Khashyar | July 22, 2010

Date of Visit: October 19, 2010, 10:00 -12:00 p.m. (noon)

Location: Atlanta, Georgia – Emory University – Woodruff Physical Education Center

Topic: THE PROFESSOR’S OFFICE HOURS: Town-hall Conversation: Questions for the Dalai Lama from the Emory Community

Ticket Information: www.dalailama.emory.edu

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Panel Discussion in Atlanta, GA, USA on October 19: His Holiness will participate in a panel discussion on Spirituality, Creativity and Arts at Emory University. Contact Website: www.dalailama.emory.edu

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The Visit 2010

His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama returns to the Emory University campus Oct. 17-19, 2010, in his capacity as Presidential Distinguished Professor, the only university appointment accepted by the 1989 Nobel Peace Laureate and leader of the Tibetan people.

The Dalai Lama will participate in a series of public events, including programs on science research and meditation, creativity and spirituality, an interfaith dialogue and a teaching for the Buddhist community on compassion.  We invite you to explore the many event opportunities and hope that you will join us in October.

OVERVIEW OF EVENTS

Click on any event (or use the menu on the left) to learn more or purchase tickets.

THE CREATIVE JOURNEY:
Artists in Conversation with the Dalai Lama about Spirituality and Creativity
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Brief Description: Listen to Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alice Walker and award-winning composer Philip Glass—as well as other to-be-announced artists—as they converse with the Dalai Lama on the symbiotic relationship between spirituality and the arts.

COMPASSION MEDITATION:
Mapping Current Research and Charting Future Directions
Monday, October 18, 2010, 9:30–11:30 a.m. (Session 1) and
1:30–3:30 p.m. (Session 2)
This event will bring together researchers from leading universities to map the current field of compassion meditation research and to chart future directions as well as to discuss implementing this knowledge in educational and clinical settings. The Dalai Lama will participate fully in both sessions.

International Conference on Tibetan Buddhism
Monday, October 18 (opening reception), Tuesday October, 19 and Wednesday, October 20 (Conference Sessions)
Brief Description: The first of its kind and scope, the International Tibetan Buddhism Conference will bring together the preeminent leaders, teachers, scholars, and translators of Tibetan Buddhism from both traditionally Tibetan Buddhist areas and western countries to engage in substantive discussion about the current state of Tibetan Buddhism in the modern world and how best to move forward collectively. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will inaugurate the conference and preside over the opening session.
Registration to this conference will include a complementary admission to the “Teaching to the Buddhist Community” event detailed below.

INTERFAITH SUMMIT ON HAPPINESS: Understanding and Promoting Happiness in Today’s Society
THE REGULAR TICKETS TO THIS EVENT ARE SOLD OUT. A FEW GOLD/RED TICKETS REMAIN THROUGH
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Brief Description: His Holiness the Dalai Lama will open the forum with an address followed by responses from The Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth; and George Washington University Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a world-renowned scholar on Islam. Krista Tippett, host and producer of the award-winning public radio program Speaking of Faith, will moderate a discussion among the Dalai Lama and other panelists immediately following their formal presentations.

TEACHING TO THE BUDDHIST COMMUNITY:
The Practice of Compassion
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 9–10:30 a.m.
Brief Description: This teaching will offer a coveted opportunity to witness a teaching to the region’s Buddhist community. The Dalai Lama will explain the nature of compassion and the practices for cultivating it as understood in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Tickets available July 6th.

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THE PROFESSOR’S OFFICE HOURS:
Questions for the Dalai Lama from the Emory Community

Emory students, faculty, and staff gather for a town-hall style conversation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Questions representing the breadth and depth of Emory’s academic community will be posed to the Dalai Lama, Emory University’s Presidential Distinguished Professor. Emory’s President James W. Wagner will moderate the conversation.

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Khashyar | July 22, 2010

Date of Visit: October 19, 2010, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Location: Atlanta, Georgia – Emory University – Woodruff Physical Education Center

Topic: panel discussion on Spirituality, Creativity and Arts – with the Dalai Lama, Alice Walker, and Philip Glass

Ticket Information: www.dalailama.emory.edu

*****

Panel Discussion in Atlanta, GA, USA on October 19: His Holiness will participate in a panel discussion on Spirituality, Creativity and Arts at Emory University. Contact Website: www.dalailama.emory.edu

*****

The Visit 2010

His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama returns to the Emory University campus Oct. 17-19, 2010, in his capacity as Presidential Distinguished Professor, the only university appointment accepted by the 1989 Nobel Peace Laureate and leader of the Tibetan people.

