In New Zealand this week, I happened to hear Andrew Fagan
& Karyn Hay discussing the Dalai Lama on their radio slot,
as on Wednesday June 12 the Dalai Lama had given
a full house talk at Auckland's Civic Theatre.
Andrew & Karyn [long-term partners I believe]
had polar opposite views on the Dalai Lama.
Andrew sees a fake, a rock-star sham who ought to sleep
in bus shelters if he wants to be taken seriously.
Karyn calmly presented another view: a man spreading a positive message
Outside the Civic, there were protestors apparently Chinese nationals, with placards and leaflets. Their document could be taken as a collection of mis-information though described as "Facts and Figures".These three examples describe the state of our world: the imbalance of distrust and cold-heartedness outweighs the shining light of goodness to such an extent, that even pure compassion can be misinterpreted.
Happiness is in the mind said the Dalai Lama and where money can ease your physical discomfort, it will never alleviate suffering in the mind.
Radio NZ audio by Noelle McCarthy on the visit of the Dalai Lama to Auckland in 2013
