From All in the Presence of the Dalai Lama, by Stephanie Sauvé, distributed by the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, 2007
Seated in concentric circles and cloaked with white Tibetan scarves of welcome, sixty innovators from the corporate and social sectors joined in dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. It was September 2006, and they met in Vancouver, Canada for two days. They intended to explore the issues of the world and how building connections between the two sectors could better serve the needs of humanity.
Early in the sessions, the Dalai Lama shared his surprise in hearing their purpose for convening. "There is a Tibetan saying,” he said, “which is trying to fit a sheep’s head on a yak's body." The group joined the Dalai Lama in a burst of laughter—the mismatched image a humbling reminder of the complicated relationship between the two sectors. Through this expression he was asking them to face the true challenges of connecting for change, to acknowledge that nothing will come from false gestures of good intention. - full story