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Dharamsala, May 19
The Dalai Lama on Saturday gave a message of compassion to 960 tourists in McLeodganj. He said, “The 21st century must embrace compassion, dialogue and a new system of education that inculcate moral values to its generation.”
“While there could be innumerable sentient beings, there are only seven billion human beings on this planet. They are biologically the same. As human beings, we share a fundamental wish to be happy and avoid suffering. Our lives are inter-connected so much that a person’s future depends on the well-being of another,” he said.
The Dalai Lama was addressing a group of 960 Indian and foreign tourists from 42 countries.
“Wherever I go, I consider myself as one of the 7 billion human beings. This thinking makes me feel close to people. If we think like this, the barriers between us will diminish,” he said.
“Scientists have proven that the basic human nature is more compassionate. Now, with the use of our intelligence, we can further develop the basic human compassion. Such a compassion empowered by intelligence and analysis can help us overcome our destructive emotions. This kind of compassion can be extended to your enemy,” he said.
“Today while we are spending this moment in peace, people in Palestine, Yemen and some in South Africa are suffering. This is mainly because of our overemphasis on secondary levels of differences such as religion, race, nationalities,” he lamented.
Hailing India’s thousand-year-old tradition of according respect to all religious faiths and culture, the world had much to learn from India’s ancient wisdom, he said.
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