IndVsAus: Steve Smith and Co spend quality with The Dalai Lama

Australia captain Steve Smith on Friday spent some time with spiritual leader His Holiness The Dalai Lama at the Dalai Lala temple at Dharamsala. The meeting comes a day before India plays Australia in the fourth and final Test, which will decide the outcome of what has been an excellent Test series. 

With emotions running high, the Australian team headed out for a private meeting Friday morning with the Dalai Lama who has lived in exile for over half a century in McLeodganj, a suburb of Dharamsala nestled in the Himalayas.

"I asked him a question about sleeping and how he could help me and he gave me his blessings," Smith said at a news conference.

"We rubbed our noses together. Hopefully it will help me with my sleep over the next five days!"

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The world's holiest man gives his blessings to The Dalai Lama. pic.twitter.com/0WLzzq4b45

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On a more serious note, Smith said the team learnt all about kindness and compassion.

"It probably relaxes us a little bit. He (Dalai Lama) is all about compassion and oneness for each and every human being. It was great to hear something like that from someone as prestigious as the Dalai Lama.

"It was a great experience for all of us. I guess the one thing that we can learn from it, it's that sometimes we get over the top when we are out there playing cricket.

"It's a tough game but at the end of the day it's just a game and you need to realise that at times. I guess that is something this team can take from meeting the Dalai Lama."

 

Incredibly fortunate to meet the Dalai Lama and listen to him speak at his temple in Dharmsala today #compassion #oneness #peaceofmind

A post shared by Steve Smith (@steve_smith49) on Mar 24, 2017 at 2:07am PDT

The Dalai Lama also shared an image on his official Instagram account 

 

HHDL holding a shirt signed by the Australian National Cricket Team after their meeting at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 24, 2017. Photo by Tenzin Choejor #dalailama

A post shared by Dalai Lama (@dalailama) on Mar 24, 2017 at 2:29am PDT