Los Angeles, CA, USA, 26 February 2014 - Skies over Los Angeles were uncharacteristically grey with rain forecast for today or tomorrow as His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove to the Huffington Post studio this morning. Senior Editor Willow Bay talked to him in an interview that was simultaneously livestreamed on all nine of the Huffington Post’s international editions.

San Jose, CA, USA, 24 February 2014 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama spent today at Santa Clara University (SCU), a Jesuit university committed to a more humane, just and sustainable world located in that epicentre of innovation, Silicon Valley. He was the guest of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics of SCU and the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education of Stanford University. It was a bright California morning as he was received by Rev. Michael Engh, President SCU and Dr James Doty, Director CCARE.

San Francisco, CA, USA, 23 February 2014 - This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove from San Francisco out to Richmond, where the Tibetan community that has grown from a handful in the 1980s to about 1500 today had invited him to inaugurate their new Community Center. Tibetans of all ages lined the street as he arrived to a traditional welcome.

Ontario, Canada -- The Cham Shan temple project on the Oak Ridges Moraine in rural eastern Ontario is a massive network of four proposed Buddhist temples linked by pilgrimage trails to symbolize the four sacred Chinese mountains, each representing a Bodhisattva, or enlightened one.

Washington DC, USA, 20 February 2014 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama returned to the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) this morning to participate in two panel discussions, the first involving members of the AEI and the second involving members of the Mind & Life Institute (MLI). President of AEI, Arthur Brooks’s question for the morning was whether the free enterprise system is the best way to deal with our situation. He first introduced His Holiness and the other panel members: Glenn Hubbard, Dean of Columbia Business School, Dan Loeb, Hedge Fund Manager and New York University Professor Jon Haidt, before asking His Holiness if he had any initial reflections. 

Washington DC, USA, 19 February 2014 - A respite in the severe wintry weather gripping Dharamsala in recent days on Monday enabled His Holiness the Dalai Lama to take off by plane for Delhi. The Dhauladhar Mountains were brilliant against the clear blue sky. His journey continued on via Frankfurt to the United States. The final sector saw the Eastern Seaboard swathed in snow and piled snow still lined the streets as he drove into Washington DC. At the hotel he received a traditional welcome from beaming Tibetans led by Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, to the accompaniment of traditional Tibetan musicians. 

Feb 18 -- Believe it or not, Vietnam is home to the world's first ever amusement park that is decked out in a Buddhism theme.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Research shows that the feeling of love activates the same reward areas of the brain as cocaine, reports CBS Connecticut.

February 14 -- Acclaimed French photographer Daniel Cordonnier will charm Bangkok’s art scene with his pioneering photography starting Feb 26.

Feb 12 -- One 15-minute focused-breathing meditation may help people make smarter choices, according to new research from researchers at INSEAD and The Wharton School. The findings are published in the February issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.