I was 37 when I went to Rewalsar, India in 1986 likely in January or February where we spent 1986 Tibetan New Year there

 Now I'm 77 so it is now 40 years ago last month (January and February of 1986 to now).

It's amazing all these things really happened in my life. Life is Amazing after all, all the amazing things that can happen to you in one lifetime.

One of the best decisions I made in my life was to become a Tibetan Buddhist starting in 1980 in Ashland Oregon through Gyaltrul Rinpoche who was a Nyingma Tibetan Buddhist Lama who lived in Ashland area of Oregon then and in northern California as well where I believe he built a retreat center somewhere nrisear Hilt?

However, first I had to understand non-dualism which is best expressed by:

Is the Sun Good or bad?

Is the rain Good or bad?

Is the snow Good or Bad?

That's right it is inherently neither good or bad but can be defined by each unique situation.

The same with the wind.

So, learning about compassion for all life in the universe is one of the reasons why I added Tibetan Buddhism to the Mystical Christianity I was raise in. Since I already believed in reincarnation in my parents Christian religion it wasn't hard at all to add Tibetan Buddhism and compassion for all life in the 

 past, present and future throughout the whole universe to my basic beliefs from Childhood.

Also, I am one of the 25% of Buddhists who also believe in God as well.

By God's Grace