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Stars share thoughts on Buddhism, Dalai Lama

Sat, 2008-04-19 11:28 — ABN

BY TINA LAM • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • April 19, 2008

Composer Philip Glass, Grammy winner Bobby McFerrin and actor Richard Gere, all practicing Buddhists, joined Gelek Rimpoche, founder of the Jewel Heart Center on Friday night in Ann Arbor to talk about how their religion affects their art.

Gere, charming and humble on stage, said people are God's way of telling stories.

"Each story is deeply interesting and all are delightful and equally valuable if we only take the time to listen," he said.

The most important art is that of genuine kindness, forgiveness and inclusiveness, he said. And the Dalai Lama, he said, represents that "kindness is not a robe he puts on."

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