United Nations Association (New York) Lauds Gyalwang Drukpa's Contribution to Environment and Ecology Preservation

United Nations Association (New York) Lauds Gyalwang Drukpa's Contribution to Environment and Ecology Preservation PR Newswire NEW DELHI, October 8, 2012 NEW DELHI, October 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa has just returned from a very fruitful visit to New York at the behest of the United Nations. His Holiness had gone to New York at the invitation of the UN to attend and speak at the Women Leaders' Forum and the UN General Assembly. During the visit, a gala evening was organised by the United Nations Association of New York (UNANY) to honour His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa, spiritual Head of Drukpa Buddhists, and founder of the humanitarian organisation Live to Love. His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa is a recipient of UN's Millennium Development Goals Award for his humanitarian and environmental work. At the event in New York, UNANY premiered the screening of PAD YATRA: A Green Odyssey along with Live to Love International. The film centres on the Drukpa and his globally renowned Pad Yatra. As a much-beloved spiritual guide for many, the Drukpa is inspired by his own compassion for people as much as his love of the natural world. Recognizing that many of these current disastrous ecological events have been caused by a long influence of human activity centred on economic conquest, greed and relentless consumption, he advocates a gentle and highly grounded approach to making a difference in the world.