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Posted on Mon, Oct 18, 2010 : noon

Dalai Lama and faith leaders converge at 'Interfaith Summit on Happiness'

By Pam Stout

Need a lift in the midst of news crises and negative political ads?

Last weekend the Dalai Lama and Emory University hosted a "Summit on Happiness: Understanding and Promoting Happiness in Today's Society," with the chief rabbi of the United Kingdom, Lord Jonathan Sacks, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori of the Episcopal Church, and Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University Seyyed Hossein Nasr.

Krista Tippett, host of the public radio program "Being" (formerly "Speaking of Faith"), moderated the program, with live video feeds of conversations with Rabbi Sacks, the Dalai Lama, and later today, a one-on-one conversation with Geshe Thupten Jinpa, the Dalai Lama's English interpreter.

Prior to the event, Emory University posted a series of videos on YouTube discussing different faith perspectives on happiness and well being, such as this one:

How would you define happiness or well being? Does your faith influence that definition?

Comments

Jacqueline

Mon, Oct 18, 2010 : 2:14 p.m.

This is from the leaders of world religions? Happiness is the purpose of life? I've seen more profundity from a fortune cookie.