KAHULUI – Cutting-edge technology will carry the message of peace and compassion of the 14th Dalai Lama from Maui to the rest of the world through a real-time Webcast that will bring his public presentations on Maui April 24 and 25 to a global audience.

Anyone with broadband access will be able to see and hear the Nobel Prize-winning spiritual and political leader’s teachings on “The Approach to World Peace” April 24 and “Eight Verses of Training the Mind: A Buddhist Philosophical Discourse” April 25.

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama known to his followers as “His Holiness,” will deliver the talks at 2 p.m. each day at the War Memorial Stadium.

Both presentations are open to the public. The first teaching will be free of charge. On the second day, tickets will be $20, plus processing fees. They are on sale at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center box office, 242-7469 or online at www.mauiarts.org.

Organizers are anticipating a crowd of 10,000 for the second day. The first day is harder to estimate since no tickets are required, but it should be at least the same size.

The Webcast is a joint effort involving Maui Community College, Stanford University, VX30 and SUN Microsystems, working with The Tibet Fund and the office of the Dalai Lama.

“We are extremely honored to be part of this historic event on Maui and are thankful for the collaboration between the community and business partners to enable His Holiness’ messages of inspiration and peace to reach the masses, including over 140 Tibetan refugees living in exile,” said Shep Gordon, chairman of the Organizing Committee of Dalai Lama Maui 2007, which is coordinating the visit by the world leader.

The 14th Dalai Lama is both the spiritual leader and the exiled head of state for Tibet. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his ongoing nonviolent struggle for a negotiated solution to the status of Tibet, which has been under the control of the government of China for decades. He has also been recognized for his concern for global environmental problems and has authored more than 72 books, including the best-selling “The Art of Happiness.”

For more information on the Dalai Lama’s Maui visit, contact the Maui Dharma Center at 579-8076, www.mauidharmacenter.org or by e-mail at dalai_lama_maui@earthlink.net.