Dharamshala, India — His Holiness the Dalai Lama received the Sivanda Peace Award from the Sivananda World Peace Foundation for his generous contribution to promotion of Peace, Non-Violence and oneness among humanity in the world.
G7 Foreign Ministers urged to raise the issue of Tibet at the upcoming meeting
Washington, DC – International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) wrote to the G7 Foreign Ministers urging them to raise the issue of Tibet at their upcoming meeting in Münster, Germany, and said: " We would like to recommend to include into a G7 Foreign Ministers Communiqué the relevance of protecting the rights of Tibetans, and others under Chinese Communist Party rule, to the security of the region and to conflict prevention and resolution, and to call for the Chinese government to address the legitimate grievances of Tibetans in particular."
Violence in any form can make no positive contribution: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Dharamshala, India – His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to Speaker Nancy Pelosi to express his sympathy following the physical attack on her husband, Paul Pelosi, by an assailant and said, "violence in any form can make no positive contribution to the organization and development of society, whether in the United States or any other country.”
His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulates Giorgia Meloni on her election as Prime Minister of Italy
Dharamshala, India – His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, congratulates Giorgia Meloni, the new PM of Italy and said, “I would like to say that I am pleased to see that the new Prime Minister of Italy is a woman, because I believe, and there is scientific evidence to demonstrate it, that women are more empathetic and sensitive to the feelings of others. Consequently, they show greater warm-heartedness and concern for others’ well-being."
Warm-heartedness is the source of peace of mind: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Dharamshala, India — His Holiness the Dalai Lama and an anthropologist, a psychologist, a philosopher of the mind, and a cognitive scientist discussed the topics of Interdependence, Ethics and Social Networks for two days in Dharamshala. His Holiness told them, “We have to let people know that warm-heartedness is the source of peace of mind, of inner peace, inner strength and self-confidence. I rely on your efforts to share this with others.”
Tibetan leaders offer condolences on the demise of former Indian Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav
Dharamshala, India — Sikyong of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and Speaker of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile offered their deepest condolences to the family members of former Indian Defence Minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav, who passed away on October 10, 2022.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulates the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize
Dharamshala, India — His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, congratulates the recipients of 2022 the Nobel Peace Prize and said, "By recognising their contribution, the Nobel Committee has shone a clear light on the importance of civil society in promoting fundamental human values of peace, freedom and democracy."