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As It Was (Part 1): The Early Journey of Lama Tashi
LAMA TASHI, 2025
Lama Tashi reflects on his unlikely path from a young monk in Tibet to becoming a trusted attendant to great masters. With humor and candor, he recounts early responsibilities — from helping a “business-minded” lama open a boutique shop to navigating land deals, monastery projects, government offices, and global travel. Along the way, he becomes someone to whom others continually turn, guided not by ambition but by heartfelt devotion. The conversation arrives at the uncanny moment of recognizing Mingyur Rinpoche by chance at the Boudhanath Stupa, and the quiet, stunned reunion that followed — a turning point that hints at the profound changes still to come.
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In the full interview, Lama Tashi reflects on his unlikely path from a young monk in Tibet to becoming a trusted attendant to great masters. With humor and candor, he recounts early responsibilities — from helping a “business-minded” lama open a boutique shop to navigating land deals, monastery projects, government offices, and global travel. Along the way, he becomes someone to whom others continually turn, guided not by ambition but by heartfelt devotion. The conversation arrives at the uncanny moment of recognizing Mingyur Rinpoche by chance at the Boudhanath Stupa, and the quiet, stunned reunion that followed — a turning point that hints at the profound changes still to come.

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