![]() ![]() But before she could speak, the Dalai Lama poked his head through the curtain and gave the audience just one more smile. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. The key to human happiness lies within our own state of mind, and so too do the primary obstacles to that happiness. You become happier when you help others (Compassion): If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery. We all have the same right to achieve a happy life.”Īfter His Holiness left the stage, ABC news correspondent and moderator Cokie Roberts stepped to the lectern to close the event. A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning it is the root of all human happiness. “All human beings-emotionally, mentally and physically-we are the same. I’m just one out of 7 billion human beings,” he said. At the end of the day, we are all the same He served as head of state of the Tibet government-in-exile until his retirement in 2011. He assumed political power over Tibet in 1950, but following the 1959 Tibet uprising, fled to India where he has remained in exile. He became the 14 th Dalai Lama at age 2 and began his monastic studies at age 6. He said that all he wanted for his birthday was compassion a trait he believes can conquer almost anything. I attended the Dalai Lamas talk at the University of California, Irvine, recently for a celebration of his 80th birthday. The Dalai Lama has received high honors for his devotion to peace, including the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.'- Dalai Lama. Read about the book the Dalai Lama is writing with Desmond Tutu. “If females took on more roles in leadership, perhaps the world would be more peaceful.” His Holiness had simple advice for making the world a better place by recommending more friendships based on taking care of one another, teaching warm-heartedness in schools and more women in leadership. It’s the best laugh I’ve ever heard and it makes me happy.” “But the best thing, in my opinion, is just to hear him laugh. “This was my second time to see the Dalai Lama and he has a great message of love and empathy,” said Jason Wright of Dallas. Wearing an SMU baseball cap with his crimson and gold robe, the Dalai Lama peppered his talk with smiles and his infectious laugh, tilting his head after making a strong point. ![]() ![]() “But the basic human nature is always compassion.” “A lot of problems we are facing are of our own creation,” he said. Speaking without notes, His Holiness touched on each human’s capacity for destruction, anger and fear, but always returned to his central theme of the importance and power of compassion and love. The 14 th Dalai Lama of Tibet and spiritual leader visited Dallas as part of a tour celebrating his 80 th birthday and inspired the sold-out audience with his message of compassion, happiness and love. “Every day should be happy day,” he said. The Dalai Lama’s appearances at UCLA on Monday were canceled because of ill health.Hundreds of white balloons fell from the ceiling of Moody Coliseum at Southern Methodist University in Dallas last week as the audience stood to sing “Happy Birthday” to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. “He’s an important figure and it’s nice to see someone of his holiness come speak to us,” said Chris Manasserian, a senior majoring in public policy, management and planning. “But I still feel like I was able to capture the meaning of his message.”ĭespite minor difficulties, most students left inspired. “ was hard to hear because there was so much echo in the center and there was the language barrier,” said Raymond Penaia, a sophomore majoring in communication. Some students, however, said the Dalai Lama’s message was somewhat dampened by acoustic problems in the arena. “He was surprisingly open-minded about how society should be run… He seems like a genuinely good person, through and through.” “I wish I could have a conversation with him one-on-one,” said Nichole Lighthall, a graduate student studying gerontology. Students said they enjoyed how personable the Dalai Lama was during his talk. “Faith and reason must go together,” the Dalai Lama said. ![]() He also stressed the importance of education and compassion. “I don’t think that a happy world can be achieved through prayer,” the Dalai Lama said. ![]()
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