New Delhi, India — “We are social animals who biologically need karuna or compassion and as long as we have compassion, we’ll be physically and mentally fit," His Holiness the Dalai Lama said when speaking to a group of students and teachers from South Asian countries who have been taking part in workshops about universal values and secular ethics in New Delhi, India on April 4, 2019.
Faith and prayer alone not sufficient in an age of technology: Spiritual leader of Tibet
Dharamshala, India — In an age of science and technology, mere faith and prayer are not sufficient. Buddhists need to understand the Buddha's teachings," the spiritual leader of Tibet said while speaking to a group of Mongolian devotees, in Dharamshala, India, on March 25, 2019.
Make Buddhist science as an objective academic context: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Dharamshala, India — Explaining the content of these sutras and treatises can be classified into three categories: science, philosophy and religion, the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama told a group of young Indian scholars that the Buddhist "scientific and philosophical content can be studied in an objective academic context."
India could combine modern education with the ancient knowledge: Tibetan leader
Mumbai, India —"The message religions convey about love, tolerance and contentment provide a viewpoint to counter these destructive emotions," His Holiness the Dalai Lama said, adding: "India is the one country that could combine modern education with the ancient knowledge of how to recognise and tackle our afflictive emotions."