If we are to bring about peace in the world, we need to pay attention to how to achieve peace of mind within ourselves: Dalai lama
His Holiness The Dalai Lama began his three days of teachings on Chapter 2 of Dharmakirti's Commentary on Valid Cognition (tsema namdrel) today at Tsuglakhang Temple (the Main Tibetan Temple) at the request of Taiwanese.
Arvind Sharma
Oct 3, 2022 10:34
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Dharamsala, October 3, 2022: His Holiness The Dalai Lama began his three days of teachings on Chapter 2 of Dharmakirti's Commentary on Valid Cognition (tsema namdrel) today at Tsuglakhang Temple (the Main Tibetan Temple) at the request of Taiwanese. He emphasised on the need for world peace by saying “If we are to bring about peace in the world, we need to pay attention to how to achieve peace of mind within ourselves”.
His Holiness said “These days’ people are absorbed in pursuing a materialistic way of life. While all religious traditions teach us to be kind, the Nalanda Tradition urges us to use our intelligence, to examine what disturbs our peace of mind. It is in this spirit that Dharmakirti reveals that after prolonged study of science and scripture, he is intent on composing this treatise, ‘Commentary on Valid Cognition’.
The Dalai lama mentioned his long-standing plan to hold discussions with educationists in Delhi to discover ways to introduce the cultivation of warm-heartedness into the general education curriculum. He is convinced it’s possible because karuna and ahimsa, compassion and doing no harm, have been upheld in India for thousands of years. It was on this basis that Mahatma Gandhi was able to promote non-violence as the underlying theme of India’s Freedom Struggle.
His Holiness remarked, “We live in a scientific era and that scientists are showing increasing interest in what the Buddha taught about the workings of the mind and emotions and how related insights help us achieve peace of mind. The principal factor contributing to such inner peace is training in altruism—love and compassion. When you have peace of mind, you sleep well without recourse to sleeping pills.”
“As soon as I wake up in the morning,” the Dalai Lama disclosed, “I cultivate bodhicitta, rooted as it is in love and compassion and it is from this that I find the courage to work for others.”
“We say the Buddha is worth paying attention to, not because of miracles he performed, but because of what he taught. If we are to bring about peace in the world, we need to pay attention to how to achieve peace of mind within ourselves.”
