25/03/2014 20:53 (GMT+7)
New Delhi, India, 23 March 2014 (Day & Night News) – Had Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India, lived for a few more years, he could have made significant contributions to the country, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said here today. |
25/03/2014 11:17 (GMT+7)
In Kuala Lumpur, distressed and angry relatives and friends remain on high alert for news of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. NBC News reports that some are being counseled and comforted by Buddhist volunteers from the Tzu Chi Foundation. |
24/03/2014 14:48 (GMT+7)
New Delhi, India, 23 March 2014 - On the final morning of a short series of teachings His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been giving in Delhi at the request of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility he gave a Trisamayavyuharaja empowerment. All seats in the hall were filled as more than 300 people sat quietly while His Holiness undertook the preparatory rituals. |
23/03/2014 20:17 (GMT+7)
New Delhi, India, 22 March 2014 - On a bright spring morning today in the Indian capital His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with almost 260 students as well as 40 teachers and principals from13 Delhi schools including the Step by Step School, Mount Abu School, Salwan Public School, Springdales School - Daula Kuan, Springdales School - Pusa Road, India Habitat Learning Centre, Bal Bharati School - Rohini, Bal Bharati School - Pitampura, Aman Biradari Homes, Vasant Valley School, G. D. Goenka School, Pathways International School, and Bluebells International School. The theme of the discussion was Ethics and Compassion for Young Minds and the event began with a young woman graciously welcoming and introducing His Holiness and a young man offering him a symbolic white scarf. |
22/03/2014 11:05 (GMT+7)
New Delhi, India, 21 March 2014 - On behalf of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility, Rajiv Mehrotra welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to a gathering of about 320 people in New Delhi today. He said they were blessed and honoured that he was with them again and dedicated any merit or insight that might arise as a result to the benefit of all sentient beings. In his response, His Holiness greeted everybody, saying it was good to see so many old friends. Asking how many were there for the first time, the raised hands indicated about two-thirds. |
21/03/2014 13:53 (GMT+7)
New Delhi, India, 20 March 2014 (PTI) – Even though India has achieved the World Health Organisation's (WHO) elimination level for leprosy, the social stigma associated with the disease is still prevalent, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said. |
20/03/2014 21:09 (GMT+7)
Shimla, HP, India, 19 March 2014 (IANS) - Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama Wednesday stressed the need to inculcate ancient Indian teachings with modern education. |
20/03/2014 21:05 (GMT+7)
Shimla, HP, India, 18 March 2014 (By Mohan Verma, Himvani) – Tibetan Spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama, who arrived Shimla yesterday afternoon on two-day visit, stated that corruption is one of form of violence speedily eroding rich value system of this country. |
12/03/2014 20:22 (GMT+7)
Gordon Cairns, former Lion Nathan boss and new chairman of David Jones, has a reputation as a ruthlessly efficient executive. |
11/03/2014 10:06 (GMT+7)
BEIJING, China -- Fifty volunteers of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, among them 15 Malaysians, are ready to provide emotional support and care to families of passengers of a missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) aircraft. |
10/03/2014 21:38 (GMT+7)
In various parts of Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand, the three major Theravada countries, children participate in meditation sessions guided by Buddhist monks and lay masters. A BBC report in 2013 reports that one million children took part in a meditation session at Phra Dhammakaya in Bangkok. In countries and regions where Mahayana Buddhism is practiced, children are also taught meditation by monks and lay teachers. For example, many sessions of meditation for children have been conducted at Wang Fat Ching She and Plum Village in Hong Kong. The number of children participating in these sessions is on the rise. |
09/03/2014 22:43 (GMT+7)
What follows in this blog post are 7 ways of being well-organized and getting things done and what we have done is tried to make them as easy to follow as possible to allow you to implement them immediately. There is no doubt that being organized does make a difference and it does not have to be as difficult as you think, so that being said let us move on to the tips. |
09/03/2014 17:15 (GMT+7)
Washington DC, USA, 7 March 2014 - On arrival at the Washington National Cathedral this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was warmly received by the Bishop, the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde and the Dean, the Very Rev Gary Hall. As they stepped into building noise could be heard in the distance as demonstrators from the New Kadampa Tradition under the guise of the International Shugden Community raised slogans and a larger group of Tibetans sang, danced and played drums to celebrate His Holiness’s presence among them. |
07/03/2014 20:04 (GMT+7)
Washington DC, USA, 6 March 2014 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s day on Capitol Hill began with his being invited to offer prayers at the opening of proceedings in the Senate. He was first welcomed and introduced by Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid who described him as an inspiration to others across the world. After reciting a short salutation to the Buddha in Tibetan, His Holiness read the following prepared verses, first in Tibetan and then in English: |
07/03/2014 10:30 (GMT+7)
Singapore -- Since religious violence erupted in western Myanmar in 2012 and subsequently spread to other parts, there has been a litany of analyses on the plight of the Rohingya and the underlying causes of the conflict. Regarding the causes, much emphasis is placed on the actions of nationalists and a controversial group of chauvinistic monks called the 969 Movement. |
06/03/2014 10:53 (GMT+7)
March 05 -- Rinpoche said that the key ideas to finding inner peace with Buddhism are wisdom and compassion. He said understanding one's surroundings in a positive point of view and compassion is how a person should carry out their actions. |
05/03/2014 09:55 (GMT+7)
Rochester, MN, USA, 3 March 2014 - Early this morning, under skies that were a wintry grey once more, His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove down from Minneapolis through the snowbound Minnesota countryside to Rochester. He is here to attend the Mayo Clinic and undergo his annual medical check up. Once the series of tests and observations had been set in motion, he was able to take time to meet members of the Mind & Life Board to hold a working meeting on the theme ‘Ethics, Education and Human Development’. Their intention was to report back to His Holiness on the progress being made in the project to design a curriculum to bring secular ethics into modern education. |
04/03/2014 16:00 (GMT+7)
Minneapolis, MN, USA , 2 March 2014 - After a gloomy day yesterday, today, the first day of the Tibetan New Year, dawned bright and clear. As His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove to Augsburg College for Losar celebrations organized by the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota, the sun shone brilliantly, reflecting off the snow piled along the road and catching the breath-like vapour trails of the cars. His Holiness was accorded a full traditional Tibetan welcome on arrival. He participated in lighting a Tibetan butter lamp after which everyone stood at attention for a rendition of both the Tibetan and American national anthems. |
03/03/2014 10:20 (GMT+7)
Minneapolis, MN, USA, 1 March 2014 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Minneapolis from Los Angeles yesterday, to find bitterly cold temperatures and the land white with snow as far as the eye could see. The Nobel Peace Prize Forum, which inspires peacemaking by celebrating the work of Nobel Peace Prize winners, invited His Holiness to Minneapolis to give the Laureate address today on the first day of the event. |
28/02/2014 22:35 (GMT+7)
Los Angeles, CA, USA, 27 February 2014 - After young children dressed in their Tibetan best had sung for him and Tenzin Dorjee, President of Tibetan Association of Southern California had expressed words of welcome, His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressed the Tibetans assembled here in Los Angeles. |
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