The Dalai Lama on why reincarnation is not important 

He almost came out and said it plainly, You dont need me, i am not the key to liberation. You need to practice the 3 simple things the Buddha taught as the keys - sila, Anapanasati & vipassana. Idolizing a spiritual man isn't the way out. *Practicing* what the wise teach is. 🙏

What he said is one of the major concepts in Buddhism. We should not depend on monastics (monks) neither Buddhas...as Buddha said, we rely on dharma to better ourselves.

I love this men, and follow his guidance. The harder they try to silence his teachings the more you hear about it. His teachings is the teaching of the Buddha like many before him. So this teaching and knowledge will go on for many many years to come. Please be careful with him, there is only one like him! Long live his holiness and his teachings. Deep bow of respect!

In this Era, every spiritual Guru all over world, profess to be a god , Jesus, hindu god's. Dalai Lama, openly say, I am just a ordinary monk...

It’s not that rebirth doesn’t matter, this is what gives Buddhism its meaning(in a way). What his holiness is trying to say here is that The institutions of reincarnated lamas or tulkus are not important or relevant anymore, for we have a complete set of teachings of the dharma from a lot of great past masters. Please post information with more detail, to not mislead people or get a wrong misconception from the Buddhist tradition.

I admire him precisely because of his being so humble

Thank you 🙏 his holiness. Your presence is wonderful reminder of love ❤️ and compassion in this world.

Dalai Lama, ocean of wisdom. Long life Hiss Holiness.

So true. Long live his Holiness the Dalai Lama. 🌸🌼🌻💐🌷🌹🌺

Once a disciples of Lord Bhudha beg Bhudha to rebirth, then he said, as long as Practices and practitioners of my physiology is there,I always remains too.

His point is well taken, but we should bear in mind that many people believe that the Buddha does reincarnate as other avatars of the same realization, but that realization is not necessarily expressed in the language of Buddhism. He appears in different cultures and times, and teaches using the language and circumstances of the day to express the same universal truth that transcends all cultures and ideologies. In Buddhism there is a principle called "non-attachment to views." This includes even Buddhist views. At the end of the day, it is not about preserving Buddhism at such, but about providing fresh dispensations of the same truth again and again as long as sentient beings exist.

Such a modern n rationalistic spiritual man we might be looking at the last of this quality being💟💟💟🌸

Bodhisatva: Dalai Lamma Uplifted Buddhism in modern era. Thank you. You always win our heart by your words.

Just pointing out: The building that you show in the video as "The Dalai Lama's main temple" is actually not correct. That is a picture of Gyuto Tantric Monastery which is not even in McLeod Ganj but in Siddhbari. I think a mistake like that, small as it might be, shows a lack of seriousness which can be complicated specially in this age of "fake news".

OMIGOD ✨ his holiness never disregard history of tibet－truly admirable. mainland china kingdom appointed/gave the title of lamas, not the monks themselves. he's right! there will always be political situation regarding spiritual leader in tibet. so when he said something along the line of "institution isn't important, the teaching is", it's very very touching even though i'm not a buddhist. he's very rational and open minded ✨🥺

I like the dalai lama He has humour and compassion

hes so peaceful to listen to

i was born as a christian and this peaceful man is hero to me. thank you, Daila Lama.

I also really love HH the Dalai Lama. 🙏 For my spiritual path I have also been really enjoying lots of Sri Avinash recently. #SriAvinashDoTV 🙏 His meditation talks have helped me to feel much more calm.

Why do i feel it's highly edited so might be edited the part what exactwas he saying?

Long live his holiness Dalai Lama 🙏🙏🙏

what a lovely message ! we need to reflect on what he is saying

Picture shown in 0:11 is wrong. That’s is not his temple. That is main monastery school ( gyuto monastery) of 17th karmapa. Third holiest lama of Tibet and throne holder of gyuto school. Dalai Lama temple is half an hour from the west direction of gyuto monastery.

His subtlety speaks volumes

Om mani padme hum ❤❤❤❤🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿📿📿📿 Long live his holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama ❤❤❤ THE LIVING BUDDHA OF COMPASSION ♥️ ❤️ 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿📿📿📿

Your holiness 🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏🙏

You guys should draw spirituality from within and live like the Dali lama ❤ BEST WISHES DALI 😔🙏

How odd that HH said that no buddha has reincarnated when Shakyamuni Buddha told his disciples before dying that he would reincarnate in eight year’s time, which he did when he manifested as Guru Rinpoche ( also known as Padmasambhava), who was later crucial in establishing Buddhism in Tibet.

I think Buddhas reincarnation will happen until he is at peace, which means he’ll reincarnate until there is peace. Aee it doesn’t matter that people remember you reincarnation, I half agree with what you’re saying sir. But like you’re saying it is not the institution that matters during reincarnation, it is the message, therefore the message is the souls goal. That’s I say the Buddha will reincarnate until there is peace, that is his souls goal.

