Peace of mind comes from unbiased compassion: His Holiness
Tuesday, 19 September 2006, 3:30 p.m.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama bows to the crowd as Queen Noor of Jordan watches at the largest Buddhist monument in U.S, 17 September |
Denver: His Holiness the Dalai Lama delivered a message about the role of compassion at the Shambala Mountain Center where he paid a visit on Sunday to bless the recently completed108-foot-tall Stupa, the largest Buddhist monument in North America.
The Stupa was built as a memorial to the Buddhist teacher, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, who founded more than 100 meditation centers throughout the West.
“In order to live a meaningful life, your actions should be meaningful, and compassion is the key factor. Peace of mind comes from unbiased compassion.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama said to a gathering of about 1000 people who came from long distances.
“I think everyone has a seed of that compassion in them. I think it’s important to nurture that seed,” His Holiness said. “While we remain as living beings, our time should be used constructively so a person, himself or herself, is comfortable at the time of death.”
Queen Noor of Jordan; Rabbi Irwin Kula of the National Jewish Center for Leadership and Learning; and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, head of the Shambhala branch of Buddhism, joined His Holiness the Dalai Lama in an interfaith examination of the virtue of compassion.
In the afternoon His Holiness gave a public talk on Compassionate Life organised by the Mind and Life Institute. Many were surprised to see many people when there was a paralel meeting of the other Nobel Laureates and also an important football game at the same time. The Mayor of Denver introduced His Holiness at the public talk and His Holiness as one of the most respected world leaders and champion of freedom and peace.
This is His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s first visit to Denver in nine years.
A compiled report
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