Anger plays no small role

Red, Yellow, and Roots of Thai Turmoil
"Anger plays no small role in current conflicts such as those in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, the North-South problem, and so forth. These conflicts arise from a failure to understand one another's humanness. The answer is not the development and use of greater military force, nor an arms race. Nor is it purely political or purely technological. Basically it is spiritual, in the sense that what is required is a sensitive understanding of our common human situation. Hatred and fighting cannot bring happiness to anyone, even to the winners of battles. Violence always produces misery and thus is essentially counter-productive. It is, therefore, time for world leaders to learn to transcend the differences of race, culture, and ideology and to regard one another through eyes that see the common human situation. To do so would benefit individuals, communities, nations, and the world at large." ~Dalai Lama

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Comments

  1. John Said

    February 23, 2014

    I think of hatred as a political tool. It can misguide people by sinking them into a reactionary state of mind.

  2. Reg Dawn

    February 23, 2014

    So sad…heatred does not cease by heatred, but only by love.
    There is so much pain in the world , so much hate …

  3. Jeff Subleski

    February 23, 2014

    The constant struggle of people in power trying to take freedoms away and those fighting to keep freedom.  We are seeing that struggle in Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela, Egypt and starting here in the US with Obama taking on more and more powers while limiting us the citizens.     

  4. prakash b

    February 23, 2014

    When the imbalances of people spread 10 percent get all an 90 percent wait fr thrr share an the wait turns into anger .
    If thrrs no discrimination
    Thrrs no anger .

  5. ODamoo

    February 23, 2014

    But look at his mashete the size of a small battle ship !!  I dont think he is out for a talk.

  6. Rodney Shanley

    February 23, 2014

    Yes but he's a midget. Think how big his opponents are.

  7. Yoean David

    February 23, 2014

    Thats whe the spirit is oppresed by bad infulence / currepted energy

  8. Diez Sanchez

    February 23, 2014

    Well said! I wish em all some harmony in thier existence…what d heck is going on all over the world?

  9. Yoean David

    February 23, 2014

    Power struggle amongst the powerless i say tnis because they have the power to avoid all this but insted they give to a chosen few and keep the rest of us out of existance

  10. Yoean David

    February 23, 2014

    Time to settle the score poor cant take nomore babylon rotten to the core

  11. Chorum Ventus

    February 24, 2014

    The Dalai Lama wishes for heaven on earth, but they are different realms.  

  12. rs pasos

    February 24, 2014

    Time to educate your children for when they grow up, theyll be better person

  13. rs pasos

    February 24, 2014

    Time to educate your children for when they grow up, theyll be better person

  14. John Burns

    February 24, 2014

    If we could all just practice "The Golden Rule" we would have a peaceful planet, but ideology trumps God unfortunately and we all lose.

  15. Phillip Fain

    February 25, 2014

    There will be conflict as long as there is unequal treatment of people on this planet. Money does not make you stronger but weaker unless used for the greater good of us all.

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