"...repeated his opposition to homosexuality..." I find this comment interesting because his most famous follower, Richard Gere, is an outspoken advocate for gay rights.
--- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > LONDON, ENGLAND, March 31, 2006: The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader told > The Daily Telegraph that terrorists should be treated humanely. He also > revealed the workings of his relationship with US President George W. Bush, > said Westerners had become too self-absorbed and repeated his opposition to > homosexuality in a wide-ranging interview. The Dalai Lama said modern > terrorism was born out of jealousy of Western lifestyles. "Fundamentalism is > terrifying because it is based purely on emotion, rather than intelligence," > the 70-year-old monk said at the seat of his government-in-exile in the > northern Indian hilltop town of Dharamsala. "It prevents followers from > thinking as individuals and about the good of the world. "This new terrorism > has been brewing for many years. Much of it is caused by jealousy and > frustration at the West because it looks so highly developed and successful > on television. Leaders in the East use religion to counter that, to bind > these cou ntries together. " Terrorists, he warned, must be treated > humanely. "Otherwise, the problem will escalate. If there is one Bin Laden > killed today, soon there will be 10 Bin Ladens. Awesome. Ten Bin Ladens > killed, the hatred is spread; 100 bombed, and 1,000 lose members of their > families." > > Although he appeared not to approve of the war in Iraq, he was admiring of > Bush. "He is very straightforward," said the monk. "On our first visit, I > was faced with a large plate of biscuits. President Bush immediately offered > me his favorites, and after that, we got on fine. On my next visit, he > didn't mind when I was blunt about the war. "By my third visit, I was > ushering him into the Oval Office. I was astonished by his grasp of > Buddhism." > > He told the broadsheet that Westerners had become self-absorbed, burdened > with too much choice. "It is fascinating. In the West, you have bigger > homes, yet smaller families; you have endless conveniences -- yet you never > seem to have any time. You can travel anywhere in the world, yet you don't > bother to cross the road to meet your neighbors," he said. "I don't think > people have become more selfish, but their lives have become easier and that > has spoilt them. They have less resilience, they expect more, they > constantly compare themselves to others and they have too much choice -- > which brings no real freedom." > > --From Hindu Press International, April 2, 2006 > > http://www.hinduismtoday/subscribe.html > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
