It may not be very, very appropriate to tell you but according to my own experience, there are many problems on the global level and the national level – even on the community level. My knowledge compared to your knowledge is almost zero – nothing. If on a global level, seven billion people are facing some type of difficulties, individuals cannot escape that.Īs far as formal education is concerned, I am someone who hasn’t attended class even for a single day. Seven billion people are happy as well as the major positive environment, then everyone gets a benefit. Seven billion human beings – we are part of that. In order to create a sense of global responsibility, it is extremely important to develop a concept of oneness of humanity. Actually I’m often telling people that America is the leading nation of the free world – very important. But at the same time, America, the greatest democratic country, you should look at the whole world – the global level. I heard you mention your own state and your own nation – that’s wonderful and as it should be. The basis of cooperation is trust, friendship, so I appreciate that you have already started the work of serving others. I think that if two people are distant from one another, it’s difficult to expect some type of cooperation. For that, trust and friendship are essential. Like global warming – these problems – we need worldwide cooperation and effort. Cooperation not only in your community, but on the global level. And also in the world, many problems – one individual cannot solve these things. ‘I can overcome these difficulties.’ That mental attitude itself will bring inner strength and self-confidence.īut also that way you can carry your conduct more honestly, more truthfully, more trustworthily. Despite difficulties, always keep optimism. Therefore, once lost hope and completely demoralized, that mental attitude itself shortens your life, hurts your physical life, and then things become difficult. Hope means something good, something better. No guarantee that our future is something good, but we simply exist on hope. For the simple reason – our existence is very much based upon hope. So, therefore, I believe the very purpose of life is happy life – happiness. I think that the very purpose of education is something – a meaningful life – in order to become a meaningful life is to take care of another’s wellbeing then you feel ‘ah, my life is now something meaningful.’ Just think of one’s self worst case – exploit others, bully others, cheat others. I am also impressed with your students here while you study, you are also engaged with helping other people, serving other people – that is wonderful. But now you have really achieved the result of hard work of your study. I myself, when I’ve seen the importance of examinations, I am sometimes a little bit nervous. Respected president of the famous university and other teachers and professors and, especially, young brothers and sisters who are achieving results of serious work – and perhaps occasionally some important examinations have happened where you might have lost your sleep. An edited transcript of the Dalai Lama's speech is available on his website. This is a rough transcript of His Holiness's remarks, prepared by Charles Legendre, father of Michael Legendre (MA '13).
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