Tibetan medicine is one of the oldest and most comprehensive medical systems in existence. It is a holistic philosophy that seeks to maintain the harmonious operation and balance of all the energies that constitute the human psycho-physical being. Based on the centuries-old Buddhist study of the mind, it has provided what seem to be miracle cures for diseases often considered untreatable by allopathic medicine.

Buddhist philosophy states that everything in the universe is in a constant state of flux - that all phenomenon are characterized by impermanence, and that the only permanent feature is impermanence itself. As Buddha said, "No matter whether perfect beings arise or not, it remains a fact, and a hard necessity of existence, that all creations are transitory." It is this impersmanence that causes each and every being to suffer at one stage or another. Suffering is thus not accidental but springs from a specific cause, whether from this life or a previous life. Only through proper learning and the genuine practice of Dharma can liberate from the vicious cycle of suffering.

Suffering is the introduction to happiness
A Talk by Geshe Lhakdor
Dates: 30th and 31st March 2008

Geshe Lhakdor has served His Holiness the Dalai Lama as his translator and religious assistant since 1989. In this capacity he has accompanied His Holiness to many important conferences and forums throughout the world. He has translated numerous books by His Holiness from English to Tibetan and from Tibetan to English. Geshe Lhakdor is a trustee of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility, established by His Holiness. He is also the Director of the Central Archive of His Holiness, a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Tibetan Classics in Montreal, Canada, and an Honorary Professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He was recently appointed the Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives.

This talk will look into the nature of anger, hatred and violence from the Buddhist perspective and offer time-tested meditative techniques for transforming these destructive emotions into patience, tolerance and love.

The four Noble Truths are the fundamentals of the Buddhist philosophy. Geshe Lhakdor will explain how the understanding and then the acceptance of suffering can be transformed into happiness.

Geshe Lhakdor


TIME:     06.00 pm
VENUE: Boardroom 2
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Raji Ramanan is a member of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She has organized numerous lecture series, workshops by renowned philosophers, artists, scholars, social activists in Delhi for the foundation. She is also a Sanskrit scholar and a senior translator. She has been involved extensively in projects in areas of Buddhism, Indian culture and social movements.

She is involved in designing and leading courses in Sanskrit, Buddhist terminology and in Indian literary classics. In her beautiful voice Raji chants pali and Sanskrit mantras. She will chant at the end of the programme.



Raji Ramana