Dalai Lama wins Grammy for best audio book

The exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the 14th Dalai Lama, has won a Grammy Award for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording. The winners of the most prestigious honors in the US music industry were announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday. In the audio book titled "Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama," he talks about 10 themes including harmony and peace in English, accompanied by background music. In a statement after his win, the Dalai Lama said he believes that "peace, compassion, care for our environment, and an understanding of the oneness of humanity are essential" for everyone. He said he is grateful that the Grammy recognition can help spread that message.

68th @RecordingAcad H.H. The @DalaiLama receives the Grammy for “Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording”

Kudos to all the members involved in bringing this book

A fitting coincidence when the #DalaiLama’s 90th is celebrated globally.

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— བསྟན་འཛིན་དགྲ་འདུལ། Tenzing Dadul (@dundadul) February 2, 

The 14th Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 after China suppressed an uprising in Tibet. Speaking at his 90th birthday celebration last year, he said his successor will be chosen based on Tibetan tradition, without any outside interference.