The Art of Happiness

throng of local reporters, photographers, securitypersonnel, and students—the seekers, thecurious, and the skeptical. He walked through thecrowd smiling broadly and greeting people as hepassed by. Finally passing through a curtain, hewalked on stage, bowed, folded his hands, andsmiled. He was greeted with thunderousapplause. At his request, the house lights werenot dimmed so he could clearly see his audience,and for several moments he simply stood there,quietly surveying the audience with anunmistakable expression of warmth and goodwill.For those who had never seen the Dalai Lamabefore, his maroon and saffron monk’s robesmay have created a somewhat exotic impression,yet his remarkable ability to establish rapportwith his audience was quickly revealed as he satdown and began his talk.