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For Minn. Tibetans, Dalai Lama's visit a chance to reflect on growth

For Minn. Tibetans, Dalai Lama's visit a chance to reflect on growth

If the Minnesota Tibetan community was a toddler when the Dalai Lama visited in 2001, it is now at least a teenager, said Thupten Dadak, the founder of the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Thousands attend Dalai Lama's speech at U of M

Thousands attend Dalai Lama's speech at U of M

At the University of Minnesota today, the Dalai Lama said much human suffering arises from self-centeredness. But he says one can overcome suffering and achieve happiness by cultivating wisdom and altruism.
by Rupa Shenoy

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The Dalai Lama arrives in Minn. for first Twin Cities visit since 2001

The Dalai Lama arrives in Minn. for first Twin Cities visit since 2001

The Dalai Lama will participate in many events this weekend, including a public address on Sunday afternoon at the University of Minnesota. His speech is entitled "Peace through Inner Peace."
by Rupa Shenoy

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A look back at the Dalai Lama's previous visits to Minnesota

A look back at the Dalai Lama's previous visits to Minnesota

The Dalai Lama is making his first official visit to the Twin Cities since 2001, when he spoke at the University of Minnesota as part of the Carlson Lecture Series.
by Dan Olson

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Where faith, history, and politics meet

Where faith, history, and politics meet

Krista Tippett and the staff of On Being recently spent 10 days in Israel and the West Bank. She joins Kerri Miller to discuss what they learned, and the questions left unanswered.

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Dayton attends prayer observance at Minn. Capitol

Gov. Mark Dayton says he is taking to heart the prayers from a National Day of Prayer observance outside the Minnesota Capitol.

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Novelist illuminates a special time in Rome

Novelist illuminates a special time in Rome

David Bezmozgis sets his new novel "The Free World" in the late 1970s, when many Soviet Jews fleeing communist Russia ended up in Rome. There they waited to learn where they would end up: the USA, Canada, Australia, or Israel.
by Euan Kerr

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