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Thread ID: 118631	2011-06-14 05:24:00	Dalai Lama's Comments	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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1209206	2011-06-14 05:24:00	Dalai Lama's 'I'm a Marxist' comment sparks curiosity LINK (but not the ONLY site that has posted this):: . faithfulnews . com/contents/view_content/96430/dalai-lamas-im-a-marxist-comment-sparks-curiosity:::" target="_blank">www . faithfulnews . com . google . com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&sqi=2&ved=0CCkQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fregator . com%2Fp%2F251896055%2Fdal" target="_blank">www . google . com ai_lamas_im_a_marxist_comment_sparks_curiosity%2F&rct=j&q=%22Dalai%20Lama%27s%20%27I%27m%20a%20Marxist%27% 20comment%20sparks%20curiosity%22&ei=qeH2TaW3OYmTtwfc9snZCg&usg=AFQjCNGbWuFOeIm_iQTe-WcC4b0D5yy4Og&sig2=ed22r1dY8jTHPrKBGBffiQ&cad=rja . google . com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=5&sqi=2&ved=0CC8QFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fregator . com%2Fp%2F251905735%2Ftse" target="_blank">www . google . com ring_namgyal_on_his_holiness_the_dalai_lamas%2F&rct=j&q=%22Dalai%20Lama%27s%20%27I%27m%20a%20Marxist%27% 20comment%20sparks%20curiosity%22&ei=qeH2TaW3OYmTtwfc9snZCg&usg=AFQjCNFy4j8D0VC1vaehEneZG3hc4QPAMQ&sig2=ZUl54N4Xb4TgDarw-CS2Lw&cad=rja . google . com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=7&sqi=2&ved=0CDwQFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww . christiansvideo . net%2Fnews%2F" target="_blank">www . google . com christian%2Fcnn-belief-blog%2Findex . html&rct=j&q=%22Dalai%20Lama%27s%20%27I%27m%20a%20Marxist%27% 20comment%20sparks%20curiosity%22&ei=qeH2TaW3OYmTtwfc9snZCg&usg=AFQjCNFHgBVCAQ_G0tvHDzRJkwJ22mS2NQ&sig2=aNKJEmMLwo1XJEeTH5s2oQ&cad=rja . google . com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=8&sqi=2&ved=0CEIQFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fantiquitopia . blogspot . com%2F2009%" target="_blank">www . google . com 2F06%2Fpleasure-of-book . html&rct=j&q=%22Dalai%20Lama%27s%20%27I%27m%20a%20Marxist%27% 20comment%20sparks%20curiosity%22&ei=qeH2TaW3OYmTtwfc9snZCg&usg=AFQjCNEwzpT14kUHvAVnXUxkHmuLJ9HAWA&sig2=1jXW9fAGB_5CROnGxaCcSA&cad=rja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and others . By Moni Basu, CNN Karl Marx called religion the opium of the masses, so a few folks were taken aback when the Dalai Lama proclaimed himself a Marxist during a recent visit to Minnesota . Minneapolis-based writer Tsering Namgyal listened in on the Dalai Lama's talk with 150 Chinese students at the University of Minnesota . Surprised by what he heard, he wrote about it for Religion Dispatches . Namgyal said midway through the conversation, the Dalai Lama said: "As far as sociopolitical beliefs are concerned, I consider myself a Marxist . " Whoa? Really? Wait . The spiritual leader quickly clarified his position . "But not a Leninist," he said . Whew . Maybe that last part was enough to placate thousands of followers who see the Dalai Lama as the global face of compassion and, more importantly, a living symbol of opposition to Chinese rule in Tibet . The Tibetan leader went on to discuss whether his religiosity contradicted his fondness for Marxism . Namgyal wrote: "The Tibetan leader answered that Marx was not against religion or religious philosophy per se but against religious institutions that were allied, during Marx’s time, with the European ruling class . He also provided an interesting anecdote about his experience with Mao . He said that Mao had felt that the Dalai Lama’s mind was very logical, implying that Buddhist education and training help sharpen the mind . He said he met with Mao several times, and that once, during a meeting in Beijing, the Chinese leader called him in and announced: 'Your mind is scientific!' - an assessment that was followed by the famous line, 'Religion is poison . ' " The Dalai Lama formally relinquished his political and administrative powers in May but remains the spiritual leader of the Tibetan community worldwide . Namgyal found the three-hour exchange between the Chinese students and the Dalai Lama interesting . China, which took over six decades ago, accuses the Dalai Lama of being a separatist . The dialogue, wrote Namgyal, gave the Dalai Lama the opportunity to portray a very different picture of himself than what the Chinese students usually hear from Beijing . That was a good thing for Namgyal because, he wrote, those students would one day be leading China . Veddy interesting!	SurferJoe46 (51)
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