Dalai Lama: Inner Peace, Happiness, God and Money

http://www.DalaiLamaFilm.com - The Dalai Lama (in an excerpt from the film "Dalai Lama Renaissance") speaking about Inner Peace, Happiness, God and Money. http://www.DalaiLamaFilm.com. "Dalai Lama Renaissance", which is narrated by actor Harrison Ford, is produced and directed by Khashyar Darvich.

Thus far, "Dalai Lama Renaissance" has won over 12 awards worldwide, and is the official selection of over 40 film festivals around the world.

More information, photos and screening dates and times can be found at: http://www.DalaiLamaFilm.com

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The film also features Michael Beckwith (from the film "The Secret"), and Quantum Physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami from "What the Bleep Do We Know," Social Scientist Jean Houston, radio host Thom Hartmann, and others.

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[tonbonthemon]

You missed my point entirely. Some people actually like making toys and selling them to children. Some people have a passion for that stuff. The Dalai Lama has compassion for society, and he proves this by spreading wisdom with kindness. That's all that matters here. It's completely illogical to reject somebody's clearly helpful advice just because they owned serfs over 50 years ago.

[Ravensteinzh]

No that is more of an act to earn money. If one wants to open a toy store to sell toys to people who want toys, that is the fact that the supplier is responding to consumers by matching supplies with demand.

[Pawlo Pascual]

that moment when you realize dalai lama sounds like yoda

[TheWheelofLife100]

Well not directly he doesn't,he does stop short of condemning it though,instead he ask's,"what's the reason behind this"?

[tonbonthemon]

If somebody opens a toy store, they opened the toy store because they wanted to sell people toys. That's an act of kindness. However, for most it does evolve into more of a desire for money rather than kindness. But that all depends on the person. Which is more kind? Selling toys or guns? Selling toys obviously, although the point is that selling things in general is an act of kindness itself even if it is for profit, and giving things away for free is even better.

[Ravensteinzh]

Are his teachings to be taken literally? He teaches that the goods and services of today's economy is derived from the kindness of people. That is not based on wisdom, its based on belief and anyone who has taken high school economics won't buy it.

Vast majority of goods and services are provided for the sole purpose of profit on part of the bourgeiosis, not kindness, something he's only preached after a change of career after fleeing Tibet with continued CIA payroll.

[tonbonthemon]

Sure, not everyone is either pro-tibet or pro-china, but it's very hard to come across someone who isn't. Either way, The Dalai Lama is a great teacher. I haven't heard any "spiritual garbage" out of his mouth. His teachings are based on wisdom, not belief.

[Ravensteinzh]

But you have to realize many people who like this guy do not even know of his "status" to begin with. To equate people as pro-Tibet/China simply for being pro/con-Dalai Lama is stereotyping. You don't have to be pro-Tibet or pro-China to realize the guy was on a CIA payroll to start an uprising that almost destroyed his own capital. I do not need a lot of research to draw conclusions on him. He was responsible for what can be called crimes against humanity and I don't buy any spiritual garbage.

[tonbonthemon]

People like this guy because of his teachings, not because of his status. The controversy you refer to is discussed mainly by those with an agenda: to make him look good or make him look bad. Those who make him look good are pro-tibet, those who make him look bad are pro-china. China is not a very reliable source when it comes to something like this. Based on the circumstances it's incredibly difficult and unwise for someone who hasn't done research to draw conclusions on the Dalai Lama.