His Holiness the Dalai Lama leaves for Australia and New Zealand VisitsMonday, 30 November 2009, 11:14 a.m.
Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Dharamsala on Saturday for a ten-day visit to Australia and New Zealand from 1-10 December.His
Holiness will give two days of teachings on Nagarjuna’s Commentary on
Bodhicitta in Sydney, Australia on December 1 and 2 to be organised by
His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Australia Committee.On 3 December, His Holiness will speak on ‘Our Future: Who Is Responsible?’ during his public talk in Sydney.His
Holiness will then travel to New Zealand where he will give public talk
and religious discourse on ‘A Peaceful Mind’ and Nagarjuna’s Commentary
on Bodhicitta in Auckland on 5 and 6 December respectively. The event
will be organised by the Dalai Lama Visit Trust New Zealand. His Holiness will return to Australia to continue his lecture series.His
Holiness will give a public talk on Compassion in Diversity organised
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Australia Committee in Hobart on 8
December. On December 9, His Holiness will address the closing
plenary of the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne. His
Holiness will join representatives from diverse religious traditions to
discuss overriding issues such as conflict resolution, earth charter as
a global ethics, food and water-justice for all, religion, HIV/AIDS and
healthcare, caring practices for the earth and inter-faith action for
peace in Africa.First held in Chicago in 1893, the Parliament
of the World’s Religions brings together the world’s religious and
spiritual communities, their leaders and their followers to a gathering
where peace, diversity and sustainability are discussed and explored in
the context of interreligious understanding and cooperation.His
Holiness the Dalai Lama will conclude his visit with a public talk on
‘World Peace: Who Is Responsible?’ in Melbourne, Australia on 10
December.
