Stone Soup Leadership Institute

Compassion, Their Precious Treasure
Tibet’s exiled leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, is an inspiration to millions of people around the world. With his deep wisdom and compassion, he is leading a nonviolent struggle to regain his homeland. This is the story of an historic encounter between him and the 200,000 Tibetans who braved an arduous journey in order to celebrate one of their most sacred ceremonies. Well aware of the violence they had suffered at the hands of their oppressors, the Dalai Lama knew he must speak about the Buddhist teachings of tolerance and compassion for their enemies. “H we wage war against our natural instinct for revenge, we will have done something very special,” he told them. ‘’Then the world will recognize our stand against the endless cycle of violence – and there will be justice. “The Tibetan people are continuing their heroic fight, providing the world with an amazing example of the power of using “truth, courage and determination” as weapons to transform the world.