The Dalai Lama to speak in Los Angeles, February 21st

To those of you who have met His Holiness the Dalai Lama, or heard him speak, or perhaps have longed to receive teachings from him, this is your opportunity to hear him in Los Angeles.

The Dalai Lama is giving a public talk on Feb. 21, 2010 in Universal City in the Los Angeles area at the Universal Gibson Amphitheater.

The purpose of this visit by His Holiness the Dalai Lama is specifically to personally participate in the launch of a new global initiative to create awareness of the plight of institutionalized children. His Holiness will spend the weekend spurring momentum to address the emotional needs of the world’s most vulnerable children.

On Sunday, Feb. 21, His Holiness will deliver the public address Cultivating compassion and the needs of vulnerable children

The event is organized by Whole Child International.

The non-profit organization Whole Child International works in existing children’s institutions to improve the quality of care and help prevent the bleak outcomes that await most children raised in the world’s orphanages.

Whole Child is presently focusing their efforst in the central American countries of Nicaragua and El Salvador where they serve those in the greatest need. It is their belief that as long as orphanages exist, there should be a concerted effort to develop cost-effective interventions with the intention of ensuring that the children will receive the basic psychological tools needed to succeed in education, work, relationships, and families of their own.

His Holiness The Dalai Lama will be there to help launch a global public initiative to raise awareness of the needs of institutionalized children around the world.

Tickets went on sale Fri. 1.15.2010. Tickets can be obtained through www.livenation.com. Note: Tix are available at the $30, $55, $105, $205 levels)

You can also purchase tickets through Ticket Master on their website…

What could be more spiritual than working together for the welfare of the children at risk in the world. Healthy children leads to a healthy world.