Globally acclaimed spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, 90, has won his first Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording. The Nobel Peace Laureate competed against Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan, US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, show host Trevor Noah, and actress Kathy Garver.
Rufus Wainwright accepted the award on the Dalai Lama’s behalf during the ceremony, which was streamed on YouTube.
“Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama” is the entry from the world’s foremost Tibetan Buddhist leader — an album featuring innovative collaborations with Hindustani classical influences.
Layered over the music are collages of his reflections on themes such as mindfulness, harmony and health, recorded over the last few years. Responding to the award, His Holiness said: “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. I truly believe that peace, compassion, care for our environment, and an understanding of the oneness of humanity are essential for the collective well-being of all eight billion human beings.”
“I’m grateful that this Grammy recognition can help spread these messages more widely,” he added.
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