Tibetan Heritage is an ongoing series of workshops and visits intended to introduce people to important elements of the unique heritage and culture of Tibet. Participants of all ages spend a week in Dharamsala, together exploring cultural institutions, attending lectures and engaging with monks and nuns on issues related to Tibetan culture and religion. The program provides a context for different generations to meet in a joint discovery of growth and renewal while encountering Tibetan heritage and art.

Sessions introduce participants to basic Tibetan Buddhist mind training techniques and precepts of Tibetan Buddhism. The group visits the different Tibetan institutions in and around Dharamsala and discovers ways in which the heritage of Tibet is being preserved. Participants have the opportunity to attend lectures, film screenings and performances in the evenings. The group may also have the unique privilege of a meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Karmapa Lama during the program.

“After two weeks of returning to Delhi, I still carry within me a sense of calm equilibrium and I go about the days peacefully. For which I thank you, because it has changed my attitude...... or, at least, made a beginning…”

– Ms. Geeti Sen
Art Critic and Editor
India International Center Quarterly
New Delhi

“May the Buddham, Dhammam and Sangam of the Tibetan civilization continue to enrich our world. I am highly privileged to have been invited to share this treasure, which in the words of Tibetan brothers and sisters is “for the benefit of all beings”.

– Mr. Karan Sawhney, Director
Peace Initiatives, New Delhi