Dali Lama: "Bush has a lack of understanding of Reality"

[Ichingcarpenter]

The Dalai Lama, in a lecture in Philadelphia yesterday, told a group of about 2,000,

'Things are not black and white. Things are relative. Things are interdependent. When we look at a situation we have to consider all the factors.'


' Many world disasters, including war, including the Iraq war, are due to lack of this holistic nature (looking at all the factors). Like Saddam Hussein -- ending things for him. Reality is not that simple.'


'Of course, I have great respect for, in fact, I love President Bush, because he is very frank, very straightforward. His intentions are good, but some of his policy in spite of his sincere motivation and right goal, and some of his method becomes unrealistic because of lack of understanding about reality.'

He went on to explain,

"You cannot look in one direction. In order to see reality, (you) have to see in three or four or seven dimensions" and that this applies in the economical field, political field and international relations."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-kall/dalai-lama-bush-has-lack_b_113502.html

[undeterred]

1. That's very generous- to say Bush sees even a single dimension.

[groovedaddy]

2. Well, HHDL nailed that one to the wall! But, hey, he wasn't telling

us something we didn't already know. Someone should have asked him about Dick.

[tridim]

3. Hey Lama.. His intentions are NOT good.

[Vanje]

4. His Holiness is too kind

I dont think Bush's intentions are so good, his motivation so sincere.
Bush does not have right goal.

"Lucky me! I won the trifecta."
"Now watch this drive!"
To the "Haves and the Have-Mores" : "You are my Base."

[Cronopio]

6. Agreed.

I love the Dalai Lama, but he's far too generous in his assessment of our sociopath president.

[Highway61]

8. That is the most disgusting picture....

America has been sleeping if this is the best we can come up with for president. Time to wake the fuck up and get rid of the whole lot of them. Jesus, he's an embarrassment! :mad:

[calimary]

5. Simplistic minds are simply blind.

The Dalai Lama makes a good point (another good point). Things AREN'T black-or-white, good-or-bad, all-or-nothing, with-us-or-ag-in'-us, regardless how many times bush might wish it, or repeatedly insist it's true. That's just not realistic. But then again, our poor pathetic bush doesn't "do nuance." Weak, simplistic, limited, or completely pickled minds are not open or nimble. And they have NO BUSINESS running this or ANY country. Quit trying to force a square peg into a round hole, george. It never has worked, and it's not going to start working now - no matter how strongly you think God is moving and speaking through you.

[liberal N proud]

7. We didn't need the Dali Lama to tell us that

It has been pretty obvious for 8 years

[indepat]

9. Thanks, Dalai Lama, for clarifying that junior is frank (trifecta), very straightforward (you're

either with us or agin' us), and good intentions (sorry - can't think of any example, wait, securing Iraq's oil fbo big oil if this example counts): we needed that. :D

[zbdent]

10. Whether he does or not, his "success" (not as President, but as

a guy who collects $$$) hinges on the image ...

[Annces]

11. Makes you wonder about his insight

Bush is definitely not a good person.

[bdamomma]

13. defiant is more like it.

[stimbox]

12. They look pretty buddy, buddy here...

They look pretty buddy, buddy here...

[Vanje]

14. Its not true love

or Bush would be rubbing Dalaii Lama's shiney noggin.

[stimbox]

15. or giving him a back rub. n/t