Below is the public schedule of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. All events are free and open to the public unless noted. For ticketed events, people are requested to contact the organizers directly or visit the listed websites for further information on tickets.
For all teachings in Dharamsala, registration is required in order to attend. Registration begins a few days before the actual start of the teaching and ends the day before the first day of the teaching. Registration hours are from 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm at the Branch Security Office in McLeod Ganj (Bhagsunath Road near Hotel Tibet). Kindly bring your passport for registration. A nominal fee of Rs. 10 will be charged.
For your information, as a long-standing policy His Holiness the Dalai Lama does not accept any fees for his talks. Where tickets need to be purchased, organizers are requested by our office to charge the minimum entrance fee in order to cover their costs only.
Please note that the dates given below are subject to change.
December 1, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will engage in a dialogue program on Unified Consciousness: One Mind and One Heart with Father Laurence Freeman, Founding Teacher of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM), followed by a question and answer session from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time). Those interested may watch the live webcast in Tibetan, English, Chinese and other languages on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. People are requested to please follow their local social distancing rules while viewing the live webcast.
For further information please see www.dalailama.com/live
December 8, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will have a conversation on Embracing Hope, Courage and Compassion in Times of Crisis with two scientists followed by a question and answer session from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) organized by the Mind & Life Institute. Those interested may watch the live webcast in Tibetan, English, Chinese and other languages on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. People are requested to please follow their local social distancing rules while viewing the live webcast.
December 17 - 18, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give two days of teachings on Maha Satipatthana Sutta (denpa nyer zhag ge do) for Theravada Sangha members from Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Singapore followed by a question and answer session from approximately 8 am to 9 am (Indian Standard Time) at the request of Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives - Suan Mokkh Bangkok, Srivijaya State Buddhist Council of Tangerang-Banten Indonesia, Theravada Buddhist Council Malaysia, Sri Lanka Tibetan Buddhist Brotherhood Society, ASEAN Dhammaduta Project and Tibetan Buddhist Center Singapore. Those interested may watch the live webcast in Tibetan, English, Chinese and other languages on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Viewers are requested to please follow their local social distancing rules.
December 23, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a talk on Facing Challenges with Compassion & Wisdom followed by a question and answer session from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) organized by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Rohtak. Those interested may watch the live webcast in Tibetan, English, Chinese and other languages on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. People are requested to please follow their local social distancing rules while viewing the live webcast.
December 29, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a teaching on Tsongkhapa's The Three Principal Paths (lamtso namsum) and Tsongkhapa's Short Version of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (lamrim dhuedhon) from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) at the request of Gaden Tri-thog Khang. Those interested may watch the live webcast of the teachings in Tibetan with translation in English, Chinese, Hindi, French, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Japanese, Mongolian, Korean, German, Portuguese and Italian on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. People are requested to please follow their local social distancing rules while viewing the live webcast.
January 25, 2022
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a talk on Finding Happiness in Troubled Times followed by a question and answer session from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) organized by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. Those interested may watch the live webcast in Tibetan, English, Chinese and other languages on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. People are requested to please follow their local social distancing rules while viewing the live webcast.
