Category Archives: Spirituality

• We need to fight coronavirus with compassion: Dalai Lama 18 April 2020 | Dalai Lama no comments

  Eventually, this virus will pass, as I have seen wars and other terrible threats pass in my lifetime, and we will have the opportunity to rebuild our global community as we have done many times before. ...

• Existing education system does not guarantee a happy world: Dalai Lama 5 April 2019 | Express News Service no comments

  The existing education system does not educate. It does not guarantee a happy world. Human compassion is the key to happiness. Although all religious traditions carry the same message. ...

• Tibetan Yoga may improve chemotherapy-related fatigue 21 September 2017 | Jonathan Goodman no comments

  Attending at least two Tibetan yoga sessions per week may improve chemotherapy-related fatigue among patients with breast cancer. ...

• ‘Fusion of inspiration’ 25 March 2017 | Lois Heckman no comments

  If there is one idea that connects all of Buddhist thought, it is that of compassion. ...

• Tibetan Buddhist leader blazes innovative trail 27 March 2015 | Joshua Eaton one comment

  The Karmapa spoke out on issues ranging from LGBT rights and improving status of women within Buddhism, to race relations and protecting the environment. ...

• UN declares 21 June as ‘International Day of Yoga’ 12 December 2014 no comments

  The UN general assembly on Thursday adopted an India-led resolution declaring 21 June as 'International Day of Yoga', recognizing that "Yoga provides a holistic approach to health and well-being." ...

• How I start my day: Dalai Lama 6 April 2014 | Nona Walia no comments

  I believe a good morning is the beginning of a good day. If we wake up in the morning and are happy, even if we face small irritants, we can cope with them. ...

• Role of Science and Technology 18 November 2013 no comments

  In a lecture theatre, before an audience of 600 teachers and students, Ms Sakurai told His Holiness that students at this 71 year old institution have a long established concern for the welfare of humanity. ...

• Meaning Is healthier than happiness 1 October 2013 | Emily Esfahani Smith no comments

  People who are happy but have little-to-no sense of meaning in their lives have the same gene expression patterns as people who are enduring chronic adversity. ...

• Gender no bar 9 June 2013 | Giri Bahadur Sunar no comments

  There are various traditions and schools of thought in Buddhism with varying opinions on the topic of women's enlightenment. Some believe that women need to be reincarnated as men to gain Enlightenment. ...