The Dalai Lama| The Shambhala Sun offers the best selection of his teachings available on the web.
Tenzin
Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is the spiritual leader of
the Tibetan people and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and the US Congressional Gold Medal. Unique in the
world today, he is a statesman, national leader, spiritual teacher, and
deeply learned theologian. He advocates a universal "religion of human
kindness" that transcends sectarian differences.
The Dalai
Lama is universally respected as a spokesman for the peaceful and
compassionate resolution of conflict. He has also been actively
involved in bringing together Western scientists and Buddhist
meditators, and is a founder of the Mind & Life Institute where
such meetings of the minds can take place. Shambhala Sun is proud to share this selection
of work by and about this unique teacher and world leader.
May 2013 update: Scroll down to see the just-added teaching schedule for His Holiness.
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The Dalai Lama in the Shambhala Sun
If the twenty-first century is to be
one of peace and caring, says His Holiness the Dalai Lama in this
heartfelt personal plea, we must develop a new ethic of human values
that transcends religion.
The Dalai Lama inspires a new generation of urban activists who know
that inner and outer peace are one. Barry Boyce on two cities where
they’re making a difference.
For thirty-five years Pico Iyer has been a friend, observer,
and student of the Dalai Lama. In this exclusive and heartfelt essay, he
reveals the simple human secret that makes His Holiness the most beloved
spiritual figure in the world.
An editorial by Melvin McLeod.
Pico Iyer on the Dalai Lama’s
unerring ability to home in on those who most need his love.
The world's most famous "simple monk" is far more than simple and not just a monk. Barry Boyce is there as the Dalai
Lama displays the many faces that make him such a unique and important figure.
For all their material success, says Pico Iyer, many Japanese feel alienated and spiritually starved. The responded hungrily to the Dalai Lama's teachings on his recent tour of Japan.
In Francisco Varela, the Dalai Lama found a kindred spirit. Together — along with some of the greatest names in neuroscience and modern Buddhism — they laid the groundwork for a scientific revolution. Barry Boyce tells the story in this Shambhala Sun feature.
Teaching young people about compassion is one of the most important things we can do for them, says the Dalai Lama, and for the future of humanity. Melvin McLeod reports from Vancouver, where His Holiness talked to students and education experts about schooling for the heart as well as for the mind.
This
teaching by the Dalai Lama, adapted from The Compassionate Life,
published in 2001, explains how the Buddhist teachings of mindfulness
and compassion lead inevitably to feelings of self-confidence and
kindness. As human beings we all
have the potential to be happy and compassionate people, and we also
have the potential to be miserable and harmful to others.
A teaching on practices to generate bodhichitta by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Forget
all the fancy meditation practices, says His Holiness the Dalai Lama,
the real heart of Buddhism is complete commitment to others. In this
commentary on The Way of the Bodhisattva, he describes the awakened
heart of the Buddha, which is his vow to attain enlightenment for the
sake of all sentient beings.
Robert Thurman on the meaning of the Dalai Lama to the modern world.
I
believe that all human beings are of the same nature. At the mental and
emotional levels we are the same. We all have the potential to become
happy and nice people and we also have the potential to become very bad
and harmful people. The same potential for these things is present
within all of us; the important thing is to try to promote the positive
and useful sides and try to reduce the negative sides.
More related articles:
• He Had Me at Hello, by Perry Garfinkel
• Emptiness and Existence, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
• Over Tea with the Dalai Lama, by Pico Iyer
• Richard Gere: My Life as a Buddhist, by Melvin McLeod
• The Realpolitik of Spirituality, by Robert Thurman
Links:
• The Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
• The Government of Tibet in Exile
• The Dalai Lama Foundation
• Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education
Teaching/Tour Dates (Updated May 2013):
Lecture in College Park, MD, USA on May 7: His Holiness will deliver the Anwar Sadat Lecture for Peace on Peace Through Compassion: Connecting a Multi-Faith World in the morning organized by the University of Maryland. Contact Website: www.umd.edu/lecture
Dialogue in College Park, MD, USA on May 7: His Holiness will participate in A Meeting of Two Oceans: Dialogue on Sufism and Buddhism in the afternoon organized by the Roshan Institute of Persian Studies. Contact Website: www.roshan-institute.org
Interfaith Event in Portland, OR, USA on May 9: His Holiness will participate in an interfaith event on Spirituality and the Environment in the morning organized by the University of Portland and Maitripa College. Contact Website: www.dalailamaportland2013.net
Lecture in Portland, OR, USA on May 9: His Holiness will give a lecture on Universal Responsibility and the Inner Environment: The Nature of Mind in the afternoon organized by the University of Portland and Maitripa College. Contact Website: www.dalailamaportland2013.net
Symposium in Portland, OR, USA on May 10: His Holiness will participate in a symposium on Life After Life in the morning organized by Maitripa College. Contact Website: www.dalailamaportland2013.net
Public Talk in Eugene, OR, USA on May 10: His Holiness will give a public talk on The Path to Peace and Happiness in the Global Society in the afternoon organized by the University of Oregon and Nyengyud Samten Choeling. Contact Website: www.dalailamaportland2013.net
Summit in Portland, OR, USA on May 11: His Holiness will participate in an environmental summit on Universal Responsibility & the Global Environment in the morning organized by Maitripa College. Contact Website: www.dalailamaportland2013.net
Public Talk in Portland, OR, USA on May 11: His Holiness will give a public talk on Compassion and the Global Environment in the afternoon at Memorial Coliseum. Contact Website: www.dalailamaportland2013.net
Teachings in Madison, WI, USA on May 14: His Holiness will give a teaching on Je Tsongkhapa's Praise to Dependent Origination (tendrel toepa) in the morning at the Alliant Energy Center. Contact Website: www.deerparkcenter.org
Panel Discussion in Madison, WI, USA on May 15: His Holiness will lead a panel discussion on Change your Mind Change the World,
co-hosted by the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman
Center and the Global Health Institute, both at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. Contact Website: cmcw2013.wisc.edu
Panel Discussion in New Orleans, LA, USA on May 17: His Holiness will participate in a panel discussion on Trauma Resolution and Healing Through Compassionate Means in the morning organized by Tulane University. Contact Website: www.dalailamanola.com
Public Talk in New Orleans, LA, USA on May 17: His Holiness will give a public talk on Strength Through Compassion in the afternoon at the Morial Convention Center New Orleans Theater. Contact Website: www.dalailamanola.com
Public Talk in New Orleans, LA, USA on May 18: His Holiness will give a public talk on Strength Through Connection in the afternoon at the University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena. Contact Website: www.dalailamanola.com
Public Talk in Louisville, KY, USA on May 19: His Holiness will give a public talk on Engaging Compassion in the afternoon at the YUM! Center. Contact Website: www.dalailamalouisville.org
Teachings in Louisville, KY, USA on May 20: His Holiness will give a one-day teaching on Atisha's Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment (jangchuo lamdron) at the YUM! Center. Contact Website: www.dalailamalouisville.org
For information visit His Holiness's official website: DalaiLama.com
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