Dalai Lama: Ethics must be laic and secular

AGI, Dec 14, 2007

Rome, Italy -- Laic and secular ethics: it is not a radical leader asking for this, but a religious leader: the Dalai Lama. The representative of all Buddhist in the world speaks to the young in the 'Auditorium Parco della Musica'.

"From a Buddhist point of view, my point of view" he explains "one should be completely impartial and not have prevailing ideas or biases. Of course I have been influenced in my formation, but it is for that reason that I believe laic and secular ethics are necessary".

For the Dalai Lama this is the only condition to look at reality "from different points of view, in three dimensions. One single point of view, in fact, could hide the benefits of a situation which at first glance could look negative".

The religious leader then pointed out to schoolchildren of Rome that "it is important to consider everything as complementary to other elements and, therefore, to itself.

We Buddhist call it 'phenomenal rising', the rising of things based on their cause-effect relation".

Please support to keep NORBU going:



For Malaysians and Singaporeans, please make your donation to the following account:

Account Name: Bodhi Vision
Account No:. 2122 00000 44661
Bank: RHB

The SWIFT/BIC code for RHB Bank Berhad is: RHBBMYKLXXX
Address: 11-15, Jalan SS 24/11, Taman Megah, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Phone: 603-9206 8118

Note: Please indicate your name in the payment slip. Thank you.


We express our deep gratitude for the support and generosity.

If you have any enquiries, please write to: editor@buddhistchannel.tv


TOP