Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan met His holiness Dalai Lama

Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan met His holiness Dalai Lama in Chennai.

Dalai Lama was in Chennai to launch the Abdul Kalam Seva Ratna Awards and deliver a lecture on Human Approach to World Peace at the IIT Madras, as part of its Extra Mural Lecture series.  

This what the legendry actor had said about his meeting with His holiness Dalai Lama

Today morning I met The Dalai Lama ji. 

Have admired his resilience and purpose. Being a fan of Gandhi ji it is not too farfetched to become his admirer. Inspite of the fact that I am a rationalist and hence not spiritually bent, my meeting was invigorating and felt purposeful. 

My lack of interest in matters of things spiritual in nature was matched by his disinterest in cinema. " I have not watched a single movie, not even television" He told me with a smile. 

Yet he opined that I could use my craft and medium to propagate the great philosophy offered to the world by India: Ahimsa

 I confirmed my faith in Ahimsa and said that I will venture soon in that direction.

For a man of his position, he indulged in small talk with the sign of a man who had no worldly worries.

Above all he loved the company of strangers.  He reamind me of jain tamil poetry  2000 years old.

Everywhere is my town.

All are my kin

[Yaadhum Oaray, Yaavarum Kelir]

                                                      - Kamal Haasan