what money really means and how to get rich_132

_{waiting for a friend to pick me up at my house.We're driving together to meet the Dalai Lama, who is giving a lecture and workshop at the L.A. Sports Arena.}

_{The Dalai Lama is the physical embodiment of the Buddha. As Buddhists}

_{believe in multiple lives, one after the other after the other, until a state of perfection}

_{is achieved, the Dalai Lama is the closest achiever of a soul before it}

_{blends with the universe in a state of nirvana. And the Buddha's soul has been}

_{Siddhartha Gautama founded the faith.}

_{I live near the beach.As I'm standing on the sidewalk in front of my house,}

_{cyclists, walkers, joggers, and beachgoers are taking advantage of the day. I}

_{stand and wonder why I am missing out on the beach, on the day. I'm choosing}

_{to sit indoors, at an auditorium, for hours and listen to a lecture—ask a}

_{question if I can. I want to find out what money means to the Dalai Lama.}

_{The question, this inquisition of what money means, has taken over my life. I}

_{look at everyone and ask myself what money might mean to them. My}

_{Imagination is having a field day, as I am standing still on the sidewalk, waiting,}

_{hot and bothered.}

_{To a man on a bicycle, in bright cycling gear, to a woman in a bikini}

_{rollerblading along the street, to a tourist couple in T-shirts, shorts, and baseball}

_{caps.What does money mean to them? It has little use for them here. Here}

_{there is sand and ocean, a bright sky.There is nothing to buy here. Money may}

_{be on people's minds. It may be in their pockets or purses, but it will do little}

_{but weigh on them here.}

_{My friend arrives, and we drive downtown.}

_{There is a line of people a quarter of a mile long outside the L.A. Sports}

_{Arena.The arena is surrounded by tar, commercial buildings, and busy streets.}

_{Air doesn't seem to circulate much.}