1956 , . , . , , , , . : . - , . , , . - , , . , , , , . : , . , . , , . . ! . . , , . , , . - . . , . , , . , . , , , . , , , . The instrument penetrated the bone. A very hard, clean sliver of wood had been treated by fire and herbs and was slid down so that it just entered the hole in my head. I felt a stinging, tickling sensation apparently in the bridge of my nose. It subsided and I became aware of subtle scents which I could not identify. Suddenly there was a blinding flash. For a moment the pain was intense. It diminished, died and was replaced by spirals of colour. As the projecting sliver was being bound into place so that it could not move, the Lama Mingyar Dondup turned to me and said:" You are now one of us, Lobsang. For the rest of your life you will see people as they are and not as they pretend to be." , . , , , , . , 800 . (. "Doctor Carl Kuon Suo"), , . , . . The Times : ".