Schedule

2010

Teaching in Dharamsala, HP, India from September 8 to 10: His Holiness will give three-day teachings on The Heart Sutra (sherab nyingpo) & Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's 37 Practices of A Bodhisattva (gyalsey laklen sodunma) at the request of a group of Southeast Asians.Contact Website: www.tibetanbc.org

Teaching in Kargil, Ladakh, J&K, India in September: His Holiness will visit Kargil on September 14 and address the Kargil public at an event organized by the Kargil Community. On September 15 His Holiness will confer the Avalokiteshvera Initiation (chenresig wang) at Bodhkharboo.

Teaching in Budapest, Hungary on September 18 & 19: His Holiness will give a teaching on An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism on September 18. On the morning of September 19 he will confer an Avalokiteshvera Initiation. Contact Website: www.dalailama-budapest.hu

Public Talk in Budapest, Hungary on September 19: His Holiness will give a public talk on Compassion: The Art of Happiness in the afternoon. Contact Website: www.dalailama-budapest.hu

Teaching in Dharamsala, HP, India from October 4 to 7: His Holiness will give four-day teachings on Nagarjuna's The Fundamental Wisdom Treatise on the Middle Way (uma tsawai sherab), Atisha's Lama for the Path to Enlightenment (jangchup lamdron), Tsongkhapa's In Praise of Dependent Origination (tendrel toepa) & Tsongkhapa's Concise Stages for the Path to Enlightenment (lamrim dudon) at the request of a group of Taiwanese.

Inaugural Address in Pune, Maharashtra, India on October 10: His Holiness will give the inaugural address at the Happy Thoughts World Peace Festival at the Agricultural College Ground in Pune. Contact Website: www.happythoughts.in

Teaching in San Jose, CA, USA on October 12: His Holiness will give a teaching on Geshe Langri Thangpa's Eight Verses of Training the Mind (lojong tsik gyema) organized by Gyuto Vajrayana Center. Contact Website: www.gyutocenter.org

Teaching in San Jose, CA, USA on October 13: His Holiness will give an Amitabha Permission Initiation (opakmei jegang) at the Event Center Arena at San Jose University organized by Geden Shoeling Tibetan Manjushri Center of Westminster, CA. Contact Website: http://www.gedenshoeling.com

Public Talk in Palo Alto, CA, USA on October 14: His Holiness will give a public talk on The Centrality of Compassion in Human Life and Society organized by Stanford University. Contact Website: http://dalailama.stanford.edu

Conference in Palo Alto, CA, USA on October 15: His Holiness will participate in a conference on Scientific Explorations of Compassion and Altruism organized by Stanford University. Contact Website: http://dalailama.stanford.edu 

Teaching in Atlanta, GA, USA on October 17: His Holiness will give a short teaching on The Nature and Practice of Compassion at Emory University. Contact Website: http://dalailama.stanford.edu

Inter-Faith Conference in Atlanta, GA, USA on October 17: His Holiness will participate in  an inter-faith conference on The Pursuit of Happiness at Emory University. Contact Website: www.dalailama.emory.edu

Conference in Atlanta, GA, USA on October 18: His Holiness will participate in a full-day scientific conference on Compassion Meditation: Mapping Current Research and Charting Future Directions at Emory University. Contact Website: www.dalailama.emory.edu

International Conference on Tibetan Buddhism in Atlanta, GA, USA on October 19: His Holiness will inaugurate the three-day 2010 International Conference on Tibetan Buddhism at Emory University. Contact Website: www.dalailama.emory.edu

Panel Discussion in Atlanta, GA, USA on October 19: His Holiness will participate in a panel discussion on Spirituality, Creativity and Arts at Emory University. Contact Website: www.dalailama.emory.edu

Award Presentation in Cincinnati, OH, USA on October 20: His Holiness will accept the International Freedom Conductor Award from the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Contact Website: www.freedomcenter.org/dalailama

Public Talk in Oxford, OH, USA on October 21: His Holiness will give a public talk on Ethics in the Modern World organized by Miami University. Contact Website: www.miami.muohio.edu/dalai-lama

Keynote Address in Toronto, Canada on October 22: His Holiness will participate in a Symposium on Cognitive Science, Mindfulness and Consciousness at the University of Toronto.

Public Talk in Toronto, Canada on October 22: His Holiness will give a public talk on Approaches to World Peace in the afternoon, organized by Tibetan Canadian Cultural Center. Contact Websites: www.tcccgc.org and www.dalailamatoronto2010.org

Inauguration Ceremony in Toronto, Canada on October 23: His Holiness will be inaugurating the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Center organized by Tibetan Canadian Cultural Center. Contact Websites: www.tcccgc.org and www.dalailamatoronto2010.org

Teaching in Toronto, Canada on October 24: His Holiness will give a teaching on Geshe Langri Thangpa's Eight Verses of Training the Mind (lojong tsik gyema) organized by Tibetan Canadian Cultural Center. Contact Websites: www.tcccgc.org and www.dalailamatoronto2010.org

Conference in New Delhi, India  from November 20 to 23: His Holiness will participate in Mind & Life XXII on Contemplative Science: The Scientific Investigation of the Effects of Contemplative Practices on Human Biology and Behavior. Contact Website: www.mindandlife.org

Teaching in Dharamsala, HP, India from November 30 to December 2: His Holiness will give three-day teachings on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's 37 Practices of A Boddhisattva (laklen sodunma) and confer a Guhyasamaja Initiation at the request of a group of Russian Buddhists. Contact Website: www.khurul.ru & www.savetibet.ru

2011

Teaching in Sarnath, U.P., India from January 12 to 16: His Holiness will give five-day teachings on Shantideva’s A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life (chodjug) & Kamalashila’s The Middling States of Meditation (gomrim barpa). The teachings will be held near the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies.

Teaching in Dharamsala, H.P., India from March 20 to 26: His Holiness is tentatively scheduled to give teachings for approximately 7 days (topic yet to be decided).