His Holiness the Dalai Lama keeps in touch with his friends and followers across the world virtually from his residence in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala.
This month, he participated in a two-day conversation with young peace-builders about compassion, education and equality, organised by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), on October 14 and 15.
His Holiness spoke about cultivating peace of mind voluntarily and not out of fear, reminding his listeners that the last century was marked by violence, now there is a wish for peace. He spoke of cultivate peace of mind founded on loving-kindness and compassion, “we need to strengthen our wish not to harm others. Non-violence is not just a religious principle, it’s common sense,” said His Holiness. He emphasised the importance of education, and said that warm-heartedness and compassion are the best way to achieve happiness. His Holiness then answered questions from the online audience. On gender equality, His Holiness said that discrimination on the basis of gender, colour or faith is “out of date”.
“These days it’s realistic to work for co-existence on global level. It’s no longer appropriate to thinking only of ‘my country’. We must educate the young to think about how to achieve genuine world peace. We have to take the entire world, the whole of humanity, into account on a global level”.
He continued, “The younger generation must be more broad-minded. They need to adopt a broader perspective, not simply repeating what was experienced in the past”.
USIP is “dedicated to the proposition that peace is possible, practical and essential for US and global security. It brings together young leaders from conflict-affected communities and provides training on leadership, prejudice reduction, and conflict transformation”.
“Ultimately the foundation of peace of mind is loving kindness” said His Holiness, “Every day, as soon as I wake up, I meditate on compassion, and it brings me peace and tranquility. It’s not just a matter of being free from disturbance, but of being moved by love and compassion. Peace of mind isn’t just a religious topic; it underpins the survival of humanity. Even those who trouble us are human beings and deserve our compassion”.
On October 26 he gave a teaching Compassion and Dignity as requested by the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado, Boulder
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