His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins three days of teaching in Manali to a gathered crowd of over 5,000 devotees. The teachings will be on Nagarjuna’s Commentary on The Awakening Mind (Jangchup Semdrel ), Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo’s 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas (Laklen Sodunma), and Geshe Langri Thangpa’s Eight Verses on Training the Mind (Lojong Tsig Gyema). On August 15, His Holiness will confer an Avalokiteshvara Initiation (Chenresig wang).