It had been three months since I arrived in Dharamsala. My visa was about to expire, and I had to leave India soon. I had tried many times to secure a public audience with His Holiness. I had sent several emails, but each one had been denied for various reasons. After insisting for a while, I realized that arguing with a monk behind a computer to secure a spot was pulling me away from the true essence of the experience. So, I let it go, accepting that if it was meant to hap