The Dalai Lama will participate in a series of public events, including programs on science research and meditation, creativity and spirituality, an interfaith dialogue and a teaching for the Buddhist community on compassion.  We invite you to explore the many event opportunities and hope that you will join us in October.

OVERVIEW OF EVENTS

Click on any event (or use the menu on the left) to learn more or purchase tickets.

THE CREATIVE JOURNEY:
Artists in Conversation with the Dalai Lama about Spirituality and Creativity
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Brief Description: Listen to Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alice Walker and award-winning composer Philip Glass—as well as other to-be-announced artists—as they converse with the Dalai Lama on the symbiotic relationship between spirituality and the arts.

COMPASSION MEDITATION:
Mapping Current Research and Charting Future Directions
Monday, October 18, 2010, 9:30–11:30 a.m. (Session 1) and
1:30–3:30 p.m. (Session 2)
This event will bring together researchers from leading universities to map the current field of compassion meditation research and to chart future directions as well as to discuss implementing this knowledge in educational and clinical settings. The Dalai Lama will participate fully in both sessions.

International Conference on Tibetan Buddhism
Monday, October 18 (opening reception), Tuesday October, 19 and Wednesday, October 20 (Conference Sessions)
Brief Description: The first of its kind and scope, the International Tibetan Buddhism Conference will bring together the preeminent leaders, teachers, scholars, and translators of Tibetan Buddhism from both traditionally Tibetan Buddhist areas and western countries to engage in substantive discussion about the current state of Tibetan Buddhism in the modern world and how best to move forward collectively. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will inaugurate the conference and preside over the opening session.
Registration to this conference will include a complementary admission to the “Teaching to the Buddhist Community” event detailed below.

INTERFAITH SUMMIT ON HAPPINESS: Understanding and Promoting Happiness in Today’s Society
THE REGULAR TICKETS TO THIS EVENT ARE SOLD OUT. A FEW GOLD/RED TICKETS REMAIN THROUGH
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Brief Description: His Holiness the Dalai Lama will open the forum with an address followed by responses from The Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth; and George Washington University Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a world-renowned scholar on Islam. Krista Tippett, host and producer of the award-winning public radio program Speaking of Faith, will moderate a discussion among the Dalai Lama and other panelists immediately following their formal presentations.

TEACHING TO THE BUDDHIST COMMUNITY:
The Practice of Compassion
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 9–10:30 a.m.
Brief Description: This teaching will offer a coveted opportunity to witness a teaching to the region’s Buddhist community. The Dalai Lama will explain the nature of compassion and the practices for cultivating it as understood in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Tickets available July 6th.

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THE CREATIVE JOURNEY:
Artists in Conversation with the Dalai Lama about Spirituality and Creativity

How do the arts help us to express, or indeed to uncover, our spiritual yearnings and questions or certainties?  What do the artist and the spiritual master have to teach each other from their respective disciplines?  What is the role of tradition (or, conversely, iconoclasm) in maintaining or renewing art and spiritual life?  Is the human being innately spiritual, innately artistic?

Listen to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker, award-winning composer Philip Glass, and other to-be-announced artists, as they converse with the Dalai Lama on the symbiotic relationship between spirituality and the arts.

Co-presented by Emory’s Creativity: Arts and Innovation initiative.

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Khashyar | July 22, 2010

Date of Visit: October 18, 2010, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Location: Atlanta, Georgia – Emory University – Woodruff Physical Education Center

Topic: full-day scientific conference on Compassion Meditation: Mapping Current Research and Charting Future Directions

Ticket Information: www.dalailama.emory.edu

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Conference in Atlanta, GA, USA on October 18: His Holiness will participate in a full-day scientific conference on Compassion Meditation: Mapping Current Research and Charting Future Directions at Emory University. Contact Website: www.dalailama.emory.edu

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Participants:

His Holiness the
XIV Dalai Lama

Frans B.M. de Waal, PhD
C.H. Candler Professor of Psychology
Emory University

Geshe Lobsang
Tenzin Negi, PhD
Senior Lecturer,
Department of Religion
Emory University

Richard Davidson, PhD
Director, Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior
Director, Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience
University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Venerable Matthieu Ricard
Buddhist monk, photographer, and author

Daniel Goleman, PhD
Psychologist, author and science journalist

Philippe Goldin, PhD
Research Scientist,
Department of Psychology
Stanford University

Charles Raison, MD
Clinical Director, Mind-Body Program
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Emory University School of Medicine

Tania Singer, PhD
Director,
Max Planck Institute for
Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Department of
Social Neuroscience

John Dunne, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Religion
Emory University

Brendan Ozawa-de Silva, PhD
Doctoral Student and Researcher,
Emory University

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The Visit 2010

His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama returns to the Emory University campus Oct. 17-19, 2010, in his capacity as Presidential Distinguished Professor, the only university appointment accepted by the 1989 Nobel Peace Laureate and leader of the Tibetan people.

