Richard Gere Honors Dalai Lama's 90th Birthday Celebration

Celebration of an Extraordinary Life

• 🥳 Richard Gere expressed joy in celebrating the extraordinary life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday.
• 🌍 He acknowledged the presence of spiritual leaders, diplomats, and representatives from around the world, gathered to pay respects.

Dalai Lama's Unique Embodiment

• 💡 Gere highlighted that while the Dalai Lama may not focus on birthdays, his teachings emphasize living each moment with openness, love, and compassion.
• 🌟 He described the Dalai Lama as a unique figure embodying selflessness, complete love, compassion, and wisdom, unlike anyone he has encountered.
• ✝️ Comparing to his Christian upbringing, Gere noted that the Dalai Lama's teachings offer a profound understanding of the combination of compassion and wisdom.

Dalai Lama's Universal Significance

• 🌐 Gere shared a sentiment from a religious conference: the Dalai Lama no longer belongs solely to Tibet but to the world and the universe.
• ⏳ Despite the Dalai Lama's physical age of 90, Gere affirmed his spiritual nature as being outside of time and beyond concept.
• 💖 He concluded by calling the Dalai Lama the most extraordinary biped to ever walk the planet.