Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama’s perspective of humanity, purpose of life and idea happiness can be compared to the Cyrenaics’s school of philosophy which was established by Aristippus of Cyrene (435 – 356 BCE). Aristippus was a pupil of Socrates, but had adopted a very different philosophical outlook, teaching that the goal of life was to seek pleasure by adapting circumstances to oneself and by maintaining proper control over both adversity and prosperity. Aristippus’s school of thought propounded that the…

Religion can be depicted as a belief in divinity and spiritual views. Buddhism dominantly revolves around life and the teachings of Gautama, likewise Christianity similarly revolves around life and the teachings of Jesus. However they differ in minor views such as: spiritual values, the concept of afterlife, and the purpose for living. Though the two religions share similar concepts, they exhibit differences that set them apart from each other. Buddhism’s founder, Siddharta Guatama, had four…

Ray Kurzweil defines Singularity, as a future period in which a technological change will be so rapid and it’s impact is so profound that every aspect of human life will be irreversibly transformed. Us being in the twenty-first century signify that the humanity stands on the verge of the most transforming and thrilling period in its history. Taking an instance of a computer, where technology were meant to be kept in home and used for not too long are now being transformed to our one of the most…

According to the Dalai Lama (2001), mindfulness can enhance presence in four ways. First, it can heighten the sustainability of focused attention. Second, mindfulness practice can enhance self-compassion which should lead to greater empathy and compassion with clients. The compassion and acceptance developed in mindfulness practice is viewed as ultimately valuable as the basis of compassion and acceptance toward others (Dalai Lama, 2001). Third, mindfulness can offer a way to reduce stress and…

role of the guru in the Vajrayana; these are religious teachers who have mastered the philosophical and ritual tradition. “The Tibet translation of guru is "lama," and the various Tibetan schools of the Vajrayana trace long lineages of gurus who serve both as religious and political leaders (the Dalai Lama is the most well known of Tibet's Lamas).”…

Although meditation may not be for everyone, the authors of The Mind 's Own Physician: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama on the Healing Power of Meditation and Meditation: The Most Practical, Complete and Modern Guide on Meditation: Learn How to Meditate the Easy Proven Way in 24 Hours provide compelling evidence on the notion that meditation is an effective treatment…

quote seems to be true. That people are going to hurt other people but the good people will come and help them rebuild, bind and bring a real order of justice to wherever they go. In "Compassion and the Individual," Tenzin Gyatzo, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, describes a good…

Tsering Lama Body paragraphs Tibet lost its freedom: • Tibet and China in the past Tibet has always remained an autonomous nation and it shall forever. The Tibetan culture, tradition, customs, religion and language differs from Chinese, which indicates that Tibet and China are different. During the 600s the king of Yarlung, unified all the states and made Tibet an independent nation. The early Tibetan lifestyle was either nomadic or sedentary, which after a few decades coalesced. It was during…

The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and, until the establishment of Chinese communist rule, the spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet. The current Dalai Lama’s name is Lhamo Dondrub and he is the fourteenth Dalai Lama. He was born on July 6, 1935, and is currently 80 years old. He is known for his notable quotes, such as “Our prime purpose in this…

help us become better people. We rely on loved ones to get through hard times. Why should you care about this, well you have done the same. You have relied on another loved one, or another loved one has relied on you. While some may disagree with Dalai Lama, compassion are necessities, not luxuries in order for humanity to survive, as evidenced in Night, Flowers for Algernon, and The Diary of Anne Frank. While some people believe that love, and compassion are not necessities , because we don’t…