The Dalai Lama on Capitalism Socialism &Income Inequality

Dalai Lama of Tibet, gives his perspective on capitalism, Marxism, and the widening global gap between rich and poor.
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Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th Dalai Lama. He is the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamshala, India. Tibetans traditionally believe him to be the reincarnation of his predecessors.

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TIME: How is the situation in Tibet?

Dalai Lama: Tibetan spirituality is a very important part of the spirituality of China as a whole, and the preservation of Tibetan culture can enrich China. Millions of Chinese are traditional Buddhists, and many people in China are turning to Tibetan Buddhism.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama…

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so in this sense we already have a system that contributes wealth righteously. it is the human system of compassion. we must only follow the rules of the system and know the consequences of our actions. then we will o the right thing without needing a state system.

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i strongly agree.

experience shows that the state will never contribute wealth righteously. sometimes it does, but after a short time it gets corrupted.

but the universe wants a just contribution of wealth. if a person is rich and keeps all the wealth to himself then he will surely get depressed and unhappy. but if the rich person shares his wealth with the poorer, then he will almost certainly achieve happyness.