Dalai Lama: World peace comes from inner peace

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – Dalai Lama, the religious leader of Buddhists in Tibet, said when it comes to the world peace, we should know that it comes from the inner peace.

According to “The Tibet Post” his holiness added it is difficult to achieve the world peace through treaties and grand speeches.

Gaving a two-day teaching on Nagarjuna’s “Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way” for Koreans and other Buddhists, the Dalai Lama said “Everyone desires inner peace despite different religions.

The two-day teaching on Nagarjuna’s “Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way” by Dalai Lama was attended by about 5,000 people from 65 countries, including 350 monks, nuns and lay people from Korea, gathered at the main Tibetan temple (Tsuglagkhang) in Dharamsala, H.P., India, on November 25 and 26, 2022.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama said at the opening, “Today my Korean Dharma friends are here,” His Holiness began. “Korea is a traditionally Buddhist country and I have been impressed by the dedicated interest in Buddhism of many Koreans I have met. I am happy to see you all here.”

“Of course, everyone should feel free to follow whatever religion they wish. Our different religious traditions have different philosophical points of view, but all convey a common message to do no harm and to help others as best we can. I am a monk and a religious person and I have many friends among our diverse religious traditions. Since all these traditions are worthy of respect, I take whatever opportunity I can to visit other people’s places of worship,” His Holiness said.

“All eight billion people alive today are the same in wanting happiness and not seeking suffering. But although we are the same in this way, our unruly minds create friction between us. What disturbs our peace of mind is attachment and greed, anger and hatred. There is much talk about peace in the world, but it has to be rooted in peace within ourselves. From this point of view, we can see that relying on weapons and the use of force is useless. I pray every day for peace in the world and hope that in the future there will be greater peace on the Korean Peninsula,” he said.