His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Zurich in 2010

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will visit Zurich in April 2010 at the invitation of the Mind & Life International:

Mind and Life XX Conference

Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems:

A Dialogue between Economics, Neurosciences and Contemplative Sciences

April 9 - 11, 2010, Kongresshaus, Zurich Switzerland

The ongoing global financial crisis shows clearly just how vulnerable economic systems are to human behavior, particularly to corruption and greed. This strongly suggests that other qualities, such as empathy, pro-social motivation, altruism and compassion may play an essential role in our increasingly competitive global economic system. [ read more ]

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Public Talk by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Universal Responsibility and Economics

April 11, 2010, Hallenstadion, Zurich Switzerland

In this public talk, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will investigate how important personal and universal responsibilities are in economic systems. Can we develop an economic system as well as cultivate our lives in ways that reward altruism and compassion in order to solve actual problems in the areas of poverty and environment?

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