Karma Waters: Buddhist Master Leads Money and Morality Talks on HMS President

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Karma Waters: Buddhist Master Leads Money

and Morality Talks on HMS President

PR Newswire

LONDON, July 12, 2012

LONDON

,

July 12, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

What and why:

Launch of

'Is there more to life than making money?'

. From

the top deck of the HMS President, with the opulence of the Shard, London Eye,

and the Houses of Parliament in the background, a robed Buddhist master

leads dignitaries from the House of Lords, Action for Happiness, New

Economics Foundation, and young ambassadors from The Prince's Trust,

forming an arc of silent reflection.

The moment of calm on the World War I ship, amidst the cityscape, will mark

the start of talks on

'Is there more to life than making money?'

- part of the

Wealth of

Europe

initiative, exploring the value of values in the 21st century

economy. The talks will look at new poll results, which suggest responsibility

and not money motivates young people in the UK and

Europe

.

Where:

Top deck, HMS President 1918, Victoria Embankment,

London

, EC4Y

0HJ

When:

Monday

16 July 2012

,

10am

-1015am (photos), 1015-1145 (talks)

Who:

His Holiness Karmapa Thaye Dorje - the 29 year old head of the Karma

Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, Lord Andrew Stone of Blackheath, Juliet

Michaelson from the New Economics Foundation, Mark Williamson from Action

for Happiness, Michael Binyon from the Times, Hillary Harris and several other

youth ambassadors from The Prince's Trust, will all take part in the photo and

talks.

Info:

His Holiness Karmapa Thaye Dorje will lead talks on 'Is there more to life

than making money?'. The talks form part of Wealth of

Europe

, which polled

young people in

Europe

about their values. The poll, with questions from The

Prince's Trust, British Youth Council, and AIESEC, the world's largest student run

organisation, show that 0% of young people think making money is the

meaning of life, while 73% say it's about helping and inspiring others. 42% of

young people say that recognition and responsibility motivates them the most,

with only 2% saying money is the biggest motivator. 430 people aged 18-30

took part in the poll. 1150 young people form The Wealth of

Europe

community

on facebook. The full poll figures are released on Monday.

Links:

View from HMS President:

http:// www. abscentres . com / hms - president . php, Wealth of

Europe

:

https:// www. facebook . com / wealthofeurope, HH Karmapa:

www. karmapa . org.