I pay homage to the compassionate Buddha, Avalokiteshvara, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and to the sangha, and greetings to all the brothers and sisters in the audience.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is Definitely the Compassion BuddhaThe Supreme Refuge and Protector, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, is the one and only refuge for us transmigratory beings, the direct source of peace and happiness for all sentient beings.

Myself and those of us here today, who are ordinary beings, whose minds are filled with delusion, ignorance, anger, and attachment, so that we cannot even see Guru Shakyamuni in the aspect of Buddha, Avalokiteshvara in the aspect of deity, we see the

Rinpoche sent the following message to a Dharma center that hosts an annual event with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. It was to be published in the center’s magazine.

In this way, you are able to help His Holiness to benefit most of the world.

Rinpoche made the following comments regarding the blessings and benefit that His Holiness the Dalai Lama brings to sentient beings. 

When we see His Holiness the Dalai Lama, not only do we see the compassion of all the Buddhas, but also we see Avalokiteshvara in a dynamic human form—a form that allows us to communicate directly.

My very dear one,

My dearest Sharon,Thank you very much for your very kind letter. It is completely OK—first, your strong request to purify karma; second, confessing to me. It came out very good to purify by reciting the Thirty-five Buddhas’ names with prostrations.