4 Videos from His Holiness Dalai Lama 80th Birthday Celebration

To take you there, enjoy our 4 Goody Awards videos from His Holiness Dalai Lama 80^th Birthday Celebration on July 5, 2015, in Anaheim, California, during his 3-day Global Compassion Summit. With a crowd of 19,000, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was honored by world peace leaders, singers/songwriters, musicians, performers and celebrities, along with a BIG Birthday cake and dance. Social media was also buzzing with the 2 hashtags: #HHDL80 and #WithCompassion.

VIDEO 1: Comedian George Lopez fun at Dalai Lama 80th Birthday Celebration

Watch Comedian George Lopez laughs and deep thoughts as he wishes His Holiness Dalai Lama Happy 80th Birthday (July 5, 2015). George thanks HH Dalai Lama for teaching him the purpose of life is to be happy, and then cracks up the audience with several timely jokes about Donald Trump that you must watch.

VIDEO 2: Michael Franti hugs at Dalai Lama 80th Birthday Celebration

Watch American singer/songwriter Michael Franti encourage everyone to hug someone every day and sing 2 of his famous songs (Rise Up! and Say Hey (I Love You) to honor His Holiness Dalai Lama at his 80th Birthday Celebration on July 5, 2015. In this video, you will also see Hollywood stars Julia Ormond, Randy Jackson, Wilmer Valderrama, and George Lopez cheer for His Holiness Dalai Lama.

VIDEO 3: Dalai Lama explains how to handle criticism at 80th Birthday Celebration

When asked at his 80th Birthday Celebration how he handles criticism, His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama explains how he reacted when someone called him a demon. In this video, the Dalai Lama emphasized with compassion the importance of importance of staying calm and letting it go.

VIDEO 4: Actress Julia Ormond praises Dalai Lama at 80th Birthday Celebration

Watch Emmy Award Winner Julia Ormond praise His Holiness Dalai Lama at his 80th Birthday Celebration as someone who would be a good actor. She explains that “acting is about being,” and the Dalai Lama is “the best person for being in the present.” Julia also thanks His Holiness Dalai Lama for being empathetic, practicing compassion and bringing out the best in us.

After this memorable event, we also took photos of people painting birthday wishes on the Happy 80^th Birthday mural and Happy Bin outside the Honda Center. Special thanks to the Friends of the Dalai Lama, UC Irvine and Center for Living Peace for hosting this event. For more Videos that highlight good news, visit our Goody Awards YouTube Channel. Namaste.

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