs to the world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The Dalai Lama is just a temporal leader of Tibet.
I also saw the Dalai Lama a few times.
The Dalai Lama's entire being is about peace and harmony, forgiveness and self-discipline. Those are qualities to be admired. I am really looking forward to meeting His Holiness.
If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.
I asked Dalai Lama the most important question that I think you could ask - if he had ever seen Caddyshack.
What the Dalai Lama had to resolve was whether to stay in Tibet or leave. He wanted to stay, but staying would have meant the total destruction of Tibet, because he would have died and that would have ripped the heart out of his people.
If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense. I am just one human being.
The Tibetan people will need to determine who the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is.
My father documented on film for the last time what Tibet looked like before the world got there.
I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.