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  • The Dalai Lama’s Doctor

    Buddhism became a sanctuary for Dr. Barry Kerzin and led to his ordination as a monk. Now he serves as the Dalai Lama’s personal physician and combines his medical wisdom with love and compassion that translate into empathy. More →

    October 9, 2015

  • The Dalai Lama at 80

    “All major religions teach the practice of compassion, love, forgiveness, and tolerance. If people who really, seriously, sincerely follow their own tradition, then [there will be an] immense effect to bring inner peace, genuine peace.” More →

    August 21, 2015

  • National Prayer Breakfast

    People from many faiths gathered in Washington for the 63rd annual National Prayer Breakfast, including the Dalai Lama. One major theme this year was fighting religious extremism, which President Obama said “is not unique to one group or one religion.” More →

    February 6, 2015

  • The Dalai Lama’s Secular Ethics

    Emory University students in “Secular Ethics 101” learn compassion meditation and discuss the possibility of an ethic that will unite the world. More →

    February 21, 2014

  • Wendy Farley Extended Interview

    “Christianity and Buddhism both are trying to think about how we communicate our contemplative tradition in a way that isn’t restricted to the monastic community.” More →

    February 21, 2014

  • Paul Root Wolpe Extended Interview

    “It doesn’t matter which ethical system you use, it can always be enhanced by a compassionate approach.” More →

    February 21, 2014

  • Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Extended Interview

    “Ethics of compassion is a major part of all major religions. But ethics of compassion can also be developed without having to rely on a specific religion.” More →

    February 21, 2014

  • Room to Read

    When former Microsoft executive John Wood discovered the world’s need for books, he was trekking in Nepal and recalling what he had read in the Dalai Lama’s book “The Art of Happiness” about the importance of giving something to someone in need. More →

    May 3, 2013

  • Buddhist Abbot Nicholas Vreeland

    “I am a human being, I’m a Buddhist monk, I am a Westerner,” says this sophisticated photographer, and the Dalai Lama has also asked him to lead one of Tibetan Buddhism’s most important monasteries. More →

    June 15, 2012

  • Tibetan Buddhist Mandala

    Monks from the Dalai Lama’s private monastery in India spent five days building a sand mandala at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City. The mandala is a symbolic structure that represents a Buddha’s dwelling. It is said to bring peace and harmony to the area where it is being made. Karen Humphries Sallick, who organized the monks’ tour, explains. More →

    July 8, 2011

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