Although Aunty’s fantasy about meeting the Dalai Lama face to face and bumping foreheads, or having our eyes lock in recognition did not happen, it was still a highlight to have heard and seen the Dalai Lama at the Pillars of Peace on April 15, 2012.

Aunty did a page about the Dalai Lama.  Such a cute and kind man.  He said that everyone is like an old friend to him.  Indeed.  He had no airs, no arrogance, no pretense.

Aunty is glad to have a new old friend.

This event was okay, but not fantastic.  Aunty pays $9.95 to listen and watch.  I always get way more than $9.95 worth of insights – and usually from Robert or one of his advisors.

There was a lot of bashing of politicians and wannabe presidents, governments, middle class, media coverage, etc.  I picked through to find out what Robert invests in, and why.

He is investing in America – because America controls the world’s currency, military, and will bail people out.  Our tax laws are written for businesses and investors.  He says Brazil, Russia, India and China are what others are touting, but he doesn’t want to invest in socialist or communist countries, or capitalist dictatorships like Singapore.

He calls California a communist republic because of their social programs, tax laws, etc (i.e. liberal).  Instead, he invests in Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Arizona – because these States are very pro capitalistic.  He also says to invest in what and where you know.

Robert Helms (from Real Estate Guys) talked about having always been in real estate and this period is what he and other investors have been waiting for all their lives.  Plentiful cheap properties, and super low interest rates.

Kiyosaki said he is actively investing in the Bakken in North Dakota – this is where they have tons of shale oil, enough to allow us to be 0% (currently at 40%) dependent upon foreign oil. [In fact, Ken Wade’s market charting group had Bismarck, ND as entering into the green light phase of real estate investing.]

Your view of the world is your view on the world.  How you view the situation is YOUR choice.  He predicts a LOT of volatility, and those counting on old ways (get a job, social security being there forever, 401K plans being there, the government will take care, kids will get a good job because they go to college, etc.) will get hammered.

Kim Kiyosaki (wife of Robert) says it is not going to be comfortable – there will be mental, physical and emotional stress but it must be faced.  Get out of your comfort zone in order to grow.

The webinar ended on a positive note with the Kiyosakis talking about agreeing to disagree – by someone else’s different point of view, one grows.

Today I attended a YWCA meeting and Cash Flow game – because Robert Kiyosaki’s sister Tenzin Kacho was present.  I read Rich Brother, Rich Sister and was fascinated by the intertwining of 2 very different lives of siblings growing up in Hawaii – one pursuing financial wealth, the other pursuing spiritual growth.

Robert Kiyosaki is a powerhouse of investing and building businesses.  I hope to meet him one day, to shake his hand, and say thank you for waking me up enough to invest, take charge, become secure.

Emi Kiyosaki (Tenzin Kacho) took a different path, a flower child that gave up her regular (albeit hippy) life and followed the Dalai Lama’s teachings, becoming an ordained nun.

I expected a monk-like female – a monkette.  I thought she would be almost silent, like the sound of one hand clapping.  Or someone with a gentle stare that could read all the good and bad in my soul.

Instead, with her orange robes and perky demeanor, she was just like a friend – with a shaven head.

Her lifework is that of a Buddhist nun, but she is also a hospice chaplain in California.  Rather than disdain financial gains, she has her feet on the ground and realizes that the world will not take care of her – and it is her responsibility to take care of herself.  She admires what her brother does, and is willing to learn and take action.

The few minutes I spent with her were full of surprises.  She is not a vegetarian, she plays the Cash Flow game to win, and she carries the Bible at times.  She doesn’t go around bowing and chanting – she shakes hands, does small chit chat, and participates in discussions as if in a PTA meeting.

Her talk during lunch was inspiring.  The key point for me was doing what you feel driven to do.  Fulfillment of life now – because we will all die one day, guaranteed.

She will be speaking at the Unity Church of Hawaii (3608 Diamond Head Circle in Honolulu) on Sunday November 13 from 6-8 pm on “What is Life Presenting You?”   Go, if you can.

One of my favorite quotes of the Dalai Lama’s is:  “People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.  Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.”

Tenzin Kacho is full of grace and acceptance and I feel blessed to have crossed roads with her today.

*Update, Tenzin Kacho has left the nun hood – I suppose she will now go with her given name, Emi Kiyosaki.  Nun or not, Aunty really likes her.  With that, Aunty leaves you with one of her hoarded cards:

Last night I went to McKinley High School to check out Master Sha.  It was a rather unusual event, bordering on unreal.  Uncle (being of strict Christian faith) would have been very uncomfortable with the philosophy of Divine healing power, but I really felt a connection – and lightning and thunder resonated before, during, and after -without a drop of rain.  Flickering lights as I walked to my car would become steady and bright as  I walked under them.  Very eerie – like John Travolta in Phenomenon.  I think he is the real thing – a healer, and although I really really want to learn (he will be having classes this weekend), I will put it off for now and hold the experience of seeing the possibilities in the quiet recesses of my mind.  Maybe next year when and if he comes to Hawaii again.

Investor Todd asked me in an email today, “If you had 3 wishes, what would they be?”  What a grand question!

My answer of 3 wishes:  A kinder world.  A world without hatred and fear.  The ability to heal.

I have to chuckle a bit.  My one and all consuming wish a week ago was for our son to contact us since we hadn’t heard from in many weeks – no response to emails, letters, parcel.  I thought the aliens had abducted him.

Well, he did finally email and even gave us a phone call from Germany where he now lives.  Big wonderful relief.

So, this worried mother’s all consuming wish of just a single simple response one week changed immediately after my wish was fulfilled.  It has been replaced with wishes for massive global change and supernatural ability.

It’s all a matter of perspective and what is going on in one’s life at the time.  Life is good, LG.

I hope you have great wishes and all the good ones come true.

What are your 3 wishes?  Please comment below – you manifest what you put out in the universe.

Namaste, aloha, and shalom!