Buddhist chants and Ibiza trance: A Spanish boy’s odyssey

佛教圣歌和伊维萨恍惚:西班牙男孩的奥德赛

Lives Less Ordinary

社会与文化

2024-08-19

40 分钟
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Osel Hita Torres was a Spanish toddler when he was recognised by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of a well-known Tibetan Buddhist monk and teacher called Lama Yeshe. As a child he was sent to a monastery in India to prepare for life as a monk and scholar. Many expected him to carry on Lama Yeshe’s work of teaching Buddhism around the world when he grew up. But Osel had other ideas. Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Zoe Gelber Get in touch: liveslessordinary@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp: 0044 330 678 2784 (Photo: The Little Lama Osel with Geshe Gendun Choephel (left) and Lama Zopa Rinpoche (right): Credit: Jacie Keeley)

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  • I was like a living God, a living relic, you know, to sit on a throne as an 18 month old baby.

  • And I had to sit through all these ceremonies so people would come to me to receive blessings and I had to give them blessings.

  • And I had no contact with the west at all, you know, so I was completely isolated.

  • And sometimes I would play with other kids, but I was always different and they wouldn't allow the kids to really touch me because they didn't really want me to be influenced.

  • When Ocel Hita Torres was just a toddler, he was invited alongside his parents from Spain to India to fulfill an extraordinary mission.

  • He'd been recognized as the reincarnation of a revered Buddhist monk and teacher and was told it was his destiny to carry on his work.

  • His parents, devoted followers of Buddhism, were down for the ride.

  • But as Ozal got older, he veered from the path that had been chosen for him.

  • So that was really when I started to decide, you know, that, hey, I'm not going to stay here forever.

  • I'm going to use this time now to learn as much as I can, but Once I turn 18, nobody can stop me.

  • That's it.

  • I'm independent.

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  • I'm Mubin Azhar.