Today’s Solutions: July 17, 2026

In a recent speech, the Dalai Lama illustrated how the idea of world peace depends on inner peace—you can’t solve global issues without first attending to your own emotional life. To a lot of people, even self-mastery might seem like a herculean effort; never mind getting rid of war and poverty across the planet. The Dalai Lama believes you can do both. See here his formula for attaining inner and world peace.

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