(CelebrityAccess) \u2013 The Dalai Lama is set to release his very first album.<\/p>\n

Due out via Khandro Music on July 6, Inner World,<\/em> which is being described as “a unique album of mantras and teachings set to music,” will honor The Dalai Lama’s 85th birthday and his decades-long work to educate the heart and foster world peace.<\/p>\n

According to a release, the origins of Inner World<\/em> began in 2015, when one of the project\u2019s co-executive producers and a longtime student of The Dalai Lama, Junelle Kunin, “wrote to him requesting his participation, by fervently explaining her feelings that an album by such a compassionate and wise being would help people particularly who struggle with emotional stress.” After reading her letter, his response was enthusiastic, saying, \u201cThis will benefit many people!\u201d She and her husband Abraham Kunin, who helped composed the album’s music, spent the next five years working with a small team to bring the project to life.<\/p>\n

When asked why he accepted the request to make the album, The Dalai Lama answered, \u201cThe very purpose of my life is to serve as much as I can. Music can help people in a way that I can\u2019t,” he added.<\/p>\n