In a new feature for Forbes, Deepak Chopra names his “Seven Most Powerful Teachers”. Among them is His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, about whom Chopra says:

He is world-famous as the face of Eastern spirituality. His life embodies every truth he speaks, but he also works tirelessly to advance knowledge of the brain in its higher functions. His abiding lesson is about compassion.