He’s a Gelugpa, so he pushes the monastic tradition and institutions. The other 3 schools of Tibetan Buddhism also value this , but there is a yogic tradition the other 3 represent that they value equally. It’s for different people. The other schools say” if you want to find the true masters , stay away from the monasteries “.

Big slap to those Buddhist institutions who declare their son , heir as reincarnation just like a king dynasty. Reincarnation should be convincing, and child should validate rather than parents appointing them as one .

"...but their teaching remains." Selah. ♡

Here Dalai Lama says that a Buddha never reincarnates. Something that Osho always was saying. According to Osho to reincarnate you must not be fully Enlightened. Or you keep some desire to help people so you come back. But after one point it is impossible to identify with this life because you see clearly that it is an illusion.

Hi Dalai Lama. Thank you for sharing this video. Love you♥️

Very well said

I may not have all the answers but I have heard perspectives. I won't say I haven't learned about myself but who am I if it were not for your concerns.

The best is yet to come

Why the background sound?

The real name of the Dalai Lama is incorrectly posted.

LET'S WALK THE PATH OF BUDDHA MAY ALL BEINGS BE FREE FROM SUFFERING 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Long Live His Holiness 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 💐💐💐

. Well of course. The point of buddhism is to attain enlightenment and in doing so, escape reincarnation. thats BASIK

Meaning to say Drepung is a reincarnation of Nalanda institution where all the precious dharma have been originally born but now developed to serve our modern world. Just like HHDL who is the Lord Buddha himself

Hands up everyone who felt the piano music was a good idea.

Thank you very much for your advises Master holiness Dalai Lama I am very happy hear about tulku , in my opinion Master, it is the true concept at Buddhaism The philosophy of reincarnation , it is better to understand and serve as individually, I am very agreed with that Peace be upon you Master Holiness Dalai Lama Amituofo Amitabhha Buddha

It’s through the Dharma that an individual can learn how to transcend reincarnation. I guess the Dalai is saying that a preoccupation with the next one, is an attachment that is probably not conducive to Nirvana.

Thank you

His message here simply is don't idolize spiritual leaders and says the goal of the Tibetans will be achieved whether the Dalai Lama is there or not because the wisdom of the monks is guarded jealously by various institutions.

Reincarnation IS important thats why Avalokiteshwar reincarnated🙏

Reincarnation is not needed if one can reach enlightenment in one lifetime. It is only needed because it's very difficult to reach the final destination. Every time we come back, if we are awakened and conscious, we will continue our spiritual journey until we complete the full course. Unless and until we reach it, we will have to have to return back whether we like it or not. So, the more we make the effort to progress in every single incarnation, the less rebirths we will have to take. Sad to say, this master is not as enlightened as most people think. He has never say that he is fully enlightened. He maybe a very advanced seeker, but he is not a full master, yet.

Was His Holiness about to say something about feudalism in Tibet and it's link to the institution of the Dalai Lama? We love this man, but we can't help but feel that the institution has caused material suffering even if it did give many spiritual freedom. For all the learning and teaching, there was no penicillin like invention, no leather for the soul of the physical foot, only the spiritual one.

Our Humble Holliness!! I love this man!❤

Taking out of context a slice of a larger converstion, obviously from many comments, the point didn't register for a lot of people.

Some people questioned that if reincarnation is important, then why Buddha Shakyamuni has not reincarnated? My answer is Buddha Shakyamuni reincarnated in the form of a Spiritual Guide.

Unfortunately, many people read different books about reincarnation, which confuse the issue. In the Bhagavad-gita, chapter 2, verse 17 states: "Know that which pervades the entire body is indestructible. No one is able to destroy the imperishable soul." The living entity is not the body. We are not seeing each other. We are only seeing the bodies. You must understand that we are not the body. The body is like a machine that we are temporarily using. This is not a belief. We are talking about the highest science here. Krishna also explains in the Bhagavad-gita how a person within one life migrates from a baby body to an adult body and then to an old body. The cells have changed in the body. You are not the brain either. Understanding that I am not the body is the first basic understanding in spiritual life. You are the spirit soul, who is going from one body to the next. What does the mind have to do with this? In the Bhagavad-gita, chapter 15, verses 8 & 9 state: "The living entity in the material world carries his different conceptions of life from one body to another as the air carries aromas. The living entity, thus taking another gross body, obtains a certain type of ear, tongue, and nose and sense of touch, which are grouped about the mind. He thus enjoys a particular set of sense objects." If you still have desire for material sense enjoyment, then nature provides you with another set of senses. A new material body is developed from the subtle material body. You will find innumerable living entities. They also have tongues, ears and eyes. These are spirit souls, parts and parcels of God, just as much as we are. It is by the arrangement of nature that we get a certain type of body to carry out the particular desires that a person has. Each of us is enjoying different foods according to different tastes. If our mentality in this life is shaped like that of an animal, then we will take on an animal body in the next life. If one neglects the facility for self-realization in the human form of life, then one will not receive another human of life. What we do now with our gross physical body affects our mind, our subtle material body.

