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Dalai Lama tells Idaho business leaders to have a heart

The symbolism of the Dalai Lama’s Idaho trip was on display during a Monday address to 350 American business and political leaders: The spiritual guide for 20 million Tibetan Buddhists, perched on a stage 5,800 feet up in the Sawtooth Range, giving advice to a flock who’d traveled long distances looking for answers.

In a distinctly Sun Valley twist on this "Going to the mountain to see the holy man" tale, some of them had parked their private jets — the pilgrimage vehicle of choice — at the airport in Hailey just south on State Highway 75.

Monday’s event was meant to encourage the powerful to incorporate compassion into how they conduct their business and public lives. Coming in the months after fraud convictions of U.S. executives such as Worldcom Inc.’s Bernie Ebbers and Scott Sullivan and cable-TV magnate John Rigas, the Dalai Lama’s address underscored the importance of respecting employees, shareholders and customers, said Kiril Sokoloff, a financial industry consultant and Buddhist who spent $1 million to bring the exiled Tibetan leader to the Idaho resort area.

By Associated Press

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