All the major religions place great importance on compassion. Whether it’s the parable of the good Samaritan in Christianity, Judaism’s “13 attributes of compassion” or the Buddha’s statement that “loving kindness and compassion is all of our practice,” empathy with the suffering of others is seen as a special virtue that has the power to Read more
The Dalai Lama attended a festive High Mass in St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna last Sunday and visited a chapel dedicated to victims of the Nazi regime. The Tibetan spiritual leader asked Cardinal Christoph Schoernborn, who was showing him around Vienna’s St Stephen’s Cathedral, if he could attend the Pentecost Mass as a pilgrim, as Read more
The Dalai Lama said Saturday if he is to be reincarnated he will leave clear written instructions about the process, but that the matter is unlikely to come up for a number of years.
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