The Dalai Lama graces Josephite Summit

Updated on: Friday, February 04, 2011

Students and alumni of St Joseph's College, Bangalore, erupted in ecstasy when spiritual leader Dalai Lama climbed the dais to take part in the Josephite Summit on Sunday January 30. Addressing the students, Dalai Lama said that inner strength and wholistic perspective were the two important elements that everyone in general and students in particular must cultivate in his or her life. "The inner strength of a person is determined on the basis of honesty, truthfulness and transparency.

A person with real inner strength will not exploit others," the seer said. He further added that all must cultivate multiple dimensions to see reality, as just one dimension may not give one a fair idea of reality. "Things are inter-connected. Hence we must see them from multiple dimensions. And that is when issues like environment, religious harmony etc. become important for us," Dalai Lama said.

He lamented the growing gap between the rich and the poor in India. "Only a wholistic perspective can reduce such a gap among people. With inner strength and wholistic vision we can tackle any problem," he said. Earlier welcoming the Dalai Lama, principal of St Joseph's College, Fr Ambrose Pinto described him as the Mahatma of the world. "Today we commemorate Gandhi's death. Gandhi was Mahatma of the nation. You too are a Mahatma to the world for you have propagated peace always. We are with you
in your struggle for a free Tibet. Our college has over hundred Tibetan students and we share our solidarity with all Tibetans," Fr Pinto said.

The Dalai Lama graces Josephite Summit

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