The Dali Lama speaks at Rutgers

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  1. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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  3. water the sea Registered Senior Member

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    A lucky bastard you are.

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  5. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    I just got his new book (it's not out yet, but I have a friend who gets me proofs and advance copies).
    I hope to read it before I go see him.
     
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    I feel like a Catholic going to see the Pope!

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  8. water the sea Registered Senior Member

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    One Raven,

    I am afraid that you are clinging on to the Dhalai Lama.
     
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    What makes you say that? *stands awkwardly against the wall attempting to hide poster*

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    I didn't mean prrof and advanced copies of HIS books, specifically.
    She works for a publisher, and gets me books she thinks I would be interesting.
    It's just my luck that THEY published his latest book.
     
  11. Hapsburg Hellenistic polytheist Valued Senior Member

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    **** the Dalai Lama. Anyone with the word "Llama" in his title, no matter the spelling, irritates me, because I hate that damn animal, and any word that sounds like it invokes nothing but pested annoyance.
    However, I respect the man himself.
     
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    Who in the world cares???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  14. Hapsburg Hellenistic polytheist Valued Senior Member

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    Buddhists, you fucking prick. Though I don't agree with pacifism, the Dalai Lama has words of wisdom that it would wise to listen to.
     
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    Youll love it. Hes a cool guy. Great sense of humor too. My friends and kids and I just saw him in Sunvalley Idaho for two days the weekend of 9/11. The choir group my daughter sings in was invited to sing for him. I carved a dorje out of clear quartz
    for him, and met some people through a friend who were doing a private tea cermony for his brother, and I gave it to them to give to him to give the dalai lama, which they did.It was a great experience.

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    I DID love it.
    Pardon my ignorance, but what implements do you use to carve quartz?
    Do you have a picture of the dorje? I would love to see it.
     
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    I use lapidary equipment like a cabbing machine ( for making cabachons and other things ) that have diamond impregnated grinding wheels and a water supply to keep them cool and lubed while working. I have a diamond table saw/trim saw, that uses oil to keep the blade cool while cutting. I use a tool like a foredom tool for carving details, with diamond carving bits and water for coolant. Lots of other tools too really.
    lets see, here are two different stages of it., its about four finger widths long...

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    and later,

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    Theres a depressing story about why I dont have a picture of it completely finished but its too early in the morning here for that heh.
     
  18. c20H25N3o Shiny Heart of a Shiny Child Registered Senior Member

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    Beautiful piece of craft work. Where do you learn the skills to do that? Just from books or are there specific classes you can go to?

    peace

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    Ive never been really good at learning things from classes. Anyways, I dont think there are very many schools in the US that teach gemstone carving. Most carvers from this country anyways are self taught. I am too so far. I have a long ways to go yet, but Im getting pretty good after 5 years (this month) or 10,000 + hours.The carving part isnt the difficult part, its the finishing of the stone that kills, the polishing part. ugh. There are things about that Id really like someone to teach me, at this point. But as it stands, Im still my teacher. Fortunately I have a great benefactor for gem rough.,Its not an easy sport to get into when youre poor like I am.,

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    I have some pictures in a myspace profile if youd like to look, of some other things Ive made. www.myspace.com/vossist_artists. I also have a picture archive site of stuff Ive done. PM for the address if youd like to

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    Wow, that dorje is pretty cool. I can certainly appreciate the handiwork, since I'm a professional model maker. What's a dorje?
     
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    Does anyone know what the beads on the Dali Lama's wrist symbolize? He wears them in the video I mentioned. What's up with that? I'm asking because I don't think it has anything to do with fashion.
     
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