[Peace-discuss] peace is sooo popular...

[Ricky Baldwin]

I think even if you don't share the Dalai Lama's
beliefs, you have to appreciate the popularity of this
voice for peace...

Ricky
 

Dalai Lama Tells U.S. Crowd War Outdated 
By ROSA CIRIANNI, Associated Press Writer
Mon Sep 26,2005 

The Dalai Lama told 36,000 people at Rutgers Stadium
that the concept of war was outdated and young people
have a responsibility to make this century one of
peace.

"This whole planet is just us," the 70-year-old exiled
monk said Sunday. "Therefore, destruction of another
area essentially is destruction of yourself."

Tibet's spiritual leader also urged the audience to
develop a wider world perspective, not just focus on
"America, America, America."

"His quiet mind is the kind of serenity New Jersey,
home of strip malls, could use," Arielle Gomberg said.

The speech was the largest nonathletic event in
Rutgers history, topping visits by former President
Clinton and former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno.

A row of monks, wearing traditional gold and maroon,
sat near the stage on blankets, pillows or mats spread
across the 10- and 20-yard lines on the football
field.

The Dalai Lama, who won the 1989 Nobel peace prize,
accepted an honorary degree from Rutgers President
Richard McCormick. He said it was an honor to receive
it without having to work hard and study.

In his lecture, "Peace, War and Reconciliation," the
Dalai Lama said society's dream should be a world free
of nuclear and biological weapons.

He noted their danger — and their expense, saying some
African states have an abundance of weapons, but not
enough food.

Also Sunday, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave the
Dalai Lama the key to the city, calling him "a moral
beacon to millions around the world, with a clear and
constant voice for human rights."

The Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 following an aborted
uprising against Chinese rule in the territory and now
keeps an office in exile in the Himalayan town of
Dharmsala, India.




		
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