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Which Leaders Rock Our World? Drumroll, Please ...

By David KnowlesApr 23rd 2010 – 5:55PM
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(April 23) -- President Barack Obama is still the world's most respected leader, according to a new six-country poll. Released today by France 24 and Radio France Internationale, the Harris Interactive Poll asked 6,135 adults between the ages of 16 and 64 who live in the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Germany or...

Dalai Lama Doesn't Fault Obama for Low-Key Meeting

Feb 21st 2010 – 8:07AM
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Feb. 21) - The Dalai Lama says he doesn't fault President Obama for his low-key reception in Washington because he recognizes that the president must juggle ties to the Tibetan spiritual leader with concerns about angering China. The Dalai Lama told The Associated Press he understands that Obama...

Dalai Lama Visits Pats, Gillette Stadium

By Will BrinsonMay 5th 2009 – 11:30AM

The Dalai Lama, I suppose, is a sports fan. That's really the only way to explain why he was kicking it at the New England Patriots' Gillette Stadium on Saturday.Either that or Robert Kraft has given up on installing a soul into Bill Belichick and just decided to convert him to Buddhism. But either way, there he was on...

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The Karmapa Cleared: Indian Police Drop Charges Against Tibet Holy Man

May 21st 2012 - 11:53AM

Indian authorities have dropped charges against Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader involving $1.35 million in cash discovered at his monastery in northern India.

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Arianna Huffington: My Conversation With The Dalai Lama: The Convergence Of Science And Spirituality (Part 2) (VIDEO)

May 15th 2012 - 08:47PM

At a lunch in the crypt at St. Paul's Cathedral before the Dalai Lama received the Templeton Prize on Monday, I was seated next to Canon Mark Oakley.

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Arianna Huffington: My Conversation With The Dalai Lama: The Convergence Of Science And Spirituality (VIDEO)

May 14th 2012 - 01:29PM

At a lunch in the crypt at St. Paul's before the Dalai Lama received the Templeton Prize today, I was seated next to Canon Mark Oakley.

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Dalai Lama Poison Plot: China Denies Plans To Assassinate Tibetan Leader

May 14th 2012 - 06:41AM

China accused the Dalai Lama of being deceitful Monday after he reportedly alleged that Chinese agents trained Tibetan women to assassinate him by planting poison in their hair for him to touch during blessings.

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Time to Relax

May 05th 2012 - 12:23PM

I realized as I pulled out of the heavy fog of such deep sleep that if I want to live in the highest vibration I have to give my body more of a vote in how I pace myself, or I will not succeed.

DalaiLama News From the Web

  • 05/28/12 Two Tibetans set selves on fire outside Lhasa temple Source: ABC - KTRK 13 - Houston TX Two men engulfed themselves in a burst of flames outside a Buddhist temple popular with tourists and pilgrims in Lhasa, marking the first time a recent wave of self-immolations to protest Chinese rule has reached the tightly guarded Tibetan capital.
  • 05/28/12 Man dies in immolation in Tibetan capital Source: FT.com Two Tibetan protesters set themselves on fire near one of the holiest sites in Lhasa, the first self-immoliation to take place in the capital of the restive Chinese-ruled region after a recent wave of more than 30 such incidents across the country.
  • 05/25/12 China cancelled senior leader's visit to Britain... Source: Daily Mail - London - UK China cancelled a senior leader's visit to Britain after learning that David Cameron was going to meet the Dalai Lama, it has been claimed.
  • 05/24/12 Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends... Source: UN Wire The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 19 entities for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and 1 for roster status, but postponed consideration of 35 other applications as it continued consideration of applications deferred from previous sessions during its resumed 2012 session.
  • 05/24/12 Cinedigm Chairman Chris McGurk: 'I Got Pitched By the... Source: The Hollywood Reporter This story first appeared in the June 1 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

Background on DalaiLama

The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Sino-Mongolian word далай (dalai) meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word bla-ma (with a silent "b") meaning "chief, high priest".

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