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NEW DELHI: The Dalai Lama reiterated on Thursday that he was not seeking ‘Independence’ for Tibet. “I prefer Tibet remaining within the zone of China. Some kind of reunion,” the Tibetan spiritual leader said at an event in Delhi.
The Dalai Lama said the Chinese and the Tibetans could live side by side, with China helping Tibetans economically and gaining from their knowledge.
Referring to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s “very realistic advice”, the Peace Nobel laureate said Nehru had told him that the American force would not expel Chinese forces from Tibet and “so sooner or later you will have to talk to the Chinese government There is no use in raising the Tibetan issue at UN”.
The Tibetan leader was speaking at the global launch of Social, Emotional and Ethical (SEE) Learning Programme prepared by Emory University, US, in partnership with The Dalai Lama Trust and Vana Foundation of India.The programme is a curriculum for cultivation of social, emotional and ethical competencies, which is meant for students from kindergarten to Class XII as well as for higher and professional education. It comprises of 20-40 minutes of learning experience divided into seven chapters and culminates with a project.
The Nobel laureate praised New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for taking a compassionate approach in dealing with the aftermath of the recent terror attack in her country. “She tried to tackle the problem through non-violence, compassion and respect for others. I really admire the New Zealand Prime Minister. She is wonderful. So, that is a living example, and everyone can learn from that.”
It has become important to instil compassion among people to bring in real happiness and SEE Learning is an effort to achieve it, the Dalai Lama said. “Even the killings we are seeing today around the world are doings of humans only… Our education today is only teaching to be materialistic, not to seek happiness. So, in education, that horizon of emotion is necessary, and compassion in heart to achieve happiness.”
The 21st century should be the century of peace and non-violence, he emphasized.
India should help countries facing religious conflict considering her long history of religious harmony.
