Dalai Lama

“We will not achieve change by prayer alone; we need to take action. In the context of physical, verbal and mental action, it’s mental action, motivation that is most effective. It takes a positive motivation to do benefit. If we take a holistic approach, free from emotional bias, our action will be more realistic.”

Too many times prayer is used to absolve one of the responsibility of actually doing something.

“Serving God is doing good to man, but praying is thought an easier service and therefore more generally chosen” (Benjamin Franklin).

The Dalai Lama is the Tibetan Buddhist religion’s foremost monk. The Dalai Lama, adherents of the faith believe, is a reincarnation of a previous lama who agreed to be born again to aid humanity. Throughout history, there have been 14 Dalai Lamas.

Additionally, the Dalai Lama ruled Tibet until 1959, when the Chinese gained control. Lhamo Thondup, the present Dalai Lama, was born in 1935.