DENVER, June 5 – His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a major public talk in Denver on Sunday afternoon, September 17, 2006 at Pepsi Center before an expected audience of 12,000 people. Entitled, “The Science of a Compassionate Life,” the talk is sponsored by the Mind and
Life Institute, based in Boulder. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper will introduce the Dalai Lama.
The Dalai Lama’s visit to Denver is a rare event. The last time he spoke in Denver was nine years ago. People are expected to come from all over the country to attend this special talk. The event will begin at 2:30 p.m. Pepsi Center is located at 1000 Chopper Circle in Denver’s Central Platte Valley. Tibetan flutist and Grammy Award nominee Nawang Khechog will provide opening entertainment along with Tibetan dancers.
“We are thrilled to bring the Dalai Lama to Denver,” said Adam Engle, chairman and co-founder of the Mind and Life Institute. “It has been nine
years since his last visit here, and in that period, interest in the Dalai Lama’s message and the way to lead a compassionate life has blossomed. There is already a huge amount of excitement around this visit. The public talk at Pepsi Center will allow a large number of people to hear the Dalai Lama for the first time.”
In addition to the talk at Pepsi Center, while in Colorado, the Dalai Lama will be the keynote speaker for PeaceJam’s 10th Anniversary conference with Nobel Laureates, September 15-16 at the University of Denver. He will also officiate at a Buddhist ceremony at the Shambhala Mountain Center in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado on Sunday morning, September 17.
For more information, visit http://www.mindandlife.org and http://www.dalailamadenver.org.
