Is Reincarnation Real? | Part 4 of The Dalai Lama's Guide to Happiness
10% Happier with Dan Harris
10% Media, LLC
4.6 • 12.9K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
One of the Dalai Lama's most challenging teachings, especially for secular western minds, is reincarnation. In this episode, His Holiness describes the Buddhist deity who he believes to be his "boss." Dan then sits down with Richie again to discuss whether there is any scientific evidence for rebirth. The episode begins and ends with emotional moments, where members of our team respond with tears to being in the presence of the Dalai Lama.
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| 0:00.0 | So this is security where we go check in. |
| 0:05.3 | This is the 10% happier podcast. |
| 0:07.4 | I'm Dan Harris. |
| 0:09.3 | Pretty soon they'll be bringing in a huge delegation of people who will have what's called |
| 0:15.0 | an audience with his holiness. |
| 0:19.9 | Every morning, except on Sundays, the Dalai Lama holds a public audience at his compound |
| 0:25.9 | with fans and followers. |
| 0:29.3 | These audiences are hushed affairs despite the bustle of the crowd. |
| 0:33.6 | Everybody's patiently working their way through the long line. |
| 0:37.2 | Then they approach the Dalai Lama in small groups and have their pictures taken and |
| 0:41.0 | receive blessings. |
| 0:44.2 | It's quite clear just from watching that these brief moments of contact are incredibly |
| 0:48.5 | meaningful for these visitors. |
| 0:50.4 | Might be the most meaningful moment of their lives. |
| 0:53.3 | And through it all, the Dalai Lama is his usual self-com and smiling as far as I can |
| 0:57.6 | tell, utterly at ease. |
| 1:02.7 | What strikes me most about this scene though is actually something that happens afterwards |
| 1:07.6 | after we turn the cameras off. |
| 1:09.8 | Our photographer, Tommy, is an American guy I've known and worked with for 20 years back |
| 1:15.0 | when I was at ABC News. |
| 1:17.4 | Prior to this trip, he had no interest as far as I know in meditation or Buddhism or |
| 1:22.4 | the Dalai Lama. |
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