BEGINNINGS... The LKPY concept was first conceived in 1999 by Lama Zopa, (a Nepalese Lama who travels the world promoting peace), when he learnt of the Columbine High School massacre on the news. Lama Zopa listened to many experts explaining the cause of such a tragedy. Everyone talked about the external factors - such as violent video games, department stores selling bullets, access to guns and bullying. These were all contributing factors of course. However no-one talked about how to heal internally. Through love and kindness to yourself and others. So the concept of LKPY was born. As our name suggests, it embraces the education, training and support of young people with the principles of Loving Kindness, which will result in Peaceful Youth. Young people are the next generation, so if you have Peaceful Youth, ultimately you have a peaceful world. Since 1999 LKPY has been organically sprouting into an organisation. In 2006 five young people, inspired by Lama Zopa’s LKPY concept, gathered together from different sides of Australia to create it into a reality and are now known as the originators of LKPY, (Shyla, Freeman, Poh Lin, Mike, Matt). In early 2007 many more people from all over the world have jumped on board. And on the 8th of June 2007 (to coincide with the Nobel Peace Prize winner, the Dalai Lama’s Australian tour) LKPY launched with an event in Melbourne Australia, then with events held in eight countries all over the world. And that is just the beginning...