The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Saturday morning began two days virtual teaching. This is one of kind very unusual for a usually audience crowded teaching from the spiritual leader. His Holiness began the teachings of Nagarjuna’s precious garlands from 8 am this morning and wrapped up by around 9.
At the request of individuals and groups from around the world, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has graciously consented to give a two-day virtual teaching on Chapters 1 and 4 of Nagarjuna’s “Precious Garland (rinchen trengwa)” from 8 am to 9.30 am (Indian Standard Time) on May 16 (Saturday) & May 17 (Sunday), 2020.
His Holiness has also been requested to provide general advice appropriate to these challenging times. Those interested may watch the live webcast of the teachings and listen to them in Tibetan, English, Chinese and other languages on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. When watching the webcasts, viewers are earnestly requested to observe the social distancing protocols recommended wherever they live.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has actively been contributing and sharing his thoughts since the outbreak of coronavirus. His Holiness recently urged for a united global response to the pandemic by combining science and moral values. He has stressed that it is important to confront this crisis with compassion.
In addition to that, the Buddhist spiritual leader advised to take solace from a particular teaching that helps in dealing with the anxiety and fear from coronavirus outbreak. He also assured his prayers for an early end to the pandemic and restoration of peace and happiness.
As the spread of the Chinese origin health outbreak is not slowing down, India has been taking stricter measures with the help of national lockdown to curb it. There are 85K confirmed coronavirus infections with 2.7K casualties in the country till now. The outbreak has reported almost 4.5 million confirmed cases with more than 307K casualties worldwide.