Los Angeles: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has achieved a historic milestone, winning his first-ever Grammy Award at the age of 90 for his spoken-word album Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
The honour came at the 68th Grammy Awards, where the album topped the Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording category, beating several high-profile nominees, including former awards host Trevor Noah.
CONGRATULATIONS: His Holiness The Dalai Lama Claims First Grammy at 90
In an inspiring triumph of wisdom over glamour, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has secured his inaugural Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording.
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A Voice of Calm in a Noisy World
Meditations is a reflective and spiritually grounded audio work that weaves together the Dalai Lama’s personal thoughts and philosophical insights. Rooted in Buddhist traditions, the project explores universal human themes—peace, compassion, mindfulness, suffering, happiness, ethics, and the nature of the mind—in a way that remains accessible even to those unfamiliar with Buddhism.
Rather than serving as a formal religious text, the album delivers practical life wisdom, urging listeners to embrace kindness, emotional balance, and self-awareness in an increasingly stressful world.
Spiritual leader Dalai Lama’s ‘meditations’gets honoured with a Grammy
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“A Recognition of Our Shared Responsibility”
Responding to the global recognition, the Dalai Lama said the award symbolises something far beyond personal achievement.
“I receive this recognition with gratitude and humility. I don’t see it as something personal, but as a recognition of our shared universal responsibility,” he said in a statement.
He added that peace, compassion, care for the environment, and an understanding of humanity’s oneness are essential for the well-being of all.
With this landmark win, the Dalai Lama not only adds a Grammy to his legacy—but also amplifies a timeless message of unity, empathy, and inner peace to the world.
