About 4,000 people turned up at the Field Museum on August 28th, 1999, to hear his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet discuss ethics for the new millennium organized by the Field Museum and the Tibetan alliance of Chicago. The event included a morning presentation with an introduction by Goldie Hawn in Stanley Field Hall and an afternoon roundtable discussion in James Simpson there with a number of journalists and scholars, including Pulitzer Prize winner Gary Willis. During his morning appearance, the Dalai Lama offered advice on finding the path to happiness, peace, and a successful life, as well as some insights into the political and cultural struggle that is taking place in Tibet. At the conclusion of his remarks, he consecrated a sacred Tibetan religious painting or tonka from the field museum's collection.
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