It was amazing to have His Holiness The Dalai Lama on our campus for 4 days and 5 nights.
The was he connected with all of us was superb, and even more so, was the way he connected with students. The questions they asked, and also the questions we all asked, reinforced my feeling, that our education system, weak as it is is, only focuses on the vocational and skill aspect of eduction. And it does little to address the emotional or psychological aspects of learning.
Students, and indeed all of us, are in need of guidance and teaching. His emphasis on compassion, and the cultivation of patience, was particularly motivating. He mentioned that the cultivation of patience and the elimination of anger, are things that have to be worked on. Continuously.
His emphasis, that we must separate the actor from the action, that we must view the actor with compassion, but if his action is wrong, then the action deserves a counter. But never to develop an ill will towards the actor.
Lessons similar in many religions, but he connected and communicated beautifully. He asked us to investigate everything, then experiment, and then, only then if it makes sense, to accept. And that our beliefs in the concept of a creator, or Brahman, or no creator (or anatman), were our personal business.
Thank you for your guidance. This was his third visit to Somaiya Vidyavihar. We hope he comes again soon.
The was he connected with all of us was superb, and even more so, was the way he connected with students. The questions they asked, and also the questions we all asked, reinforced my feeling, that our education system, weak as it is is, only focuses on the vocational and skill aspect of eduction. And it does little to address the emotional or psychological aspects of learning.
Students, and indeed all of us, are in need of guidance and teaching. His emphasis on compassion, and the cultivation of patience, was particularly motivating. He mentioned that the cultivation of patience and the elimination of anger, are things that have to be worked on. Continuously.
His emphasis, that we must separate the actor from the action, that we must view the actor with compassion, but if his action is wrong, then the action deserves a counter. But never to develop an ill will towards the actor.
Lessons similar in many religions, but he connected and communicated beautifully. He asked us to investigate everything, then experiment, and then, only then if it makes sense, to accept. And that our beliefs in the concept of a creator, or Brahman, or no creator (or anatman), were our personal business.
Thank you for your guidance. This was his third visit to Somaiya Vidyavihar. We hope he comes again soon.
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