Dalai Lama Panel Discussion – Chicago, Illinois – Schedule, Tickets, Public Talk & Lecture – Harris Theater for Music and Dance – Building Bridges: Religious Leaders in Conversation with the Dalai Lama

| May 5, 2011

Date of Visit: July 18, 2011, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Location: Chicago, Illinois – Harris Theater for Music and Dance

Topic: Panel discussion on Building Bridges: Religious Leaders in Conversation with the Dalai Lama

Ticket Information: www.harristheaterchicago.org

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Dalai Lama Public Talk – Chicago, Illinois – Schedule, Tickets, Public Talk & Lecture – UIC Pavilion – University of Illinois at Chicago – Bridging the Faith Divide: Compassion in Action

| May 5, 2011

Date of Visit: July 17, 2011, 1:30 p.m.

Location: Chicago, Illinois – UIC Pavilion – University of Illinois at Chicago

Topic: Public talk on Bridging the Faith Divide: Compassion in Action

Ticket Information: http://www.dalailamachicago.com

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet returns to Chicago on Sunday, July 17 at 1:30 pm to present a public talk entitled “Bridging the Faith Divide” presented by the Theosophical Society in America at the University of Illinois, Chicago Pavilion.  His Holiness will expand upon the ideas put forth in his recent book “Toward a True Kinship of Faiths.”  Emceed by Bill Kurtis, the event will feature cultural performances representing various faiths including the children of the Tibetan Alliance of Chicago and the Chicago Children’s Choir. Buddhist singer Ani Choying will give a special invocation. The set design will include artwork from an interfaith collaboration conceived and produced by Jim Lasko of Redmoon Theatre.

To reserve your tickets for July 17 please call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 , Visit UIC Pavilion Box office in person, or purchase tickets at ticketmaster.com. Tickets go on sale to the public May 4th. For more information visit http://www.dalailamachicago.com/

Dalai Lama Teaching – Toulouse, France – Schedule, Tickets, Public Talk & Lecture – Zenith de Toulouse – Kamalashila’s The Middling States of Meditation (gomrim barpa)

| April 20, 2011

Date of Visit: August 13 and August 14, 2011

Location: Toulouse, France – Zenith de Toulouse

Topic: Teachings on Kamalashila’s The Middling States of Meditation (gomrim barpa)

Ticket Information: www.dalailama-toulouse2011.fr

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Teaching in Toulouse, France on August 13 & 14: His Holiness will give teachings on Kamalashila’s The Middling States of Meditation (gomrim barpa) at the Zenith de Toulouse organized by Chemins de Sagesse – Toulouse 2011. Contact Website: www.dalailama-toulouse2011.fr

Dalai Lama Public Talk – Toulouse, France – Schedule, Tickets, Public Talk & Lecture – Zenith de Toulouse – The Art of Happiness

| April 20, 2011

Date of Visit: August 15, 2011

Location: Toulouse, France – Zenith de Toulouse

Topic: Public talk on The Art of Happiness

Ticket Information: www.dalailama-toulouse2011.fr

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Public Talk in Toulouse, France on August 15: His Holiness will give a public talk on The Art of Happiness at the Zenith de Toulouse organized by Chemins de Sagesse – Toulouse 2011. Contact Website: www.dalailama-toulouse2011.fr

Dalai Lama Kalachakra for World Peace – Washington, D.C. – Schedule, Tickets, Public Talk & Lecture – Verizon Center – Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo’s 37 Practices of A Boddhisattva (laklen sodunma) & Kamalashila’s The Middling States of Meditation (gomrim barpa)

| April 20, 2011

Date of Visit: July 9 – July 11

Location: Washington, D.C. – Verizon Center

Topic: Teachings on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo’s 37 Practices of A Boddhisattva (laklen sodunma) & Kamalashila’s The Middling States of Meditation (gomrim barpa)

Ticket Information: www.kalachakra2011.com

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From July 9 to 11, His Holiness will give preliminary teachings on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo’s 37 Practices of A Boddhisattva (laklen sodunma) & Kamalashila’s The Middling States of Meditation (gomrim barpa).

Dalai Lama Kalachakra for World Peace – Washington, D.C. – Schedule, Tickets, Public Talk & Lecture – Verizon Center – Kalachakra for World Peace

| April 20, 2011

Date of Visit: July 6 – July 16, 2011

Location: Washington, D.C. – Verizon Center

Topic: Kalachakra for World Peace

Ticket Information: www.kalachakra2011.com

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Kalachakra for World Peace in Washington, DC, USA from July 6 to 16: During the first three days of the Kalachakra, from July 6 through 8, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, along with the monks of Namgyal Monastery and senior lamas, will conduct rituals which prepare and consecrate the venue. These include chanting of prayers, creation of the sand mandala and other rituals. From July 9 to 11, His Holiness will give preliminary teachings on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo’s 37 Practices of A Boddhisattva (laklen sodunma) & Kamalashila’s The Middling States of Meditation (gomrim barpa). On July 12, the Kalachakra Ritual Dance will be performed by the monks of Namgyal Monastery. His Holiness will confer the Kalachakra Initiation from July 13 to 15. On July 16, a long life empowerment (tsewang) and a ceremony offering prayers for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be performed. Kalachakra 2011 is  organized by the Capital Area Tibetan Association. Contact Website: www.kalachakra2011.com