Posted on 07/13/2008 9:39:31 PM PDT by Brian S. Fitzgerald
"...During a question-and-answer session following the mostly lighthearted talk, he added that reaching out to other religions is the best way to combat violent religious extremism.
"Sometimes in the West, [there is] some impression that Islam is something militant. Totally wrong," he said. "Since [the] Sept. 11 event, I try to reach out to Muslim brothers and sisters. ...They are wonderful -- Islamic people. Very warm-hearted. Very sensible," he said, adding that some Christians, Buddhists and Hindus are also extremists.
"These few mischievous people cannot represent whole traditions," said the Dalai Lama, who will continue lecturing at Lehigh through Tuesday on a 600-year-old Tibetan Buddhist text..."
(Excerpt) Read more at mcall.com ...
Second source, as the Mod pulled my first post because it originated with AP news.
“peaceful islam” ping
If the Dalai Lama doesn’t think Islam is militant, he is obviously unaware of its atrocities against mankind.
Holy men are so smart!
Hey, I know some nice Chinese nationals, too! Instead of lecturing us about how we should deal with our enemies, he should go back to Tibet and negotiate his existence with the ChiComs. Let’s see how far he gets...
With all due respect to Tenzin Gyatso, aka HH The Dalai Lama, but that’s the reason Tibet is but a memory. A fascinating article on “The Exile” by the “War Nerd” (http://www.exile.ru/articles/detail.php?ARTICLE_ID=18764&IBLOCK_ID=35&PAGE=2) columnist on Tibet’s centuries-long decline from its little-known heyday as a warlike empire of the steppes (7th - 9th centuries, a.d.):
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“It’s much easier to be a do-gooder about Tibet if you’re totally ignorant of Central Asian history, like the days when Tibetan conquerors filled up whole carts with the ears of guys they’d killed. Even this idea that Tibet is the homeland of Buddhism, the most Buddhist place on the planet, is crap; Tibet got Buddhism very late, trying it on a couple of times before it took.
The glory days of Tibet were before Buddhism, which is probably not a coincidence. If I had to respect any religion it’d be the Buddhists because they’re quiet and they seem pretty well-behaved, but it’s not the kind of creed you’d want to conquer with. Before you got your army out the door, some annoying Zen type would be saying in that quiet serious voice they put on, “Is not the greatest conquest that of peace?” To which you’d have to say, “No, it’s a tossup between Alexander and the Mongols and would you please put your neck a little farther out the door? It’s at a bad angle for me from there.” And that wouldn’t set the tone for a happy war of conquest, the local monk getting his head blown off at the start.
The Tibetans in their conquering days—which means roughly in Charlemagne’s time—were followers of something called Bon, or Bun, which sounds either like the department store in Seattle or part of a hamburger, but apparently was some sort of mix of Taoist magic and Mongol shamanism. Sounds pretty fun. And it worked as a military religion...”
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Buddhism is best admired from afar and as a novelty item. As a state religion is basically an act of national suicide.
Same guy who described himself a couple of months ago as a “Marxist monk”.
Mine got pulled also. I would think that the posting wizard could detect AP articles and warn the poster. No?
The DL better be careful. Reaching out to his “Muslim Brothers” could end up costing his arms.
What a great scam he's had going all these years.
The Dolly must not have noticed that of the thousands of acts of terror committed in recent years, muzzl’ems have accounted for the vast majority. But I guess that isn’t militant.
Gunga-ga-Lunga
The more I read about this guy the less I like....
Chauncey “Chance” Gardiner in robes.
The Dalai Lama is one of those people who never see anyone except smiling, reverent, deferential, respectful people. Ever. That has got to result in a warped view of the world.
I had this discussion with a good friend who somehow became enamored by Buddism and the DL...the Friend just could not relate to the fact that DL has done absolutely nothing as a leader except help the Chinese murder the Tibetann’s and take over the country. The coward DL is just another in the long line of spiritual scammers that have seduced the lefty morons in the West to finance his cowardly existance.....
well said
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