Two Interactions with Tibetans

Believe in God

One of the staff members, Norzom, at the school is a very capable woman. She is excellent at all she does - when she makes a commitment, she delivers. No fuss, no mess. This is important because her documentation is vital in the processes of interacting with the Indian government to stay in the country.

I noticed that her WhatsApp status was "Believe in God." Intrigued, I have been waiting for some time to discuss this with her. She is always busy, so I had to wait for right time.

This opportunity came when I arrived at her office late one afternoon. The day's work had wound down, and it was clear that she had a rare moment to chat. I asked where what she meant by her WhatsApp status.

"Don't you know?" Norzom answered. "One must pray to God whenever things go wrong. It is important to trust in God all the time. God will help us if we pray."

"Which God do you pray to?" I asked, intrigued.

"The Dalai Lama, of course," Norzom answered.

Then she looked confused. "Doesn't everybody pray to the Dalai Lama?"

Then she had a moment of insight. "Which God do you pray to?"

I gave her a brief answer.

I write this to highlight that the Dalai Lama is not just a sweet old man, but that he is revered as a living god amongst the Tibetan population.

Please pray that the Tibetan people will come to a point where they cry out to the living God, and not to worthless idols and mere humans.

A Tibetan View of Why Love Should Not be Shown

Tibetans are called to show compassion, not love. Compassion is an outflow of self-generated emotion which does not need action. Love as we know it, has a Tibetan word that means "Great Compassion." Ordinary Tibetans are not expected to show "Great Compassion." This is only expected of the most advanced exponents of the religion.

I received a notion as to why compassion, not love, is the Tibetan Buddhist command. When I was discussing love with Timothy and two of his friends, Timothy said that love is not always appropriate. It can sometimes have negative consequences that we cannot foresee.

As an example of this, he said that there was once a soldier that was injured in a battle. Another soldier save his life by giving him some water. The wounded soldier recovered and later became the leader of his country. His name was Hitler.

The argument is that only those who have supernatural knowledge can discern when love is beneficial. In fact, one can end up doing more harm than good. Most people should therefore be content with mere compassion.

Please pray that Jesus will show Timothy and his friends that His love never fails.

Speaking of Timothy, he has brought two of his friends to me, and we meet every week. The one friend went to a Christian college. The first few meetings we spent answering some very strange ideas that he had picked up at the college which showed that he had not paid much attention when basic concepts had been explained.

The other friend has no understanding of Jesus at all, so explaining things about Jesus has been a pleasure.

Please keep praying for Timothy and his friends.

About the Author: Bert completed CPx in Cape Town in 2015 in Cape Town. Since then he and his wife have been working among the unreached peoples of the southern Himalayas. His joy is his three daughters and three grandchildren who all love Jesus.

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