MC Hammer: Quoting a line from is song, “Can’t Touch This,” he said art that endures and transforms comes from the spirit.The Dalai Lama is my personal favorite action figure in the world.” Jodie Williams, Nobel Peace Prize winner for her work removing landmines from war zones: “Meditation won’t change the world. That is the message I will take to the U.N. Veerabhadran Ramanathan, oceanographer and participant in Monday’s “Compassion for the Planet” discussion: The solution to climate change issues comes from “a fundamental change toward nature and each other, and then comes the science and technology.I just learned that today, but it’s never too late to be a better human being. George Lopez, actor, comic and activist: “The purpose of life is to be happy.Thomas Parham, UCI vice chancellor for student affairs: “Today we plant the seed of compassion in fertile soil, and that is the greatest birthday gift of all.”.Among those sharing their understanding of that message were: The main message of the celebration, which continues Monday and Tuesday, July 6-7, with two sessions at UCI’s Bren Events Center, is that world peace and the happiness of humanity begins with inner peace and personal happiness. “But if people really are showing such enthusiasm as this in different parts of the world, and they have the deep realization that the ultimate source of peace is within ourselves, then … it may be possible to have peace in the world in my lifetime.” “I sometimes think that peace can come to the world, but not in my lifetime,” he said after two hours of tributes from artists, scientists, social activists and educational leaders. The spiritual leader, who says every morning we awaken is a gift and a birth, seemed pleased to participate. Approximately 18,000 well-wishers gathered at the Global Compassion Summit to share in music, dancing, a mammoth cake, and words of wisdom in honor of the XIV Dalai Lama’s 80 birthday. The man who doesn’t celebrate birthdays got a rockin’ party anyway Sunday at the Honda Center of Anaheim. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
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