The path of mindfulness – the Dalai Lama at 90

Alexander Norman
10 July 2025, The Tablet

The fourteenth Dalai Lama attends his ninetieth birthday celebrations on 6 July

Alamy/AP, Sachiko Aoki

The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader has confirmed that the tradition that the Dalai Lama is reincarnated after his death will continue – and that China will not be allowed to interfere in the process

The Dalai Lama has been largely responsible for the success of the Mindfulness movement

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