The Dalai Lama will participate in a series of public events, including programs on science research and meditation, creativity and spirituality, an interfaith dialogue and a teaching for the Buddhist community on compassion.  We invite you to explore the many event opportunities and hope that you will join us in October.

OVERVIEW OF EVENTS

Click on any event (or use the menu on the left) to learn more or purchase tickets.

THE CREATIVE JOURNEY:
Artists in Conversation with the Dalai Lama about Spirituality and Creativity
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Brief Description: Listen to Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alice Walker and award-winning composer Philip Glass—as well as other to-be-announced artists—as they converse with the Dalai Lama on the symbiotic relationship between spirituality and the arts.

COMPASSION MEDITATION:
Mapping Current Research and Charting Future Directions
Monday, October 18, 2010, 9:30–11:30 a.m. (Session 1) and
1:30–3:30 p.m. (Session 2)
This event will bring together researchers from leading universities to map the current field of compassion meditation research and to chart future directions as well as to discuss implementing this knowledge in educational and clinical settings. The Dalai Lama will participate fully in both sessions.

International Conference on Tibetan Buddhism
Monday, October 18 (opening reception), Tuesday October, 19 and Wednesday, October 20 (Conference Sessions)
Brief Description: The first of its kind and scope, the International Tibetan Buddhism Conference will bring together the preeminent leaders, teachers, scholars, and translators of Tibetan Buddhism from both traditionally Tibetan Buddhist areas and western countries to engage in substantive discussion about the current state of Tibetan Buddhism in the modern world and how best to move forward collectively. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will inaugurate the conference and preside over the opening session.
Registration to this conference will include a complementary admission to the “Teaching to the Buddhist Community” event detailed below.

INTERFAITH SUMMIT ON HAPPINESS: Understanding and Promoting Happiness in Today’s Society
THE REGULAR TICKETS TO THIS EVENT ARE SOLD OUT. A FEW GOLD/RED TICKETS REMAIN THROUGH
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Brief Description: His Holiness the Dalai Lama will open the forum with an address followed by responses from The Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth; and George Washington University Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a world-renowned scholar on Islam. Krista Tippett, host and producer of the award-winning public radio program Speaking of Faith, will moderate a discussion among the Dalai Lama and other panelists immediately following their formal presentations.

TEACHING TO THE BUDDHIST COMMUNITY:
The Practice of Compassion
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 9–10:30 a.m.
Brief Description: This teaching will offer a coveted opportunity to witness a teaching to the region’s Buddhist community. The Dalai Lama will explain the nature of compassion and the practices for cultivating it as understood in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Tickets available July 6th.

*****

COMPASSION MEDITATION:
Mapping Current Research and Charting Future Directions

This all-day conference will bring leading scientists and educators into dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama to discuss the state of current research on empathy and compassion, the scientific study of meditation practices for cultivating compassion, and the implementation of such meditation programs in various clinical and educational settings. The importance of empathy and compassion for human flourishing is being increasingly recognized in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, medicine and contemplative science. Participants will include speakers from the three North American universities that are conducting on-going scientific research on compassion meditation (Emory University, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and Stanford University). All three of these universities draw their inspiration from His Holiness’s leading role in the study of compassion and work closely with traditional Tibetan contemplative scholars as research collaborators.

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Khashyar | July 22, 2010

Date of Visit: October 17, 2010, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Location: Atlanta, Georgia – Emory University – Woodruff Physical Education Center

Topic: Inter-faith conference on The Pursuit of Happiness

Ticket Information: www.dalailama.emory.edu

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Inter-Faith Conference in Atlanta, GA, USA on October 17: His Holiness will participate in  an inter-faith conference on The Pursuit of Happiness at Emory University. Contact Website: www.dalailama.emory.edu

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Participants:

His Holiness the
XIV Dalai Lama

The Most Reverend
Dr. Katharine
Jefferts Schori, PhD
Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

Chief Rabbi Lord
Jonathan Sacks, PhD
Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations
of the Commonwealth

Professor Seyyed
Hossein Nasr, PhD
University Professor of
Islamic studies
George Washington University

Krista Tippett
(Moderator)
Broadcaster, journalist,
and author

*****

The Visit 2010

His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama returns to the Emory University campus Oct. 17-19, 2010, in his capacity as Presidential Distinguished Professor, the only university appointment accepted by the 1989 Nobel Peace Laureate and leader of the Tibetan people.

