Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was welcomed with boundless joy by Prof Lia Diskin of Palas Athena, Brazil, to a conversation about Educating the Heart. Although this was a virtual meeting, she stated that it was, in effect, his fifth visit to Brazil.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - Concerned about the incessant, heavy rains in several districts of Andhra Pradesh that have caused loss of life, damage to property and brought hardship to so many people, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the Chief Minister, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, to offer his condolences.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - His Holiness the Dalai Lama was the virtual guest of the National Institute of Disaster Management, India, this morning and was welcomed by its Executive Director, Maj. Gen. Manoj Kumar Bindal. He invited His Holiness to speak about compassion and love in the context of disaster management.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - Following the death of the former President of South Africa, FW de Klerk, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to his widow, Mrs. Elita de Klerk, to offer his deep condolences. “He was a man of principle,” he wrote, “who worked relentlessly for the rights of every individual.”
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to talk to the Foreign Correspondents` Club of Japan (FCCJ) about Cultivating a Good Heart. He was warmly welcomed by the FCCJ President, Mrs. Suvendrini Kakuchi, who introduced Pio d'Emilia, moderator for the event.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - This morning saw the second day of teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Buddhists in Russia and Mongolian regions of the Russian Federation. As soon as His Holiness appeared on their screens, devotees began to recite the ‘Heart Sutra’.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - In his opening remarks, Telo Tulku, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Honorary Representative in Russia, Mongolia and CIS countries, set the context for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teachings today. He pointed out that this is the 13th consecutive year that His Holiness has been teaching Russian Buddhists.
