Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - Lord Richard Layard, Professor at the London School of Economics and founder of ‘Action for Happiness’, welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to a conversation this morning about ‘Creating a Happier World’. He told him that today marks the tenth anniversary of the start of ‘Action for Happiness’, an organization he said His Holiness had joined before it was formed.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - Moved by reports in the news about the loss of life, damage to property and the suffering faced by so many people in Maharashtra as a result of devastating flooding over the last few days, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the Chief Minister, Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray.
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - Moved by the news of flooding in Europe, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, and Alexander De Croo, the Belgian Prime Minister, to express his concern. “I am saddened to see reports of the unprecedented flooding that has wreaked havoc across western Europe.”
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - This morning, at his residence, His Holiness the Dalai Lama entered the room, waved to the audience he could see on the screens before him, and sat down. Meanwhile, at Thiksé Monastery in Ladakh, Thiksé Rinpoché performed prostrations and made a mandala offering.
