DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 5 -- TIBETAN spiritual leader the Dalai Lama began his teachings on 'Heart Sutra' on the request of Koreans. More than 6,000 people had gathered to listen to him, of whom more than 2,000 had come from 60 countries around the world.
"You Koreans have come again to listen to teachings and I thought we could look at the 'Heart Sutra', which is both simple and difficult," the Dalai Lama said. "Here in the 21st century we've made great material progress, so we might ask ourselves what is the benefit of religion today? There are some traditions whose message of love and compassion is based on their belief in a compassionate creator God. Since followers of such traditions believe that all beings are creations of such a god, maki...