Tag: Dalai Lama

FREE Global JOY Summit! Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu and More…
Hi friends! I’m excited to invite you to the upcoming Global Joy Summit, a FREE online even running from November 13th to 16th.

This is an amazing opportunity to be inspired by the contagious joy and timely message of the Dalai Lama and the late, great Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and learn from 30+ renowned joy scientists, spiritual teachers, changemakers, and artists.

The lived experiences of these two global icons, and self-described “mischievous brothers,” serve as a profound example of the power of joy in the face of adversity. They teach us that joy is an essential key to meeting the many ordinary and profound challenges we now face, individually and collectively.

The summit will include a free screening of Mission: JOY—the laugh-out-loud funny documentary that shares the magical friendship, practical wisdom, and historic final in-person meeting of the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu—as well as inspiring and practical sessions with 30+ speakers.

The summit will explore:
- Practices to transform stress, anxiety, grief, depression, despair, isolation, challenging emotions, and difficulty
- Practical tools to cultivate well-being, connection, love, compassion, and joy
- The relationship between joy and sorrow (they’re not opposites)
- Joy as a “clean fuel” to power transformative action
- Ubuntu, interconnection, and compassion as essential keys to healing our planet and creating a good future
- A special keynote with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- Live interactive workshops and musical performances
More than ever, the world needs each of us to tap into the innate love, compassion, and joy that the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu remind us are at the core of our beings.

Come for one session or all and join the celebration and exploration.

You can sign up for free here.

I hope you enjoy this joy-filled event!
November 1, 2022
Giveaway: Dalai Lama’s “Inner World,” Mantras & Teachings Set to Music
The winners for this giveaway are:
If your name is listed above, please email your address to me at email@tinybuddha.com so I can get your CD set out to you!

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Hi friends! I’m excited to share that the Dalai Lama has released his first music offering, an 11-track album of mantras and teachings set to music, and I have five free CD sets to give away to the Tiny Buddha community!

The CD set was actually released just recently on my birthday, August 28^th, after a July 6^th release on digital platforms to honor the Dalai Lama’s 85^th birthday. Upon the digital release, Inner World debuted at No.1 on Billboard’s New Age Album chart.

The set features 2 CDs in a beautiful, case-bound, hardcover package, along with a 28-page booklet with stunning artwork and explanations of the mantras and their benefits.

CD 1 is the standard Inner World album while CD 2 features a disc of album instrumentals.

“The messages couldn’t be more poignant for our current social climate and needs as humanity.” ~USA Today

“A genuinely enjoyable, enriching experience…” ~Clash

“Fusing music with Buddhist chants, His Holiness uses his resounding voice as an instrument, reciting traditional Tibetan Buddhist prayers and presenting teachings on issues close to his heart.” ~Tricycle

About Inner World

The origins of Inner World began in 2015, when one of the project’s co-executive producers and a longtime student of The Dalai Lama, Junelle Kunin, wrote to him requesting his participation. She felt that an album by such a compassionate and wise being would help people who struggle with emotional stress. And he agreed.

She and her husband, Abraham Kunin, spent the next five years working with a small team to bring the project to life.

The Dalai Lama’s recordings have been thread through music composed by Abraham and performed on thirty-plus instruments by himself and a cast of collaborators from around the world. The composer integrated the live performances with artful programming and production, building a peaceful bedrock for these sacred offerings.

Net proceeds from the sales of Inner World will go to The Gaden Phodrang Foundation of the Dalai Lama, chosen program: Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning, an international K-12 education program.

How to Enter the Giveaway

To enter to win one of 5 free CD/booklet sets, leave a comment below before midnight PST on Tuesday, September 8th.

You don’t need to write anything specific, but if you’d like, you can share your favorite quote or affirmation to inspire other community members who scroll through the comments.

I will list the winners’ names at the top of this post on Wednesday, September 9^th. Please note you’ll need to check back here then to see if you’ve won so you can email me your address.

If you’d like to order Inner World now, you can get the 2CD and book edition here.

