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And the feeling of smallness and humility in the company of greatness moved me to tears of joy during an audience with His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Our research began as a spin-off from a film called Mission: Joy—Finding Happiness in Troubled Times, in which the 14th Dalai Lama and the late archbishop Desmond Tutu talked about their friendship and offered lessons on creating joy for oneself and others regardless of circumstances.
—Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2025
But Beijing’s strategy ignores a crucial fact about the Dalai Lama’s role in the Tibetan freedom struggle.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
His formula involves the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Friedrich Nietzsche, the Dalai Lama, and many others.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Our research began as a spin-off from a film called Mission: Joy—Finding Happiness in Troubled Times, in which the 14th Dalai Lama and the late archbishop Desmond Tutu talked about their friendship and offered lessons on creating joy for oneself and others regardless of circumstances.
—Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2025
But Beijing’s strategy ignores a crucial fact about the Dalai Lama’s role in the Tibetan freedom struggle.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
His formula involves the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Friedrich Nietzsche, the Dalai Lama, and many others.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Dalai Lama
biographical name
Da·lai La·ma
ˈdä-ˌlī-ˈlä-mə 
1935– Tenzin Gyatso Tibetan religious and political leader
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