1 SHAMASH.ORG /usr/www/wwwhc/listserv/archives/mochin August 2002
2 244 28_Learning from the Dalai Lama16_devor@huji.ac.il21_devor@projectmind.org31_Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:28:54 +0300586_Windows-1252 B'S"D<br><br>Dear Mochin Subscribers, PM Associates and Friends,<br><br>The story, below (copied from the Aish HaTorah site) like many<br>others of its genre has many lessons to teach but the one that<br>seems to get lost most easily is that the tradition into which we<br>are born pertains to our essence. So much so that G.I. Gurdjieff<br>is quoted to having said that a man who changes his religion,<br>loses his soul. It's not just that we are cut off from our roots when<br>we ignore them but that, more importantly, we betray the seed that<br>gives us our form, [...]43_12Aug200215:28:54+0300devor@projectmind.org
247 23 32_Re: Learning from the Dalai Lama13_Manohar Tilak16_matilak@usit.net29_Wed, 21 Aug 2002 18:46:53 EDT651_Windows-1252 The story reminds me of my honored friend Professor (History and<br>Philosophy) Tsung M. Dow from Boca Raton, Florida, telling me that one of<br>his sons had entered Judaism out of clear conviction.<br>I feel that Dalai Lama knows what the truth is....<br><br>Shalom to all.<br><br>Manohar A. Tilak<br><br>------------------------- mochin@shamash.org ------------------------+<br>Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org<br>A service of Hebrew College, offering online courses and an<br>online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/<br>------------------------- mochin@shamash.org ------------------------=36_21Aug200218:46:53EDTmatilak@usit.net