In the Spring, 2013 issue of Inquiring Mind, Pico Iyer was asked, “What is the spiritual life?” Part of Pico Iyer’s answer was, “…my sense (or prejudice) has always been that a spiritual life is whatever brings the clarity and stillness, the sharpened awareness of the mountaintop into the rush and confusion and congestion of […]
We Are All Buddhas
June 20, 2014 by
These words of wisdom are once again from Lama Surya Das. They came in an email about a week ago announcing and event titled Natural Meditation and the Practice of Presencing: Integrating Spirituality into Everyday Life in Wilmington, NC on September 12, 2014. I’d love to be there. We are all Buddhas by nature, we […]
Dalai Lama’s New Year’s Message
January 12, 2014 by
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s New Year’s Message for 2014 is poignant for our lives today. He says that whether we have a happy year or a miserable year depends on us. And then he laughs, as only the Dalai Lama can laugh! He called on people the world over to Make a determination to […]
Dalai Lama On Nelson Mandela
December 12, 2013 by
His Holiness the Dalai Lama responded to the passing away of Nelson Mandela with this short video message. Nelson Mandela died last Thursday at the age of 95 years old. The Dalai Lama on Nelson Mandela said that he knew him as a friend and admired his stand on non-violence. He was a good father […]
Speak Up For Tibet
October 2, 2013 by
The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is urging us to speak up for Tibet by signing a petition to President Obama. The ICT is collaborating with the Tibetan community and Tibet groups to hold a rally in Washington D. C. on Monday, October 7, 2013. Events will take place at the Lincoln Memorial, Lafayette Park, […]
If The Dalai Lama Were President…
September 27, 2012 by
As you probably know, the Dalai Lama is not only the religious leader of the Tibetan people in exile. He is also the political leader. What would happen if the Dalai Lama were president of the United States? His belief in democracy and human rights is so strong that should Tibet become free of Chinese rule, […]
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