The Dalai Lama will participate in a series of public events, including programs on science research and meditation, creativity and spirituality, an interfaith dialogue and a teaching for the Buddhist community on compassion.  We invite you to explore the many event opportunities and hope that you will join us in October.

OVERVIEW OF EVENTS

Click on any event (or use the menu on the left) to learn more or purchase tickets.

THE CREATIVE JOURNEY:
Artists in Conversation with the Dalai Lama about Spirituality and Creativity
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Brief Description: Listen to Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alice Walker and award-winning composer Philip Glass—as well as other to-be-announced artists—as they converse with the Dalai Lama on the symbiotic relationship between spirituality and the arts.

COMPASSION MEDITATION:
Mapping Current Research and Charting Future Directions
Monday, October 18, 2010, 9:30–11:30 a.m. (Session 1) and
1:30–3:30 p.m. (Session 2)
This event will bring together researchers from leading universities to map the current field of compassion meditation research and to chart future directions as well as to discuss implementing this knowledge in educational and clinical settings. The Dalai Lama will participate fully in both sessions.

International Conference on Tibetan Buddhism
Monday, October 18 (opening reception), Tuesday October, 19 and Wednesday, October 20 (Conference Sessions)
Brief Description: The first of its kind and scope, the International Tibetan Buddhism Conference will bring together the preeminent leaders, teachers, scholars, and translators of Tibetan Buddhism from both traditionally Tibetan Buddhist areas and western countries to engage in substantive discussion about the current state of Tibetan Buddhism in the modern world and how best to move forward collectively. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will inaugurate the conference and preside over the opening session.
Registration to this conference will include a complementary admission to the “Teaching to the Buddhist Community” event detailed below.

INTERFAITH SUMMIT ON HAPPINESS: Understanding and Promoting Happiness in Today’s Society
THE REGULAR TICKETS TO THIS EVENT ARE SOLD OUT. A FEW GOLD/RED TICKETS REMAIN THROUGH
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Brief Description: His Holiness the Dalai Lama will open the forum with an address followed by responses from The Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth; and George Washington University Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a world-renowned scholar on Islam. Krista Tippett, host and producer of the award-winning public radio program Speaking of Faith, will moderate a discussion among the Dalai Lama and other panelists immediately following their formal presentations.

TEACHING TO THE BUDDHIST COMMUNITY:
The Practice of Compassion
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 9–10:30 a.m.
Brief Description: This teaching will offer a coveted opportunity to witness a teaching to the region’s Buddhist community. The Dalai Lama will explain the nature of compassion and the practices for cultivating it as understood in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Tickets available July 6th.

*****

INTERFAITH SUMMIT ON HAPPINESS:
Understanding and Promoting Happiness in Today’s Society

What do Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam teach us about the concept of happiness? What do these ancient traditions hold in common about this often elusive state of being, and what are their greatest points of difference? How do they define happiness? Is happiness the purpose of life, or is it a reward only available after life?

Listen to His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama discuss happiness with The Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth; and George Washington University Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a world-renowned scholar on Islam. Krista Tippett, host and producer of the award-winning public radio program Speaking of Faith, will moderate.

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Khashyar | July 22, 2010

Date of Visit: October 17, 2010, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Location: Atlanta, Georgia – Emory University – Woodruff Physical Education Center

Topic: The Nature and Practice of Compassion

Ticket Information: www.dalailama.emory.edu

*****

Teaching in Atlanta, GA, USA on October 17: His Holiness will give a short teaching on The Nature and Practice of Compassion at Emory University. Contact Website: www.dalailama.emory.edu

*****

The Visit 2010

His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama returns to the Emory University campus Oct. 17-19, 2010, in his capacity as Presidential Distinguished Professor, the only university appointment accepted by the 1989 Nobel Peace Laureate and leader of the Tibetan people.

The Dalai Lama will participate in a series of public events, including programs on science research and meditation, creativity and spirituality, an interfaith dialogue and a teaching for the Buddhist community on compassion.  We invite you to explore the many event opportunities and hope that you will join us in October.

OVERVIEW OF EVENTS

Click on any event (or use the menu on the left) to learn more or purchase tickets.

THE CREATIVE JOURNEY:
Artists in Conversation with the Dalai Lama about Spirituality and Creativity
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Brief Description: Listen to Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alice Walker and award-winning composer Philip Glass—as well as other to-be-announced artists—as they converse with the Dalai Lama on the symbiotic relationship between spirituality and the arts.

