Wisdom of Happiness is an unforgettable meditative experience for today that not only unlocks a door to genuine, lasting happiness, but also reveals that each and every one of Earth’s eight billion beings holds their very own key to it in the palms of their hands. While happiness is born in each of us, only the cultivation of unconditional compassion for one another will transform the world.

In what is likely to be the last great testimony of the Dalai Lama, this film captures him speaking through the camera directly to viewers, creating a sense of a private audience. Wisdom of Happiness is a profound cinematic exploration of the innermost world of the 14th Dalai Lama, perfectly attuned to our times. In this intimate heart-to-heart, the world’s greatest ambassador of compassion invites everyone along for a journey to the source of happiness.

As he approaches his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama reflects on his life balancing millennia-old Tibetan Buddhist traditions with contemporary values of our globalized society that now struggles to overcome violence and war while at the brink of environmental collapse.

Filmed on location in Dharamshala, India, with rare archival footage from the Dalai Lama’s family collection.

Directors: Philip Delaquis, Barbara Miller (US/Switzerland 2024) 90 min. plus Q+A