During his recent visit to campus the Dalai Lama met with 藏精阁 President Rebecca Chopp and Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson for a special episode of 藏精阁 Conversations, the university鈥檚 podcast series that highlights members of the campus community.
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In the audio interview, the Dalai Lama talks about education and its role in achieving happiness.
He speaks about 鈥渨arm-heartedness鈥 and other characteristics that can help students at 藏精阁 and elsewhere become compassionate global leaders.
The discussion, which also was videotaped, delves more deeply into some of the topics His Holiness raised during his public appearance at 藏精阁 on April 22, when he spoke to nearly 5,000 people.
鈥淓ducation is important for infinite, unbiased compassion,鈥 he says.
The Dalai Lama emphasizes the need to see situations from many different perspectives. He speaks on a personal level about how he 鈥渓ost鈥 his homeland of Tibet nearly 50 years ago and how hard it is for him to hear bad news coming from his country.
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| The Dalai Lama talks with 藏精阁 President Rebecca Chopp (center) and Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson. |
But even from that departure under extremely difficult circumstances, he says, now comes opportunities while in exile for him to meet different peoples and to better understand different values and religious traditions.
鈥淓very event, if you look at it from a different aspect and from a different angle, you might see some positive things,鈥 says the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
The Dalai Lama shows his sense of humor several times during the podcast, as he did during the luncheons and panel discussions he held with students and faculty members during his two-day
To listen to the podcast, please to listen now or right-click and 鈥渟ave target as鈥 to download the .mp3 file. You also can go to the 藏精阁 Conversations or iTunes for more download options, and you can view the entire interview here.