Dalai Lama offers words of wisdom about happiness: Comments

Comment on "Dalai Lama offers words of wisdom about happiness"

Thu, 01 May 2008 03:40:46 -0500

It was a true pilgrimage for me to travel to Colgate to see His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. My own studies, 36 years ago, in Buddhism, came streaming back to me, and my own faith as a Christian and as an Episcopal priest were strengthened. I was also able to meet two Tibetan Buddhist monks from the monastery in Ithaca as we gathered back in the parking area on Whitnall Field. They knew the monk who has been teaching my son at Hobart College to create a Buddhist sand mandala, which I saw later in the week prior to its reverent destruction. How much we westerners could grow if we lived out even some of the Buddhist belief that all things are impermanent.

- The Rev. Jim Kellaway '72

Comment on "Dalai Lama offers words of wisdom about happiness"

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:02:23 -0500

I thank Colgate University, The Parents and Grandparents group who funded the lecture, Mr. Ho and everyone else who made this amazing event possible. Yesterday was one of the most moving, incredible days of my life. It has been a dream of mine for the last 15 years to be in the presence of and hear the wisdom of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. I am a resident of the town of Hamilton and not really affiliated with Colgate in any way. To open this event to the community at no charge was so in keeping with the spirit of giving to others, compassion and loving kindness that the Dalai Lama encourages. Thank you from the depth of my heart and soul to each and every person at Colgate and the Colgate bookstore who helped me achieve my dream.

- Beverly Choltco-Devlin

Comment on "Dalai Lama offers words of wisdom about happiness"

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:23:32 -0500

I am a Colgate graduate (Class of 1962) and I have met the Dalai Lama, and he is a genuine, humane, compassionate man, who is venerated by his followers in Tibet and around the world. I have been to Tibet five times, and his picture is in every home, unless the Chinese find it and confiscate it.

His message should be listened to by more of our world leaders.

- Ted Vaill

Comment on "Dalai Lama offers words of wisdom about happiness"

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:15:32 -0500

I was able to bring brilliant HS students to this phenomenal lecture. My students appreciated his argument for hope, rooted in determination of choosing optimism. Another moment that grabbed their attention was when His Holiness made the contention that one should not teach their faith unless they were asked. The lecture was a once in a lifetime experience, and more importantly, a life altering catalyst to view the world in a more engagingly happy way!

- Jonathan