![]() In Heart to Heart: A Conversation on Love and Hope for Our Precious Planet ( public library), the fourteenth Dalai Lama and artist Patrick McDonnell - who illustrated Jane Goodall’s inspiring life-story - invite an ethical approach to climate change, calling on young people to face a world of wildfires and deforestation with passionate compassion for other living beings, and to act along the vector of that compassion with the Dalai Lama’s fundamental philosophy:īe kind whenever possible. More than half a century later, another visionary of uncommon tenderness for the living world addresses another generation of young people with a kindred message of actionable reverence for the ecosystem of interdependence we call life. Later this month, he will engage with members of Mind & Life Europe: Pier Luigi Luisa, Amy Cohen Varela and Elena Antonova, on the theme Dialogue for a Better World: Remembering Francisco Varela which celebrates the spirit and legacy of Francisco Varela organized by Mind & Life Europe on June 9, 2021.“Yours is a grave and sobering responsibility, but it is also a shining opportunity,” Rachel Carson told a class of young people in what became her bittersweet farewell to life, after catalyzing the modern environmental movement she urged them: “You go out into a world where mankind is challenged, as it has never been challenged before, to prove its maturity and its mastery - not of nature, but of itself.” ![]() The Tibetan spiritual leader who travelled extensively to give teachings and talks before the pandemic hit, has now changed gears and is engaging with his worshippers and followers through the virtual medium from his residence here in McLeod Ganj. “Since Tibetan Buddhism represents the most complete tradition of Buddhism today, we should feel grateful to past masters like Jé Tsongkhapa and follow their example by sharing our knowledge with others,” the Dalai Lama further said. Followers of the Pali Tradition study what the scriptures say, but I tease them that lacking the tools of reason and logic means they are toothless when it comes to chewing over difficult points.” Chinese Buddhism doesn’t take this approach. He said, “Studying the Buddha’s teachings in the light of logic and reason is now only preserved in the Tibetan tradition. The octogenarian leader also urged the younger generation of Tibetans to learn their language as it is a repository of Buddhist teachings, particularly the Nalanda school of thought with a collection of about 100 volumes of translated sutras and another 220 volumes of mostly Indian treatises. Our culture is such that we believe it is possible to create a more peaceful world.” Such an approach over centuries has had the effect that Tibetans are, for example, resistant to taking life. Then meditate and integrate what you’ve understood within you. I don’t say become a Buddhist, but learn from Buddhism. This involves learning to tackle disturbing emotions like attachment and anger. While responding to a student who asked about resisting temptations of day-to-day life, he said, “The solution to not having a disciplined mind is to observe emotional hygiene as described in ancient Indian tradition. Learning to tackle our disturbing emotions, we need to reduce anger and attachment and cultivate love and compassion,” he added. We are social animals dependent on each other. ![]() “We are all the same in wanting happiness and not wanting suffering. ![]() If we’re full of anger and other negative emotions, not only will we have no peace of mind, but there will also be no peace in the world.” The Tibetan leader who conducted the sessions online said, “If you practise love and compassion, harmful actions come to an end. DHARAMSHALA, June 3: Tibetan spiritual leader and foremost Buddhist figure His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Wednesday concluded a two-day teaching on Jé Tsongkhapa’s ‘Destiny Fulfilled’ to young Tibetans where he reiterated his message of compassion and warm heartedness. ![]()
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