Visit of the Dalai Lama to Buffalo

I had the pleasure of hearing the Dalai Lama speak to a small group of faculty and then a larger audience of many thousand recently.  He also spoke to small groups of Chinese and Indian students.  I would have loved to hear those conversations as well.
In the faculty dialog, people asked questions to the Dalai [...]

Books List

I have not had the time to comment on chapters of An Open Heart yet, but will reread it more carefully later.  I have been reading several other books that are good source for reflection and hope to comment on them soon.  If anyone has read them and would like to share their impressions, I [...]

An Open Heart

In preparation for hearing the Dalai Lama speak in Buffalo, NY in a few weeks, I am rereading one of his books, The Open Heart.  One element in this book that inspires me it that the Dalai Lama says things about himself such as, “ … I must emphasize that we are the same?  Some of you have [...]

Hello world!

I want to use this blog to explore life through the perspectives of authors.  I read quite a bit and often feel that I need to take more time to reflect on what can be gleaned from the texts.
Right now I am reading An Open Heart by the Dalai Lama.  I hope to hear him [...]