BYLINE CATHERINE MOSER

LOS ANGELES, June 7, 1997

INTRO: THE DALAI LAMA, SPIRITUAL LEADER OF THE TIBETAN PEOPLE, IS IN LOS ANGELES TO TEACH LESSONS IN BUDDHISM AND SPREAD HIS MESSAGE OF PEACE. AS VOA'S CATHY MOSER REPORTS, THE DALAI LAMA SAYS PEACE BEGINS WITHIN EACH ONE OF US.

TEXT: THE DALAI LAMA, TEACHING AND SPEAKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, DELIVERED A MESSAGE TITLED "A VISION FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM."

AFTER 38 YEARS IN EXILE, THE 1989 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER TOLD HIS AUDIENCE THAT NATIONS NEED TO START PLANNING NOW FOR A WORLD AT PEACE, AND THAT PEACE WILL BEGIN WITHIN EACH OF US.

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PEACE WITHIN ONESELF, THAT IS A KEY ELEMENT. THAT WE CAN DO, AND WE CAN START NOW. IN THE MEANTIME, WE CAN PURSUE, WE CAN EXPLAIN THE VALUE OF INNER PEACE TO MORE PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY IN THE EDUCATION FIELD. PAY MORE ATTENTION IN EDUCATION, NOT ONLY TAKING CARE OF THE BRAIN, BUT ALSO TAKING CARE OF A GOOD HEART.

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THE DALAI LAMA AVOIDED INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS, BUT DID ADDRESS THE SOCIAL ISSUE OF OVER-POPULATION, SAYING THAT FAMILY PLANNING SHOULD BE HANDLED IN A NON-VIOLENT MANNER.

HOLLYWOOD IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON TWO BIOGRAPHICAL FILMS OF THE 62 YEAR OLD TIBETAN SPIRITUAL LEADER AND THE DALAI LAMA IS A FREQUENT VISITOR TO LOS ANGELES. THE STAR STUDDED AUDIENCE INCLUDED ACTORS RICHARD GERE AND STEPHEN SEGAL. (SIGNED)