This weekend, the Aspen Institute welcomed the Dalai Lama as its keynote speaker for a symposium on Tibetan culture, art, science, and spiritualism. Keith Hemstreet caught up with His Holiness for a brief interview at the J-Bar. What transpired was far from typical, and purely imaginative. Keith: [to Lama] Bloody Mary? Nice choice, my man. [to bartender] I’ll have one, too. Grey Goose, and double it up.
Lama: How are you, my son?
Keith: I’m okay. A little hung over, but okay.
Lama: It is a pleasure to meet you.
Keith: Yeah, dido. I know you don’t have a lot of time, so let’s get down to brass tacks. I’ve got a lot of crazy shit going on in my life. I need some sort of balance or clarity or something. A way to keep the demons at bay, so to speak. So, my question to you is, how would one go about attaining buddhahood?