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HH Dalai Lama joins religious heads to promote love and forgiveness

The Elijah Institute

Press release 

His Holiness Dalai Lama hosts faith leaders for forgiveness and love

Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks among religious heads present for special summit by Golden Temple in India

26 November 2007 - Fifty of the most senior religious figures on the planet, members of the Board of World Religious Leaders, gather in the holy city of Amritsar this week for a special summit on the capacity of faith to heal a world lacking in love and forgiveness. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the local Sikh community host the global gathering, set up by the Elijah Interfaith Institute, from 26-30 November 2007.

'Sharing Wisdom: The Case of Love and Forgiveness' includes seminars, think tanks, academic position papers, prayers, cultural events and a tour of the Golden Temple. His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, delivers a plenary address on 'How Can Religions Share Their Wisdom?' at Guru Nanak Dev University on Wednesday 28 November at 3.30pm local time.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama says, 'Our planet is in desperate need for love, forgiveness and interreligious harmony. This meeting of leaders and scholars from around the world will explore how the wisdom of our traditions can help achieve these things.'

Dr Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Founder and Executive Director of The Elijah Interfaith Institute, says,'This meeting of the most senior religious leaders in the world takes place at a crucial time in our history. While technological advances have brought wonderful opportunities, we still see insecurities, violence and hatred. The answers to our most pressing problems do not lie in technology and the material realm alone. This global gathering of minds will explore how, by responsibly sharing wisdom, the great faiths can have a practical and meaningful role in bringing love and forgiveness into this world. Sharing wisdom is key to healing the wounds of the world - this gathering could not take place at a more ripe time.'

A group of twenty Muslim thinkers and historians from all over the world join the meeting as part of a three year process to explore a Muslim Theology of World Religions. This project, organized by the Elijah Interfaith Institute and supported by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, runs alongside an initiative to explore a Jewish Theology of World Religions, as well as other Elijah projects.

Details about the Amritsar meeting, as well as the conference background papers put together by Elijah scholars, can be found at http://www.elijah-interfaith.org/832/