Buddhists believe in rebirth not reincarmation. Like HHDL, the consciousness of all the past Buddhas and Bodhistattvas are constantly evolving to serve all sentient beings.

Just want to point out for your right to know, these words come from a man whose title is passed on literally by finding the next reincarnation of himself as a newborn baby.

He might be on another planet or in another universe.

Left it after 1 minute due to loud music - unable to make out his speech.

He's right about the feudal system in Tibet. I believe in reincarnation, but I also know it was used in Tibet as a way to ensure wealth and power remained in certain institutions where monks and lamas were (officially) celibate. When the Chinese first invaded, a decade before the persecution and mass murder began, the Dalai Lama was actually interested in communism as a way to reform the corrupt, grossly unequal system of massive landholdings by a handful of families and rich institutions, while most of the population lived in medieval poverty.

don't like the music..could you post the same video without it? thanks!

I think we all have this tendency to be pedantic in many matters, religious or scientific. Is there a god, what is his/her nature, which comes first, mind or matter, which prophet is which, is there life after death or is this it etc But I tend to think the right approach is as explained here. Those "issues" aren't exactly important - what matters is we are all here and now & that we need to be more compassionate towards each other.

Intelligence & Wisdom. Amazing mind this man

There is only one universal consciousness or one self (hence why I is always capitalized). As such the correct term is Incarnation not reincarnation for That which Is always Is.

I love this man.

Yes, agree with HH. The Buddha did say, the Buddha Dharma shall remain foremost. Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu

Wow...

1:13 WOW!! Superb!

Je Tsongkhapa was the reincarnation of the Buddha and he set up the Gelug school and was a teacher of the 1st Dalai Lama. That Tenzin can't refer to this really suggests he is not the authentic Dalai Lama.

Wow

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I technology finds a way to make old people young will those who believe in reincarnation use that technology?

deep

if reincaration is real...i wamt to find my twin grother.i dreant about him a year ago but i did not get to talk to him. i miss him more than life.

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Buddha is the teacher Dharma is the teaching , guide , solution Sangha is the community , tools and support

Who will be next pachen lama

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Long live his holiness 14th Dalai Lama 🙏

Habe diese interessante Dokumentation mit buddhistischen Lama Ole Nydahl, dem Psychologen Prof. Dr. Hans Markowitsch und dem Reinkarnationsforscher Dieter Hassler zum Thema gefunden, die sich dem Thema Rückführungen, Nahtoderfahrungen und Reinkarnation aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht nähert: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S1_GEYUlSVc.html

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The fruits the trees produces today is what it is. You can call today tomorrow but what it is remains. Live today for tomorrow you don't know. Be and become is what it is.

How do you he didn't? ;-)

He is so great…….👏👏👏👏👏🦋😉🦋🦋

0:28 sounds to me like he is planning on coming back.

Semoga semua makhluk berbahagia sadhu sadhu sadhu 🙏

I’m here I was reincarnated I am the one and only Buddha I’m here I seen myself reborn at that I’m here I’m the living reincarnated Buddha I have plenty of proof I am Buddha and my parents named my middle name Buddha for a reason I am the Buddha I’m here I’m 35 years old

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No Mr. Dalai Lama, A king is not religious authority in Islamic State, he's only political authority within Islamic jurisprudence. Religious scholars - Qadhi, Mufti, grand Mufti, etc. hold/held religious authority

I think He said what he wanted to .. Tibetan monestic system has give birth to the reincarnation system of Tulkus and Lamas ..their is no such system in other traditions of Buddhism so it clearly reflects it's political agenda ..but yes it is not a big harm unless and untill the genuin Great masters are their alive ..they are always their to guide reincarnated Tulkus ..Budha Dharma is still alive just because of the great masters who are hidden behind and helping all sentient beings ..

"As long as sentient beings remain, so I will remain." This prayer is disturbing. I hope there is no reincarnation. I do not want to repeat childhood.

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Didn´t he? How are you so sure?

Please ask whoever it is to stop practising on the piano while The Dalai Lama is speaking.

why are you talking about a successor? he's still alive.. he is a holy man walking among us... his rebirth is guaranteed... and you don't have to worry about it at all

This guy is actually quite rational. However, his mind health might have deteriorated due to old age.

Nature is important. As our body is the temple. Naure is what we shouod really learn from.

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He is just an ordinary Monk. Isn't that the thruth?

Buddha didn't recarnate cause he breaked the cycle of birth and rebirth and got nivarna. (human can get nivarna by doing good things)