This weekend, tune into the spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism, the 14th Dalai Lama’s recent spoken-word album that won the award at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards
His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Pic Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons
The Dalai Lama’s new album called Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama won the award for the Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording at the recent Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. It is a 10-part lesson in living a peaceful and nourishing life. The words are spoken by the Dalai Lama with soothing music provided by artistes such as the sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and his sons, Ayaan Ali Bangash and Amaan Ali Bangash.
At a time when conflict is a common language of expression, the 90-year-old’s gentle speech arrives as an antithesis. It values compassion and warm-heartedness. In one of the tracks titled Harmony, he insists that there’s too much emphasis on “My country, their country”. The Dalai Lama urges us to “completely forget past histories” and “think of new realities.”
One of the most tender pieces of wisdom is offered in the track titled Mind. He reveals the Tibetan Buddhist principle of preserving peace of mind. There are methods to control destructive emotions, he believes. Recalling the words of an ancient Tibetan master, the Dalai Lama acknowledges that one’s enemy is their best teacher as enemies enable us to practise patience.
He also talks about his meetings with scientists, and how their discussions have led them to reflect on a compassionate way of life. Rightly then, the Grammy win is a recognition of ‘our shared responsibility’, as the Dalai Lama mentioned in his speech; it is an urgent and clear reminder to live in harmony and practise unconditional love and care.
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