Ajahn Achalo, Spiritual Life Autobiography, Part Two

...Ajahn Anan allowed me to do my one night a week Mahayana Puja. I would say I have 85% Theravadan practice but I supplement with a little bit of devanusatti, a little bit of mantra, get that little bit of extra compassion and tenderness by thinking of the peaceful deities, a little bit more toughness by recollecting a powerful deity. I believe it was a factor in why I'm still here 30 years into this and I'm grateful. And this connection with the Dalai Lama seemed to keep manifesting. And that was my good fortune. His Holiness started going to Australia with more frequency. And so, I would time a visit with my parents with when the Dalai Lama was coming to Australia. And, I think I mentioned once before, when I attended a teaching of Dalai Lama's in the Rod Lever Tennis Arena in Melbourne, I believe that I experienced his psychic powers...

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I appreciate your raw honesty and discretion. You destroy the myth of ‘holier than thou’, by articulating the raw truth of our shared human existence and our internal struggles
Many blessings to you Ajahn 🧡🙏🏼

I have enjoyed your story tremendously. Thank you for your honesty, your humour, your laughs. I’m feeling very humble, being a simple meditator, for having received these insights. Thank you, and may you be at ease🙏🏼