[Dialogue] Dalai Lama Gets Prof's Chair at Emory

Wed Feb 14 14:09:03 EST 2007

At last count I have nearly 250 slides from the Odyssey  I have not 
started transferring  any of my slides but I can save and upgrade the 
quality of the pictures as I transfer them.

karenbueno at aol.com wrote:
> Hi, Pat.  I have the 100 slides from the Odyssey in 1970, and I keep 
> looking for a good excuse to get them transferred to a CD before they 
> disintegrate.
>  
> Karen Bueno (formerly Karen Wright)
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> From: ptuecke at nvbell.net
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> Sent: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 4:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Dalai Lama Gets Prof's Chair at Emory
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> Hey Jim,
> I remember.
>  
> I’ve often wondered if anyone else did, too. However, my memory being 
> what it is today, couldn’t remember who all was on that Odyssey. 
> Sometimes I’ve even wondered if it was the same guy we met that is so 
> much in the news today, although I know it must be. I wish I could 
> remember more details of that visit – what we discussed, etc. Do you 
> remember? Or John?  I wonder if the Dalai Lama remembers our visit. 
> Now that would be something.
>  
> I remember some other events of the Kathmandu visit. I remember how 
> shocked we all were having come unexpectedly upon real 3^rd world 
> poverty. We had braced ourselves for that in Calcutta, our next stop. 
> I remember what Faith Vance & I did one night – having yak butter tea 
> in a little tea shop off the beaten path where we weren’t supposed to 
> be. Tea was awful but the sights, sounds, people were awesome. I 
> remember talking with the crew from the airplane at the hotel casino 
> that night. I remember seeing all the prayer wheel things outside the 
> place where we met with the Dalai Lama. I remember shopping for a 
> lovely wool shawl that was later stolen in the Cairo airport. I 
> remember seeing the goat sacrifice or maybe it was the bloody 
> sacrificial altar that triggered my imagination about the sacrifice. I 
> remember the harrowing takeoff from the airport on that short runway 
> up over the mountain (barely). I remember a few other events. What 
> about you?
>  
> Pat
>  
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> "");>] *On Behalf Of *Jim Baumbach
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>  
> John, do you recall our meeting with the Dalai Lama in Kathmandu 
> during the Global Odyssey? 
>
> John Cock wrote:
> Several of us who graduated from Emory thought this would be a good 
> idea ;>)
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> [mailto:dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net] *On Behalf Of *Harry Wainwright
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>  
> *Dalai Lama Gets Prof's Chair at Emory*
> *Associated Press *
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> ATLANTA, Feb. 5 - The Dalai Lama, exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, 
> has been named a presidential distinguished professor at Emory 
> University, school officials said Monday.
> It's the first university appointment the winner of the 1989 Nobel 
> Peace Prize has accepted, the university said.
> The Tibetan leader said in a university statement that he looks 
> forward to offering his services to students and the community.
> "I firmly believe that education is an indispensable tool for the 
> flourishing of human well-being and the creation of a just and 
> peaceful society, and I am delighted to make a small contribution in 
> this regard through this appointment," he said.
> He is expected to deliver his inaugural lecture during an Oct. 20-22 
> visit to the university, and to participate in a conference on science 
> and spirituality and an interfaith session on religion.
> The appointment is open-ended but provides no compensation, said Emory 
> spokeswoman Nancy Seideman.
> The Dalai Lama's role includes providing private teaching sessions 
> with students and faculty during Emory's study-abroad program in 
> Dharamsala, India, and opportunities for university community members 
> to attend his annual teachings. He also will make periodic visits to 
> Emory, the statement said.
> Emory also is creating a fellowship in the Dalai Lama's name to fund 
> annual scholarships for Tibetan students who attend its undergraduate 
> and graduate schools.
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