Seeds of Compassion

Visiting Seattle to see the Dalai Lama was exciting. What an amazing opportunity to experience the reincarnation of Buddha. Wow. O.k., our seats were up in the nosebleed section, and I think we had to hike up 600 feet to our seats in PP, but it was a gorgeous day, thankfully the warmest of the year, and we had a wonderful view of West Seattle and the Puget Sound. 

The energy I experienced when the Dalai Lama walked out onto the field was incredible. The tens of thousands of people there, including His Holiness, surely all experienced some sense of awe at this event. Such love emanated through the crowd. It was difficult to hear and understand what the Dalai Lama was saying, as his accent in combination with the sound system delay made things pretty much unintelligible. However, when he really had a point to make, he certainly got it across. You can view the webcast of the event here: www.seedsofcompassion.org/webcast/index.html

James, Colin, and I had a delightful time. 

After the event we went to our hotel at the Seattle Sheraton and went out for a delightfully delicious meal at a restaurant called Palomino. It was yummy. Too bad Colin had been cooped up all day in the car and at the event. Afterward we went swimming, and just laid around in bed, and James went out on the town. A rough sleep that night, but overall a great trip!