Wouldn't it be great if all speeches...
were as moving as this one by the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese. Would't it be great if we could all find in ourselves such profound humour while being able to discuss so openly the subject most of us prefer not to mention - 'Death'. Wouldn't it be great if her visionary aims came to fruition soon.
Wouldn't it be great if everyone could live...
and die like Jacqui Connolly. Jacqui, who had motor neurone disease, came to stay at Dzogchen Beara twice with her partner and daughter. Sit back in a quiet place, perhaps with a pack of tissues, and watch this video piece that celebrates an extraordinary woman. Jacqui died in 2002.Read more ...
Wouldn't it be great if all leaders...
could smile like His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the head of state and the spiritual leader of Tibet. On 17 October 2007, the United States Congress bestowed upon His Holiness the Dalai Lama its highest civilian honour, the Congressional Gold Medal, in recognition of his long-standing advocacy of religious harmony, non-violence and human rights throughout the world, and for his efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Tibet issue though dialogue with the Chinese leadership. United States President, George Bush, and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, presented the medal to His Holiness at an historic ceremony in Washington D.C.
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