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Rev. Ric Matthews and Jannet Ann Nordemann at Living Compassion in Community

On April 12, Rev Ric Matthews and Jannet Ann Nordemann joined the Dalai Lama Center for a special Speakers Series event, "Living Compassion in Community".Check out the complete podcast below. more

Jack Miller at Educating for Wisdom and Compassion

On March 3, Dr Jack Miller joined the Dalai Lama Center for an intimate gathering to share his thoughts on "Educating for Wisdom and Compassion". At the core of this dialogue was Dr Miller's belief in a holistic education that aims to develop what he calls the "whole child".Check out the podcast below to hear more. more

John Helliwell at Money, Happiness and Generosity

John Helliwell has spent two evenings with the DLC as a part of the Speakers Series. He first joined Richie Davidson for a dialogue on October 28, 2006 and he most recently joined Elizabeth Dunn and Bill Harbaugh on June 16, 2010 for “Money, Generosity and Happiness”. more

Bill Harbaugh at Money, Happiness and Generosity

Pure altruism, Bill Harbaugh argues, is diluted by the number of people who benefit from our generosity. For example, if one gives money to a low-income individual, he or she benefits by seeing the level of well-being in the other person increase. However, many other people, who gave nothing, also get to see the level of well-being in that low-income individual person increase. more

Elizabeth Dunn at Money, Happiness and Generosity

In an engaging and interactive dialogue, Elizabeth Dunn joined Bill Harbaugh and John Helliwell at SFU Harbour Centre for “Money, Generosity and Happiness” where the running theme was that while we may very often believe that we can “buy” happiness we’re better off “investing” in the well-being of others. more

What is Mindsight?

Dr. Daniel Siegel explains the concept of Mindsight, the ability for the mind to see itself.  more

Fetzer Prize for Love and Forgiveness

The Fetzer Institute is an organization that engages with people and projects around the world to help bring the power of love, forgiveness, and compassion to the center of individual and community life. At the 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit, they presented the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu with the Fetzer Prize for Love and Forgiveness. more

Vancouver Peace Summit Reflections

The DLC sat down with founding director Victor Chan more

Vancouver Peace Summit Podcasts

Below are complete podcasts of all of the dialogues from the 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit. For more information on the Summit, visit the event listing. more

Paul Ekman "Darwin, the Dalai Lama and the nature of compassion"

On Thursday, March 11, the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education hosted  one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century for a special Speaker Series event. more