The 14th Dalai Lama Visits Vancouver – September 8-10, 2006

China is hella mad at Canada over this…but The 14th The Dalai Lama has officially been sworn in as an honourary Canadian Citizen.

(Just in case, you need a refresher: Tibetan Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama is one of the incarnations of the bodhisattva of compassion, and the supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism. And the Chinese full took over Tibet by force in 1959--and His Holiness is a great proponent of seeking greater autonomy for Tibet.)

Out of China-ruled Tibet, living in Nepal and India, and now ensconced nicely in Vancouver, The 14th Dalai Lama is in town from September 8 – 10th for the Vancouver Dialogues 2006—in the first series of dialogues sponsored by the Vancouver-based Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education.

The dialogues include a public talk in the afternoon at GM Place entitled "Cultivating Happiness". The Dalai Lama will discuss “the causes and conditions for happiness and guidance on developing an authentic sense of well-being that is not dependent on external circumstances.” In other words, His Holiness will speak on how to find happiness within yourself despite the chaos around you.

It’s fitting that The Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education is based in Vancouver. After all, “Dalai” means “ocean” in Mongolian—Vancouver has ocean (well, technically), and “Lama” is the Tibetan equivalent of the Sanskrit word “guru” which is commonly translated as “wisdom”—Vancouver has…has…well, there are some wise-ass people around here anyways.

Be touched and inspired…The 14th Dalai Lama may just show you how compassion is the key to human kindness, which we need more of in this crazy world.

More:
*Descriptions of Dialogues and tickets @ www.dalailamacenter.org/ tickets.
*For more info of the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace & Education, go to www.dalaimacenter.org.