Dharamsala, June 15 – In 2007, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was awarded the degree of ‘Presidential Distinguished Professor’ by Emory University. The Tibetan leader who spent three days at the university then said, “The professor will return”. The Tibetan leader will begin a three-day visit to the university on October 17 this year.
“I look forward to offering my services to the Emory students and community. I firmly believe that education is an indispensable tool for the flourishing of human well-being and the creation of a just and peaceful society, and I am delighted to make a small contribution in this regard through this appointment,” His Holiness had said in 2007.
His Holiness will give a short teaching on The Nature and Practice of Compassion at the University on October 17. The Tibetan leader who considers promoting religious harmony as one of his top priorities will take part in an Inter-Faith Conference on The Pursuit of Happiness at the University on the same day. His Holiness’ other engagements in the university include a scientific conference on Compassion Meditation: Mapping Current Research and Charting Future Directions, Panel Discussion on Spirituality, Creativity and Arts .
Emory is recognized as one of the premier centers of study of Tibetan philosophy and religion in the West, primarily due to the university’s extraordinary partnership with Tibetan Buddhist institutes of higher learning based in India such as the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Drepung Loseling Monastery and the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics. One of the most ambitious projects of this partnership is an initiative to develop and implement a comprehensive science education curriculum for Tibetan monastic community. Emory -Tibet Partnership was founded in 1998 to bring together the best of Western and Tibetan Buddhist intellectual traditions.
Before arriving in Atlanta, His Holiness will be in San Jose, California to deliver an initiation of Amitabha Permission (opakmei jegang) at San Jose University on October 13.
From October 22 to 24, His Holiness will be in Canada to participate in several events including a Symposium on Cognitive Science, Mindfulness and Consciousness at the University of Toronto, a public talk on Approaches to World Peace.