COMPASSION MEDITATION:
Mapping Current Research and Charting Future Directions
Monday, October 18, 2010, 9:30–11:30 a.m. (Session 1) and
1:30–3:30 p.m. (Session 2)
This event will bring together researchers from leading universities to map the current field of compassion meditation research and to chart future directions as well as to discuss implementing this knowledge in educational and clinical settings. The Dalai Lama will participate fully in both sessions.

International Conference on Tibetan Buddhism
Monday, October 18 (opening reception), Tuesday October, 19 and Wednesday, October 20 (Conference Sessions)
Brief Description: The first of its kind and scope, the International Tibetan Buddhism Conference will bring together the preeminent leaders, teachers, scholars, and translators of Tibetan Buddhism from both traditionally Tibetan Buddhist areas and western countries to engage in substantive discussion about the current state of Tibetan Buddhism in the modern world and how best to move forward collectively. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will inaugurate the conference and preside over the opening session.
Registration to this conference will include a complementary admission to the “Teaching to the Buddhist Community” event detailed below.

INTERFAITH SUMMIT ON HAPPINESS: Understanding and Promoting Happiness in Today’s Society
THE REGULAR TICKETS TO THIS EVENT ARE SOLD OUT. A FEW GOLD/RED TICKETS REMAIN THROUGH
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Brief Description: His Holiness the Dalai Lama will open the forum with an address followed by responses from The Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth; and George Washington University Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a world-renowned scholar on Islam. Krista Tippett, host and producer of the award-winning public radio program Speaking of Faith, will moderate a discussion among the Dalai Lama and other panelists immediately following their formal presentations.

TEACHING TO THE BUDDHIST COMMUNITY:
The Practice of Compassion
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 9–10:30 a.m.
Brief Description: This teaching will offer a coveted opportunity to witness a teaching to the region’s Buddhist community. The Dalai Lama will explain the nature of compassion and the practices for cultivating it as understood in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Tickets available July 6th.

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TEACHING TO THE BUDDHIST COMMUNITY:
The Nature and Practice of Compassion

In this teaching for the Buddhist communities of Atlanta and the southeastern U.S., His Holiness will explain the nature of compassion and the practices for cultivating it as understood in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition—something to which His Holiness has dedicated his entire life. By explaining the essential role of compassion in the flourishing of human life, this teaching will provide a backdrop for all the subsequent events of the visit.

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Khashyar | July 22, 2010

Date of Visit: October 12, 2010, 2:00 -3:30 pm

Location: San Jose, C A – San Jose Convention Center

Topic: Geshe Langri Thangpa’s Eight Verses of Training the Mind (lojong tsik gyema)

Ticket Information: http://www.gyutocenter.org/events/dalai-lama-visit.html

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Teaching in San Jose, CA, USA on October 12: His Holiness will give a teaching on Geshe Langri Thangpa’s Eight Verses of Training the Mind (lojong tsik gyema) organized by Gyuto Vajrayana Center. Contact Website: www.gyutocenter.org

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Written by 11th-century master Langri Tangpa, Eight Verses of Training the Mind is a classic text in the genre of lojong, or mind training. Lojong focuses on methods for thought transformation such as cultivating compassion, developing appropriate regard for self and others, and turning obstacles into opportunities for positive change. Reading the Eight Verses of Training the Mind is part of His Holiness’ regular practice, and he describes it as one of his main sources of inspiration.

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The Eight Verses of Mind Training

1.
With the wish to achieve the highest aim,
Which surpasses even a wish-fulfilling gem,
I shall train myself to at all times
Cherish sentient beings as supreme.”

2.
Whenever I interact with others,
I will view myself as inferior to all,
And I will train myself
To hold others superior from the depths of my heart.

3.
During all my activities I will probe my mind,
And as soon as an affliction arises—
Since it endangers myself and others—
I will train myself to confront it directly and avert it.

4.
When I encounter beings of unpleasant character,
And those oppressed by intense negative karma and suffering,
As though finding a treasure of precious jewels,
I will train myself to cherish them, for they are so rarely found.

5.
When others out of jealousy
Treat me wrongly with abuse and slander,
I shall train to take the defeat upon myself
And offer the victory to others.

6.
Even if one whom I have helped
Or in whom I have placed great hope
Gravely mistreats me in hurtful ways,
1 will train myself to view him as my sublime teacher.

7.
In brief, I will train myself to offer benefit and joy
To all my mothers, both directly and indirectly,
And respectfully take upon myself
All the hurts and pains of my mothers.

8.
By ensuring that all this remains undefiled
From the stains of the eight mundane concerns,
And by understanding all things as illusions,
I will train myself to be free of the bondage of clinging.

Translated by Dr. Thupten Jinpa

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