Dalai Lama wishes followers happy new year, wraps up discourse - www.phayul.com

DHARAMSHALA, January 1: The Tibetan spiritual leader HIs Holiness the Dalai Lama on Thursday greeted his followers for the new year after bestowing today the White Tara empowerment of longevity to some 40000 devotees at the end of the Jangchub Lamrim teachings that concluded ahead of time on Dec 28. “Those of you who’ve come from abroad, tomorrow’s the start of 2016 - a Happy New Year to you all. Now you’ll go home, but those of us who are still here will meet again when we hold the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya in January 2017. In the meantime, the way to ensure a good rebirth is make your life meaningful now. Be happy and ‘Tashi Delek’.”

Dalai Lama wishes followers happy new year, wraps up discourse - www.phayul.com