Happy Friday, friends!
September 2, 2020
Happiness Isn’t Ready Made

June 9, 2015
Love Is the Absence of Judgment

June 3, 2015
Not Getting What You Want

May 29, 2015
We Need to Be Giving: Kindness Can Be a Win-Win Situation

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give” ~Winston Churchill

When asked what his religion is, the Dalai Lama tends to respond with one word: kindness.

In the world we live in today it’s easy for us to get so caught up in our goals and commitments that we overlook the suffering or needs of those around us.

Kindness may sometimes be put to the bottom of our to-do list when we feel a desperate need to survive, which seems to be increasing with all that is going on globally at the moment.

Many of us have lost our jobs, are renting our homes from the banks, and are just about scraping by for the daily necessities.

The paradox there is that now is the very time we need to be kind to one another because we need one another more than ever.

And the old proverb “give to receive” is possibly the guiding light that we are meant to follow.

Having recently returned from India where I spent six weeks in Dharamsala, alongside my Tibetan friends, they taught me a thing or two about the benefits of giving.

My line of work takes me into the lives of Tibetan monks. These monks are my friends and really want what I am doing to succeed. As a result, they open up and welcome me and my friends without thinking twice.

For example we were celebrating the birthday of one of our friends. It is not the tradition for Tibetan monks to celebrate birthdays, only that of the Dalai Lama’s, so they were not so sure what to do.

I rounded up cakes and drinks and asked the monks if we could have our little get together in their working space, to which they readily agreed.

We did the typical happy birthday song and cut the cake while a handful of the monks watched on slightly bemused at our Western ways. Slowly the rest of the monks wandered in and each of them instantly dropped the work they were doing and sat down to take part.

Despite their lack of understanding of our unusual rituals they could see this was important to us and that seemed to be enough for them to make time for us.

As a way of saying thank you for all they had done, I donated a hot water tank for the monastery which meant no more cold bucket showers for the monks when temperatures drop below freezing, as they easily do high up in the Himalayan foothills. (more…)

September 13, 2012
Un-side for a While

“When you live on a round planet, there’s no choosing sides.” ~Wayne Dyer

Research shows that rooting for a team, identifying with a group and enjoying the camaraderie you feel with other fans, can increase your sense of personal happiness.

While it’s satisfying to feel a sense of belonging, it can be dangerous to carry this us-against-them philosophy into other areas of your life. We do it all the time.

A man connects so deeply to his heritage that he puts up walls with people from different backgrounds.

Or a woman believes something with so much conviction that people who disagree become immediate adversaries.

In this way, we shut ourselves into little boxes of people and relate to everyone else as outsiders. The Dalai Lama says we don’t need to give up our sense of belonging to communities; we just have to recognize various levels—the highest connecting us by a fundamental human bond.

So, rather than relating to others based on what makes us different, we relate based on what characteristics we share.

If there’s one common theme on this site, and in Buddhism, in general, it’s that people aren’t all that different. We all want to feel good and purposeful. We all want to avoid feeling pain.

Ironically, it’s painful to see other people as sitting on the other side, believing or expecting the worst in them, holding up a guard, ever-ready for an attack. (more…)

December 10, 2009
Review and Giveaway: The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World
Update: The winners have already been chosen for this giveaway:
- Cynthia Atkins
- Kevin Costillo
- Tracey Sullivan
- Stephanie (@Omgitsafox)
- Brenda Sue
Is it possible to be happy in a world marred by prejudice, violence, and global disharmony—in a time when people often feel isolated from their communities, even in the most heavily populated places?

That’s the main question presented in The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World; and the answer is a resounding yes.

The fourteenth Dalai Lama has known tremendous adversity in his lifetime—having been exiled from his homeland of Tibet when communist China invaded in 1959—and yet he still believes that human nature is intrinsically good.

But that’s not the crux of The Art of Happiness; it’s far more than just Buddhist wisdom.

The book follows a series of conversations between psychiatrist Dr. Howard C. Cutler and His Holiness, creating a guideline for happiness that reflects eastern philosophy without ignoring western reality. (more…)
November 23, 2009