{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Progressive Revival","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival","author_name":"Robert Thurman","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival\/author\/rthurman","title":"The Dalai Lama connects with Obama and McCain while at the Aspen Institute - Progressive Revival","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nDj6ojIEd3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival\/2008\/07\/the-dalai-lama-connects-with-o.html\">The Dalai Lama connects with Obama and McCain while at the Aspen Institute<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival\/2008\/07\/the-dalai-lama-connects-with-o.html\/embed#?secret=nDj6ojIEd3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Dalai Lama connects with Obama and McCain while at the Aspen Institute&#8221; &#8212; Progressive Revival\" data-secret=\"nDj6ojIEd3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"I just had the huge pleasure of spending three days with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado, with old friends and luminaries in the Tibet world. A sand mandala (sacred celestial mansion diagram) of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of universal compassion, was created and dissolved. Juniper incense offerings were made,&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/progressiverevival\/files\/import\/DL_RT_WTDLM_photo-thumb-200x150.jpg"}