His Holiness the Dalai Lama today met with former US President Barack Obama in New Delhi. The meeting of the two Nobel laureates, which is sixth in series, took place at the ITC Maurya this morning. In an exclusive interview with DIIR media, Kasur Tempa Tsering, who is the India and East Asia Coordinator for Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, said that His Holiness had expressed interest in meeting with Obama, and accordingly Obama responded the same. “His Holiness was very happy to meet his fellow Nobel laureate and also a friend,” he said. Both of them have met five times in the past and have developed a unique friendship. “The meeting lasted for 45 minutes. The meeting of the former Nobel Laureates dwelled on various topics pertaining to promoting peace in today’s world torn by strife and violence. “During the 45-minute meeting, both spoke about promoting compassion and altruism in human beings. His Holiness remarked that basically human beings are compassionate in nature but it is the kind of education imparted that makes the binary between you and me and instils a sense of selfishness and self-centeredness. Both the peace laureates discussed the kind of future they envision for the world. “His Holiness also expressed that there have been a couple of meetings of the Nobel peace laureates but there were very less action and more of words on paper. His Holiness told Obama that laureates should meet to affect changes for the immediate future. “His Holiness also said that since he is based in India, he is committed to reviving the ancient Indian thoughts to promote peace and compassion." Läs hela artikeln här: http://tibet.net/2017/12/his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-and-former-us-president-barack-obama-meet-in-delhi-call-for-action-for-world-peace/