Dalai Lama, Czech interview

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this may interest many of you so we pass it on. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
sent a message to this conference. Here is Dalai Lama interview.


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> ------------------- World Tibet Network News *>   Published by:     The Canada-Tibet Committee
>   Archived at:      http://www.tibet.ca
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> Issue ID: 97/09/21  23:00 GMT               Compiled by Thubten (Sam) Samdup
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> Sunday, September 21, 1997
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> Contents:
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> 1. Transcripts of the Interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama (EIN)
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> 1. Transcripts of the Interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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>                         T H E   D A L A I   L A M A
> 
>             Hello I'm Philippe Noubel and welcome to this special edition
>     of Inside China Today for the European Internet Network. We are here
>        in Lany castle near Prague in the Czech Republic for a special
>                 interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama .
> 
> Philippe Noubel:
> 
> I know that you are familiar with the Internet. Would you like to take the
> opportunity and deliver a message for the world audience? It could be in
> English or it could also be in Tibetan.
> 
> Dalai Lama:
> 
> I always keep in my mind three points. One point, number one that is as a
> human being I believe the entire humanity has the responsibility about future
> of the humanity. Of course prayer, meditation is useful, but the... action
> and motivation is more important. So, therefore, we need the sense of global
> responsibility and with that we have to develop or promote the sense of
> compassion, the sense of caring for one another that usually I call secular
> ethics or basic human values.
> 
> We need more efforts to promote this. I think we, humanity, generally
> speaking, I think we are too much involved in technology -- all these signs
> and these feelings. We sometimes neglect our inner deeper values, as a result
> -- endless problems that are happening. So, therefore, the material element
> and spiritual or basic inner human values, this must go more valuable. This
> I feel is very, very important so I always try to promote the basic human
> values. Irrespective of whether you're a believer or a non believer.
> 
> Then the second point: I'm a Buddhist monk and, moreover, I have the name of
> Dalai Lama, one of the leaders of the Lamaist Buddhist as a community. With
> that I should be proud. I obviously realize feelings, (the) importance of the
> promotion of harmony, religious, close relations (to) one another on the
> basis of mutual understanding and mutual respect. I always try to promote
> this understanding between different traditions. In this field I feel that
> I've made some contribution. So it needs the promotion of spiritual pluralism
> -- in the Buddhist tradition, of course. (In) the individual case, it is very
> important for one religion, one church, but in the society, in terms of this
> society, of humanity, we need spiritual pluralism in its tradition.
> 
> That Tibetan issue -- as the Dalai Lama I have a responsibility, not only
> historically but also to the people of Tibet. They are putting lots of trust
> on me so therefore I have the moral responsibility. Now I feel the best way
> to solve our problems is talk; dialogue, true dialogue. And certainly we can
> find (a) mutually agreeable solution and that is not only our own interest
> but also in the interest of the People's Republic of China as a whole. And
> concerning independence: I really feel that even from our own interest,
> viewpoint that Tibet, (a) landlocked country, (with a) small population and
> large area and quite rich natural resources and materially backward, so
> communication is also difficult. So under that circumstances, if we join a
> big nation it might be greater benefit for us. So, therefore, I, since around
> 1973 I set up or I make up in my mind. And ultimately with a discussion of my
> close colleagues, associates, officials we make this possible, (this) mutual
> approach. So up to now our own efforts have not bring success, so therefore
> because of (a) lack of progress I'm appealing to the international community
> and also our Chinese brothers and sisters to please help us to materialize,
> (to) talk face to face with Chinese officials and Chinese governments, just
> to talk. Through frank talks -- even argument instead of criticism or
> propaganda -- but just to talk, that I think is the only to clear all this
> misunderstanding and ignorance. So therefore once more I want to appeal to
> our friends and supporters and particularly our Chinese brothers and sisters
> -- please help us to materialize meaningful dialogue with (the) Chinese
> government.