The Dalai Lama is arguably one of the most venerated leaders in the world today. He has received the Nobel Peace Prize, he meets world leaders and espouses the cause of independence for Tibet.


Now, the Dalai Lama has ventured into uncharted territory. Relationships and sex, subjects he has confessed to having no experience.

In an interview with TIME magazine, the Dalai Lama talks about aging, the future of Tibetan Budhists, meeting Pope Francis and yes, how to heal a broken heart. And


His advice to the lovelorn is this: "Practice celibacy. If you look at the nature of strong attachment, underlying that strong attachment is a clinging, grasping, and if you look at other reactive emotions that arise, actually it is strong attachment that underpins hatred, anger, jealousy and so on, so if you somehow are able to look at this and recognise that a large part of the reception is perception, that could [cure] some of this strong grasping."

Hmmm.