Many problems not deliberately caused by people or by lack of knowledge, but by lack of compassion.

I have 3 commitments:
#1: Emotional Human Value (Things that support a happy life).
#2: Promote harmony among different religious traditions.
#3: Tibet

Commitment #1

With a calm and peaceful mood, things will work out well. Calm mind will lead to good health. Good sleep, don’t have to rely on pills. Good digestion. Calm mind will lead to peaceful harmonious home.

DL talked about sometimes his calm mind also gets disturbed: When I sleep, sometimes mosquitoes come. My relationship with mosquitoes not that good.

Every 10th of March since 1959 (the day he left Tibet), DL said that he gets worried and experiences sadness, doubts and uncertainties.

Calm mind so sleep never disturbed. Calm mind is a very good thing. Calm mind not due to indifference but a calm, sensitive, sharp mind.

Compassion, loving kindness builds inner strength.

Two levels of love:

1. Affection/compassion (a biological factor)

Our survival depends on others’ care (e.g., a mother’s love). Baby feels secure. Mother’s physical touch important.

DL quoted research about baby monkeys separated from their mothers do not thrive, are weaker and prone to illnesses.

Biological factor has nothing to do with religion. But that compassion is biased because it depends on the action of others. That compassion can reach only friends and not enemies.

2. True compassion extends to our enemies. True compassion can solve all conflicts.

Destroy an enemy, you lose a friend.

20th century is a century of war. What’s happening in the 21st century is due to resentment from the 20th century.

No matter the goal, non-violence is the method. Non-violent method has no side effect. 21st century should use dialogs. We need disarmament, both external and internal.

How to promote compassion:

1) Religious approach

God is blessing with love. God means infinite love. But these approach is only for believers of God which is about half of the population in the world.

Non-believers think love and compassion is for the religious.

Non-believers think money money money. Money does not equal happiness. Must not neglect inner value.

Ultimate source of happiness is within us.

Faith comes from religion which comes later. Affection comes from birth.

The thought that practicing compassion is good for others but not necessary for our ownself is totally wrong.

I do not smile at dog. They do not appreciate. During car ride, I smile at human being, the person wonder why I smile. It brings more suspicion to others. Practice of compassion first benefit oneself then others.

Value of affection, not my teacher, but my mother. We survive because of our mother’s care. We all have same potential to develop warmheartedness.

Please think more. If you find nothing interesting, then forget it.

After the Question and Answer session, DL was conferred the honorary doctorate in humane letters. During his acceptance speech, DL said that he is a Hopeless Professor because (1) his knowledge is limited to one area and (2) he is lazy (lazy to grade homework).