When we rise in the morning and listen to the radio or read the newspaper, we are confronted with the same sad news: violence, crime, wars and disasters. I cannot recall a single day without a report of something terrible happening somewhere. Even in these modern times it is clear that one’s precious life is not safe. No former generation has had to experience so much bad news as we face today; this constant awareness of fear and tension should make any sensitive and compassionate person question seriously the progress of our modern world.
Author Bio(s)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet was born in 1935 and was enthroned as the fourteenth Dalai Lama in 1940. In 1959, following the Chinese suppression of the Tibetan national uprising, he was forced to move to India and currently resides in Dharamsala where the temporary headquarters of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile is located. The Dalai Lama has consistently opposed the use of violence in the struggle to regain the Tibetan people’s freedom while committing himself to finding a peaceful resolution. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, His Holiness is today universally acknowledged as one of the world’s foremost spiritual leaders. Among his many books, the latest is An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life.
Keywords
nuclear threat, population, resource distribution, universal responsibility, world peace
Publication Date
11-2001
DOI
10.46743/1082-7307/2001.1015
Recommended Citation
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
(2001)
"The Human Approach to World Peace,"
Peace and Conflict Studies: Vol. 8:
No.
2, Article 1.
DOI: 10.46743/1082-7307/2001.1015
Available at:
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs/vol8/iss2/1
