From: "James Haines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Why all this concern with the Dalai Lama? >>
A) Maybe because I feel like being concerned. Why aren't you concerned? Why don't you care? B) Because according to what he tells the International Press (see the previously posted articles); he is the leader of the 350 Million members of Buddhism. Therefore if you are one of the 350 Million people represented by the Lama, you might want to know what his contribution is. >>>"What am I doing to help the victims of the tsunami?" "What do I do to help in disasters, major and minor, going on right at my doorstep?">> If that is your major concern, then feel free to tell everyone about your efforts to help the Tsunami victims, and what you do around your neighborhood to help others. Don't try to smother another's opinion. I never come on this list to shoot down anyone else's topics, regardless of what I think of them. It starts to cross the line into personal flaming. The Dalai Lama is a public figure who is the self-proclaimed leader of not only Tibet, but all 350 Million Buddhists. Nobody voted for him, but he collects money on behalf of all Buddhists. How he spends that money (or does not) is something that should concern anyone who is a Buddhist or pretends to be one. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 1/3/2005 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give hope to a child. Helping a needy child is easier than you think. Click here to meet someone who needs your help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/.6JB_B/iJlJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> 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/
