Dalai Lamia Speaks In-Avatar At Mayo Clinic
By Gemma Cleanslate
There was a large
gathering at the Mayo Clinic Conference Center East on Monday the 29th
of February. The occasion was a webcast of The Dalai Lama with his avatar in Second Life
on the stage. Svea Morane, the coordinator for the Mayo Clinic in Second Life welcomed us
all to the conference center and advised us that we could send questions to the
Dalai Lama.
The Dalai Lama was addressing caregivers at the clinic on the
subject of compassion in the health field. The talk he gave included many facets
but all of them really described accepting each person. As a human being from
womb to death we all desire the same thing, a happy life. We are all part of the
human family. He was quite humorous at times, but in doing so was presenting the
idea that our mental attitude is most important. To caretakers, do the best you
can to promote happiness within the patient. Examine your own negative feelings
or anger from all angles, analyze and realize that much can be dismissed by that
analysis. Most of the anger exists in our own minds. Whether one has religious
belief or not, each human being can be viewed with compassion and most of all
love and kindness, regardless of their station in life.
To some questions, in his
humility he admitted he could not really answer that question. But then he did,
and the answer was always love. It was a marvelous experience to sit among 81
avatars who all heard the same message at the same time as the caregivers in his
audience. He also thanked all his caregivers that were with him during his stay
for treatment at the clinic.
Thanks to the Mayo Clinic Staff for arranging the
joint event through webcast and with the Dalai Lama avatar. Some of the address
may appear on the website. dalailama.com .
Mayo Clinic (33, 195, 28).
Gemma Cleanslate
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