mahayan tantric buddhism. >> anthony: buddhists consider the next life. >> dasho: yes.> anthony: and karma. >> dasho: whatever tragedy fall on you, death in the family, karma. it's all about an attitude. pick up and move on. once his holiness the dalai lama told me, "every day when you rise up you try and be a good human being as possible. that's more important than being religious." >> anthony: beautiful day today. >> dasho: winter days are normally like this every day. in the good old days we used to have snow falls about 4 or 5 times a year, but over the last decade or so it's decreased a lot. >> anthony: noticeably, really? >> dasho: some glacial lakes have disappeared completely. >> anthony: "dasho" benji dorji is known as bhutan's godfather of environmental conservation. >> darren: and in tantric buddhism is there a respect for nature? >> dasho: there is a lot of respect. >> anthony: you don't mess with nature. >> dasho: yeah, you don't mess with nature. this is a traditional welcome drink as an ara. it's raw alcohol. the normal toast is "tashi delek." >> darren: