The Dalai Lama visits Washington D.C. this week. His Holiness spoke at length in both English and Tibetan on Monday at American University’s Bender Arena on a Peaceful Mind in a Modern World.
Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi gave the opening speech praising His Holiness for his environmental awareness back in 1989 when he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
Richard Gere quoted one of his favorite Japanese poems, “under the cherry blossom there are no strangers,” speaking on his friendship with his cherry blossom tree, the Dalai Lama.