Dalai Lama to inaugurate educational conference

Gangtok: The Dalai Lama has accepted an invitation of the Sikkim Government to inaugurate a 4-day educational conference to be held here in December.

Organised by the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology — ?Brain and Mind, Our Potential for Change: Modern Cognitive Sciences and Eastern Contemplative Traditions? — will be held from December 20 to 23.

According to organisers the programme is expected to lay the foundations for Sikkim?s efforts to formally introduce concepts of morals and ethics
to its school curriculum.

The Buddhist spiritual leader agreed to commence the conference, which will be attended by leading academics, scientists, thinkers and religious leaders, after Sikkim Chief Minister, Pawan Chamling wrote a letter saying the state government intends to follow up the conference proceedings by introducing moral ethics in Sikkim?s schools and colleges.

The state government has also shown interest to implement the findings of the conference to schools in Sikkim.