His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to take part in a conversation about the Necessity of Compassion for the Survival of Humanity. The event was organized by the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics (CCSCBE) at Emory University and was introduced by its director Geshé Lobsang Tenzin Negi.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to Ranjitsinh Disale, a primary school teacher in Maharashtra, India, to congratulate him on winning this year's Global Teacher Prize.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to take part in a discussion this morning with members of the Einstein Forum, a foundation in the state of Brandenburg, Germany, that serves as an open laboratory of the mind. It offers an annual fellowship to outstanding young thinkers who wish to pursue a project in a field different from that of their previous research. Fellows may live at Einstein’s summerhouse in Caputh with easy access to the universities and academic institutions of Potsdam and Berlin.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to take part in a conversation with Ian Hickie, a Professor of Psychiatry in Sydney as part of this year’s Happiness and Its Causes Conference in Australia.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking during the virtual book launch of "Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, Vol. 2 - The Mind" from his residence in Dharamsala.