Hmm

Unlike Christiane Amanpour I have not ever met His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Amanpour Dalai Lama

But I have made the acquaintance of several Tibetan Buddhist monks, most of whom were ordained by HH the DL. And I have found them all to be simply mesmerizing in the serenity that just emanates from them in waves. Luckily, I'd also found it to be contagious.