Man takes selfie with Dalai Lama; wife declares him 'brother from another mother' KINDRED SPIRITS: Ernie Chin and the Dalai Lama in Darwin. A DARWIN man has taken the common ``selfie" to a higher plane in a cheek-to-cheek snapshot with the Dalai Lama. Ernie Chin's chance encounter with the Tibetan spiritual leader surprised and thrilled his extended family in Queensland because ``I'm not a religious man," he said yesterday. When he saw His Holiness in the foyer of the Darwin Hilton last week, Mr Chin said he greeted the Dalai Lama with: ``G'day mate. Can I get a picture because my wife really loves you? ``He (the Dalai Lama) said, `Yes of course. ``He shook my hand and said, `Thank you very much for coming. ``I said bless you, Your Holiness. I almost said your worship but corrected myself just in time. Mr Chin texted the picture to his wife, Cheryle, who immediately forwarded it to their family on the Gold Coast, with the title ``Pop with his brother from another mother!