Try a little tenderness, the Dalai Lama urges a sellout crowd at SMU

Photo: Grant Miller/The Bush Center
The Dalai Lama visited the Bush Center with former President George W. Bush on Wednesday afternoon before speaking about his philosophy of compassion and love.


UNIVERSITY PARK — The Dalai Lama discussed the importance of compassion in achieving peace — and whether he should be the last Dalai Lama — during a celebration of his upcoming 80th birthday.

“I am just one human being, one out of 7 billion human beings, no differences,” the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people said Wednesday at SMU. “{All} 7 billion human beings, emotionally, mentally, physically, we are the same. We all have the same right to achieve happy life.”

A sold-out crowd of more than 5,000 people packed Moody Coliseum at Southern Methodist University for the event, which ended with the crowd singing “Happy Birthday” to the Nobel laureate, who was proudly wearing an SMU baseball hat.

The event, which was moderated by ABC News political correspondent Cokie Roberts, was hosted by the George W. Bush Presidential Center and SMU in conjunction with the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth.

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