Dalai Lama

by Bill Walz – “I am not only a socialist but also a bit leftist… When faced with economic or any other kind of injustice, it is totally wrong for a religious person to remain indifferent.”  ~ Dalai Lama The word “Buddhism” comes from the root word “Buddh” meaning “awaken”Continue Reading

by Bill Walz “Forgive them; they know not what they do.” ~ Jesus There is a story about the Dalai Lama in which he is asked whether he hates the Chinese. His answer was, to paraphrase, that since the Chinese had taken his homeland and his people from him, “shouldContinue Reading

by Bill Walz “Our world and our lives have become increasingly interdependent, so when our neighbor is harmed, it affects us too. Therefore we have to abandon outdated notions of ‘them’ and ‘us’ and think of our world much more in terms of a great ‘US’, a greater human family.”Continue Reading

by Bill Walz “I believe that every human being has an innate desire for happiness and does not want to suffer. I also believe that the very purpose of life is to experience this happiness… Sometimes we look at the negative side of things and then feel hopeless. This, IContinue Reading