SHILLONG, FEB 3: His Holiness Dalai Lama made a poignant but realistic observation about India’s contradiction by pointing out that India as a nation is religious but there is lots of corruption also in the country.
The 14th Dalai Lama, however, sent the Monday’s Shillong audience also into rapture when he said, in the same vein, that he teases his Indian friends saying that they “prayed” probably to bring successes to their “corrupt life.”
The Dalai Lama must have made sections of the Monday’s audience a wee-bit uncomfortable during the Martin Luther Christian University (MLCU) convocation held at the U Soso Tham auditorium when he candidly said, “ that it is the highly educated that are corrupt.”
Terming the modern Indian education as “materialistic”, the 14th Dalai Lama suggested to the educational institutions of the country to adopt the ancient studies and knowledge into its academic curriculum. Acknowledging the greatness of the ancient Indian teaching and knowledge, he said, “By tradition, Indians are traditionally are our Gurus and we are your reliable chelas (disciples)”.
The Dalai Lama informed that most of his thoughts were derived from the ancient knowledge of India.
As the Dalai Lama kept the audience, among who was Meghalaya governor KK Paul and chief minister Mukul Sangma, captivated to his lecture he also praised ancient India and said that the country had produced “wonderful thinkers and philosophers.” To those who were unaware, he informed that the concept of quantum physics was present in the works of Nagarjuna, which were written more than 2000 years ago.
Informing that the psychology of ancient India was “highly advanced”, the Dalai Lama lamented that in comparison modern psychology was like “kindergarten” stuff. But, nonetheless, he acknowledged that India had made the “greatest contribution” in the field of knowledge in the world.
Saying that India has been practicing ‘Ahimsa’ (non-violence) for over 3000 years now, the Dalai Lama said that religious harmony is India’s tradition and he is a messenger of India’s tradition of Ahimsa and secular ethics.
The Dalai Lama was also conferred with an honorary doctorate in philosophy by the MLCU for promoting peace.- By Our Reporter
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