Religious Harmony

Both Buddhism and Islam teach the universal values of love, compassion, patience and forgiveness. When, through education, Buddhists and Muslims recognize and appreciate this commonality, then despite their philosophical differences, they have laid the foundation for religious...

The Dangers of Changing Religions There are many different religions and cultures in the world and each has developed to suit its own people. Because of that, I always recommend that it’s best to keep the religion you were born into. In the West, most people are Christians,...

The universal values of kindness and honesty transcend any religious differences.

Helping others, if possible, but at least not harming them is the way to live an ethical life.

There are many strategies for dealing with environmental issues, such as using renewable energy sources, reducing industrial and motor vehicle pollution, and so on, but another one that has perhaps received less publicity is the damaging effects of meat production. Reducing...

Theoretical Approach There are many difficulties and dangers in exploring the common ground between any two religious or philosophical systems. One of the main difficulties concerns which theoretical approach one takes in terms of the academic discipline of comparative...

Personal Involvement My own personal involvement in Islamic-Buddhist dialogue has developed gradually over many years. In my travels around the world lecturing on Buddhism, I have visited a number of Muslim countries. In some of them, I did not directly engage Muslim...

Background In October 2002, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama will confer the Kalachakra initiation in Graz, Austria. The event is open to the public, both Buddhist and non-Buddhist alike. The purpose of the initiation is to provide an opportunity for people of all faiths to gather...

I’ve been asked to speak about living and working in harmony in a religiously diverse society, and there are many different aspects that this topic covers. As our distinguished host mentioned, one is what His Holiness the Dalai Lama always emphasizes, which is human values and...

I am very happy to speak about Buddhist philosophy to people who mostly come from non-Buddhist countries. This is important for developing mutual understanding. Mutual understanding is necessary because we all live on this one planet and this planet has many religions....