Apr 19, 04
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The Dalai Lama
Whoever is going to this today consider yourself really fuckin lucky cuz i'm dying to hear what this guy has to say.
But yeah if you are going, please share what he had to say. I'm mostly curious about what he has to say about the religious crisis in the world today... what his views on relgion as a whole are.... but yeah. i really wanna go 
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Apr 19, 04
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i go humble....
I'm unsure what to expect, I am going in with a clear mind, ready to listen, and think about what is said. I'll take notes and we can share them later on msn.
stina.
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Apr 19, 04
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The only thing I really regreded while in australia was missing out on the opertunity to see the dalai lama and for FREE too. Lucky friends of mine who were able to see him said the guy is qute funny and has a great sence of humer... quite the charactor.
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Apr 19, 04
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He thinks all religions should show compassion and mutual respect to other religions. I wish more spirtual leaders of organized religions would follow his holyness.
`t1m PS - You don't need a place of worship to believe in something of a great power. Organized religion will be the downfall the middle east.
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Apr 19, 04
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he's like the beatles man, he teaches that all you need is love.
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Apr 19, 04
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Makes me have hope for mankind :)
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Apr 19, 04
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he is all about love, exept when it comes from same sex couples he is strongly against gays which seems kinda hypocritical, as he is sopposed to spread tolerance
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Apr 19, 04
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they are supposed to abstain from sex
but if they have had sex before they might not have there virginity the pope is preaching ot the italians to have more children and how contraceptives are bad how messed is that http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...8/ixworld.html
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Apr 19, 04
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That is exactly why I want to see him, I've read and understood his books, but being able to see and hear him would just be amazing..
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Apr 19, 04
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Wow. I was going to write a post about this. Crazy that there's already one. I just got back a little while ago from going to see him speak with Erin and my stepmom and dad. I didn't really know what to expect, but he had some really incredible things to say.
I think my favourite thing that he said today was his point on how war is out-dated. He was talking about how back in the day when the world was still separated into different countries and everyone was pretty much self sufficient, war was different because when you won a war, you gained something more. He says that now, since the world is so inter-connected and every country depends on other countries and so forth, that war is a step backwards because essentially when we fight eachother we're fighting ourselves as well. Makes complete sense. He also answered the question: If Tibet could be freed with violence, would it be worth it? He said 'NO' right away, which obviously makes sense seeing as what he stands for is peace and no violence. I think this question was almost a round-about way of getting him to talk about his opinion on the war in Iraq. If you replace 'Tibet' in the question with 'Iraq', it would be the exact same thing. All in all he was a really cool guy. The Archbishop tu tu (i think his name was) was also very cool. They played off eachother and were really friendly and funny too. I was pleasantly surprised with his sense of humour and how down to earth he seemed about things. Chet if what you say is true about his position on gay marriage and all that, then i'm disapointed. I was actually hoping that one of the questions he would get asked would be on that topic as i was interested to see what he had to say. But yeah, very very very cool. I would like to read more of his stuff in the future now. So amazing to see him in person. Two thumbs up to Dally.
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Apr 19, 04
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He's staying one floor above where i work.
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Apr 20, 04
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what i felt was really the main focus of his speech was the universal responsibility of everyone to think, act and approach things positively. what really made sense to me was being able to think in reality; if you approach a problem negatively, its more likely you will be unrealistic about it... but if you think about things on a positive angle, you will be more realistic about it. like war. the violence and hate that starts war are all negative feelings and in the end, nobody wins. when the question about how he would go against terrorism if he were to do things differently, he said simply, i would taget the root problem of terrorism, not exterminate it. Right there, in a more peaceful and postive approach to dealing with such a complex problem like terrorism, things are just more realistic. how the fuck can you exterminate terrorism by force? it's impossible and unrealistic. to further extend on this again, when you worry about something, if you constantly think and ponder about it, it will only make things worse. try to think about problems on a different more positive angle, and you will be able to tackle the problem more easily and effectively.
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Apr 20, 04
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as for tims post which i quoted, haha
yeah organized religion is a serious problem in my opinion as well. the dalai lama didn't really go too deep on it but he did stress and encourage that if we have a faith, practice it and be dedicated to it.
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Apr 20, 04
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I agree with all of the above:
I think it was Desmon Tu-tu that was talking about the Terrorism thing, i don't know if the Dalai Lama actually said much on the subject. I remember he deffered one of his questions to the other dude. But yeah, getting to the root of terrorism was a good answer. All the states have done so far about terrorism is say: They are the enemy! We are good! We will vanquish the enemy by counter-acting their violence with some violence of our own! I think the states needs to take a closer look at why this terrorism started in the first place. Why did they target the states out of all the european countries and canada. I think if they looked at that question things might become a little more clear on how to handle the problem. I think another thing he talked about that really struck home with me was the power of the mental over the physical. He gave a really great example of how this works too: He was talking about how friendly fire and enemy fire are exactly the same thing. If you get shot by friendly fire it's going to cause just as much damage and pain as if you got shot by enemy fire. However, the difference is how you look at it. If you got shot by friendly fire then you're more likely to just grin and bear the pain and say 'oh it was an accident, i'll be okay, it's really not that bad'...whereas you wouldn't have that outlook if it was enemy fire. I thought that was a good example of mind over matter.
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Apr 20, 04
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I saw the second talk on Sunday... was interesting to see these guys with my own eyes. It makes the experience a whole lot more personal. It's good to see that people like the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu can keep a good sense of humor too.
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Apr 20, 04
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Apr 20, 04
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^^haha seriously?
well if we're going to listen to religious preachers, than apparently we're all going to hell. I don't think you can really do anything in life without angering them in some way. So let's all just accept we're going to be going to the big oven underground. I just hope someone brings a fan. ooh ooh and one of those fridges that dispense ice water.
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