--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > > > > "...repeated his opposition to homosexuality..." > > > > I find this comment interesting because his most famous follower, > > Richard Gere, is an outspoken advocate for gay rights. > > > > > > So, is Tibetan Buddhism rife with homophobia because the Dali Lama > makes public statements about it?
I have no idea. I don't have any connection with the organisation so I can't say. As I said, I find it an interesting juxtaposition of opinions on the issue by two gentlemen. > The TM organization has never made > a public statement about homosexuality that I am aware of, The only statement that I am aware of is one that I read in fact on this forum. And it was that someone heard MMY say regarding homosexuality -- and I have no clue whether it was publicly said or not -- and it was: "Better to be dead". > and > Maharishi never has directed any video that includes such remarks to > be distributed to TMers OR people on TTC or ATTC, or recertification, > or whatever. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer > > <fairfieldlife@> 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/
