'Reborn' Lama turns his back on superstition and mysticism

[The OD]

Nice to see this young man has turned his back on mysticism and superstition and is embracing a normal life.

I intend to read up more on this, but sounds like this guy had a pretty depressing upbringing having to listen to being told he was 'reincarnated' and other such things.

Whilst his upbringing wasnt as bad as it could have been (if, for example, he was brought up by other faiths), it was still not exactly nice and he has 'seen the light' of reason.

Boy chosen by Dalai Lama as reincarnation of spiritual leader turns back on Buddhist order | World news | The Guardian

He is now studying film in Madrid and has denounced the Buddhist order that elevated him to guru status. "They took me away from my family and stuck me in a medieval situation in which I suffered a great deal," said Torres, 24, describing how he was whisked from obscurity in Granada to a monastery in southern India. "It was like living a lie," he told the Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

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[FakeViking]

I guess there's some hope for the 20% of sheple who'll vote as they're told to tomorrow, regardless of the evidence.

[JCSkinner]

As a member, I gotta endorse the White Dot message.
Get a quarter of your life back, feel less stressed, and experience more than sitting on the couch. Turn off the tube.

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