Kate Linthicum (LA Times, Feb. 21, 2010)
The exiled Tibetan leader speaks to an audience of thousands in what some might consider an incongruous setting (Hollywood's Universal Studios). But his message is unchanged: The path to happiness is not paved with stuff.
Speaking as part of a benefit for Whole Child International, a Los Angeles nonprofit (Andre Maier)
In his first major public appearance in Los Angeles in more than three years [although he spoke in Long Beach, which is in Los Angeles, not so long ago], the Dalai Lama spoke to a crowd of several thousand people today about his hopes for Tibet, the need for dialogue in resolving conflicts, and the importance of spurning the material world to cultivate compassion. People today are "too much concerned with exterior material values and not our inner values," the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said. Happiness, he added, touching his heart, "ultimately depends on here." More>>
The exiled Tibetan leader speaks to an audience of thousands in what some might consider an incongruous setting (Hollywood's Universal Studios). But his message is unchanged: The path to happiness is not paved with stuff.Speaking as part of a benefit for Whole Child International, a Los Angeles nonprofit (Andre Maier)
In his first major public appearance in Los Angeles in more than three years [although he spoke in Long Beach, which is in Los Angeles, not so long ago], the Dalai Lama spoke to a crowd of several thousand people today about his hopes for Tibet, the need for dialogue in resolving conflicts, and the importance of spurning the material world to cultivate compassion. People today are "too much concerned with exterior material values and not our inner values," the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said. Happiness, he added, touching his heart, "ultimately depends on here." More>>
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