The Dalai Lama, a lifelong champion of non-violence candidly stated that terrorism cannot be tackled by applying the principle of ahimsa because the minds of terrorists are closed.

“It is difficult to deal with terrorism through non-violence,” the Tibetan spiritual leader said delivering the Madhavrao Scindia Memorial Lecture at New Delhi.

He termed terrorism as the worst kind of violence which is not carried by a few mad people but by those who are very brilliant and educated.

“They (terrorists) are very brilliant and educated…but a strong ill feeling is bred in them. Their minds are closed,” the Dalai Lama said.

He said the only way to tackle terrorism is through prevention.

The head of the Tibetan government-in-exile left the audience stunned when he said “I love President George W Bush.” He went on to add how he and the US President instantly struck a chord in their first meeting unlike politicians who take a while to develop close ties.

“I told him ‘I love you but some of your policies I oppose’,” said the spiritual leader to a loud round of applause from the audience which included Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, Election Commissioner Navin Chawla and several ministers, diplomats and artistes.

The Dalai Lama said in the aftermath of 9/11 attacks he had asked Bush to spend billions of dollars on education and promotion of non-violence instead of warfare.

Source: http://www.indianexpress.com

More than 20,000 Buddhist followers have gathered at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS) in Sarnath, India for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s week-long teachings on Acharya Shantidev’s Bodhicharyavatar and Acharya Kamalashila’s Bhawanakram (both translated from the original Sanskrit into Tibetan).

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Anand Krishna delivers 2.5 Meter Statue of the Lord Buddha from Indonesia to the Spiritual Leader of the People of Tibet.
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Sarnath, January 9:  His Holiness the Dalai Lama Friday inaugurated the installation of a unique handcarved 2.5 meter-high stone statue of Buddha in the compound of the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (Deemed University) here before carrying on with the second-day of a week-long teachings here.
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Dharamshala: Interfaith spiritualist and author Anand Krishna on Monday offered a 2.5 meter-high stone statue of Buddha to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as a token of spiritual and cultural ties between the peoples of Indonesia and Tibet.

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The morning fog has not cleared away when at His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama inaugurated and blessed a 2.5m high Buddha statue humbly offered by Indonesian interfaith spiritualist Anand Krishna. Conducted at the Central Institue of Higher Tibetan Studies (Deemed University), Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh), India, the inauguration was covered by several Indian media, e.g. K TV, Z News, DD News and Hindustan Times. The Buddha statue is made of the same source materials used to build the 9th CE Borobudur Temple in Muntilan, Central Java, Indonesia, and was offered to reaffirm the spiritual and cultural ties between the peoples of Indonesia and Tibet, also to support His Holiness’ non-violent struggle to protect the cultural heritage of Tibet.

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Spiritualist and author Anand Krishna on Monday presented a 2.5-meter-high statue of Buddha to the Dalai Lama as a token of the spiritual and cultural ties between Indonesia and Tibet.The statue, made of the same materials used to build the ninth-century Borobudur Temple in Central Java, will be housed at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Sarnath, India.

“Representing the peace-loving people of Indonesia, I salute His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for his untiring and relentless efforts at finding peaceful solutions to protect the historical and cultural heritage of Tibet based on tolerance and respect,” Anand, founder of the Anand Ashram Foundation, said in a statement sent to The Jakarta Post recently.

The Dalai Lama will inaugurate the installation of the statue at the institute between Jan. 8 and 10, said Anand Ashram Foundation chairwoman Maya Muchtar. — JP

Tue, 01/06/2009 11:12 AM  |  World

Source: Thejakartapost.com