I was sitting at Lhamo´s enjoying a lemon soda on the roof-top when two travellers arrive in the company of a young Tibetan guy. One of the young women is a loud American who has just come from a Thai massage. Her masseuse tells her an interesting story.
The Thai woman had a chance meeting with the Dalai Lama who was staying at the same hotel as her in Bangkok. She didn´t really know who he was at first, but felt a “connection”. She asked the the hotel receptionist who he was and he informed her it was HHDL. She looked him up on the Internet, found he was based in McLeod Ganj, and decided she needed to see him again. She wrote to HHDL´s office and scheduled a private audience. On meeting him she told him of her strong connection she felt with him. He advised her to spend two years to research Tibetan history.
The Thai woman followed the Dalai Lama´s advise and set about her studies. She came across the story of Wen Cheng, a Chinese princess who married the King of Tibet in 638AD. Indeed, China have used his story to lay its claim to Tibet. She claims to have extremely clear memories of her past life, including the ability to name her ladies-in-waiting, the scent she used and descriptions of the palace.
Why is it that past-life memories often involve such a heightened sense of grandeur? An aunt of mine went for a regression and was told she was one of the original disciples of Jesus.
Asked how the massage was, the loud American replies “it was really crap”.
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