Brown, Obama and the Dalai Lama
President Barack Obama is caught between a rock and a hard place -- between Mr. Brown and the Dalai Lama. Last October, when Barack Obama canceled hi...
President Barack Obama is caught between a rock and a hard place -- between Mr. Brown and the Dalai Lama. Last October, when Barack Obama canceled hi...
Recent studies of human behavior are revealing that survival skills also required such qualities as compassion, mutual understanding and collaboration, even selflessness.
Many indigenous cultures have foretold a time when humanity, our future, and the earth itself were at stake. In a typical fairy tale, and in our hopes and dreams, "a hero" would come forth to save us.
In order to create a field of wisdom science, we wanted to bring together all the interested parties - philosophers, classicists, historians, experts in law, medicine, psychology, biology.
While Tenzin Delek has been labeled a "terrorist" by Chinese authorities, to the Tibetan people he is a hero.
Leigh Taylor-Young and I participated recently in the Parliament of the World's Religions in Melbourne, Australia. Nelson Mandela attended that Parliament and spoke of his debt to religion throughout his life.
This Human Rights Day should be more than just an opportunity for politicians to put forth toothless platitudes but instead a time to defend actively the principles in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
Michael Fitzpatrick on playing with His Holiness: "It's a very specific frequency he resides in, it's an extremely high vibration, but a really heavy grounded vibration at the same time."
As ordinary citizens gain increased access to secure communications technologies, the autocracies of the world may find it increasingly difficult to dominate the story.
I hold this truth to be self-evident, that no one should live under the threat of a nuclear attack. And yet, every day, many millions of people aroun...
The question is what result does criticizing leave in its wake? Since criticizing, complaining, and gossiping are anything but solution-oriented, they bring destruction, not solution.
New scientific evidence dispels our cultural biases and myths, such as perceiving happiness as a somewhat "soft" or frivolous subject, or considering happiness to be self-centered or self-indulgent.
President Obama, with all due respect... and I recognize that there is indeed a lot of respect due, I write to tell you that you can do better.
President Obama's visit to Asia showed how long a journey it's been since the 1955 Bandung Conference, the historic meeting of African and Asian states striving for self-determination.
As someone who has spent time in Chinese detention for protesting on behalf of Tibetans, I recommend you see both Tibet: Murder in the Snow and Blessings.
The 100 stories woven together in the book describe how people from all walks of life have used the profound benefits of meditation to improve their health and well being.
Want to really make strides and advance another cause at the same time? Appoint a female as our peacemaker-in-chief! It surely is a job cut out for a woman.
Our president is afraid of being seen in public shaking the hand of the Dalai Lama. Publicly acknowledging the Dalai Lama's cause would be type of change I hoped to see when I gave money to Obama's campaign.
In the media/entertainment business these days, so many qualified applicants are chasing so few good jobs it's enough to drive you into selling real estate. Oh, wait, there aren't any jobs there, either.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama made a proclamation that stunned the crowd at the recent Peace Summit in Vancouver: "The world will be saved by the wester...
The white silk scarf I received from the Dalai Lama is a symbol. Our actions determine whether or not it stays white -- our actions in our lives and in the universe of food.