Lady Gaga has interviewed the Dalai Lama about mental health and compassion for a special Facebook Live event.

The “Born This Way” singer held the surreal 20-minute conversation on Sunday (June 26), during the 84th annual Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis. Pulling questions from social media, she asked the Dalai Lama’s advice on how young people can cope with a range of psychological struggles; including addiction, depression, eating disorders and low self-esteem.

The spiritual leader answered that much of these issues stemmed from society’s “lack of compassion” and “materialistic culture”. “When you show more sense of concern for others’ well-being, then you also get the feeling, ‘Oh, I am something useful to others,’” he explained. “The younger generation have to create a more healthy environment.”

The pair also discussed the recent tragedy in Orlando, with the singer asking how communities could move forward. “Once tragic situation happens, (we should) not avoid (it) – (we should) look at (it) more deeply, widely,” the Dalai Lama said. “Many positive, happy things are there if you look (from a) wider perspective. If you look real closely, it appears unbearable. But if you look widely, other positive things (are) there.”

Unfortunately, despite the positive nature of the video, some are not so happy – and Lady Gaga has apparently since been “banned” from China over the conversation. According to reports in The Guardian, the country’s communist party view the Dalai Lama as both a “separatist” and a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”, and now classify the singer as a ‘hostile foreign force’.

Gaga has yet to comment on these reports, though experts claim that she would have been fully aware of the consequences. “Lady Gaga knew how Beijing would react,” Sinocism’s Bill Bishop wrote on Twitter. “Good for her to show some courage, unlike most celebrities who are scared of bullying Beijing now.”

Watch the full interview above.