Dalai Lama Speaks To State Legislature

The Dalai Lama told the Wisconsin state legislature today that a successful life does not come from money or power but from inner value.

The Dalai Lama told lawmakers that regardless of the titles they might hold, human beings are all social animals with the same potential for happiness and affection.

“Whether king or queen or High Lama or high fellow spiritual leader like Dalai Lama or a beggar, we are same. Same human being. My logic is the way we’re born, the way we die – same.”

The Dalai Lama also praised American democracy, calling it a leading nation, and saying he admires the U.S. system of government.

Listen to the Dalai Lama’s half-hour-long speech below.