His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke to over 6,000 students from 58 schools under the Salwan Education Trust in Gurugram, Haryana, in an interactive session. He stressed the importance of educating the heart and mind, inspired by the ancient Indian knowledge of ahimsa and karuna which, he said, is lacking in the modern education system. Cultivating compassion for life was the key message of his speech.