We listened to this message live on the Internet. It was quite moving, sort of the Universe life forces finally crystallizing. Merry millennium! Geri & Alfred > What the Dalai Lama Said: The Millenium Message > > > [Delivered by His Holiness The XXIV Dalai Lama via Internet > via www.worldpuja.org, January 1, 2000] [Transcribed by > Roger Ebsen, Closely Paraphrased, some words difficult to > understand] > > People ask me what I feel about the new Millennium. "People > seem to be excited about the millennium. The new millennium > in itself wiil be 'nothing special.' As we enter the new > millennium, things will be the same ~ that is, nothing > unusual. Just wait, wait, wait.and then you'll see nothing > unusual and then we'll forget about it. [chuckles] My only > worry is whether my flight to Delhi today will take off. > > The new millennium in itself is nothing special.One thing is > certain.We all can use time in our life constructively or > destructively.or we can waste our time, that is up to us. > So people who consider the new millennium.it can be happy > one or miserable, it is entirely up to us. So that is the > point. If we are really looking forward to a new > Millennium, or Century, a happy one, then we must make > effort, we must work hard for it. That is my message for > today. Awareness of the problem and learn how to lose it > and keep hope and determination. Not just prayer, but > through action .to alleviate unhappy situations. > > Now, however, if you really want the next millennium to be > happier, more peaceful, and more harmonious for humankind, > we will have to make the effort to make it so. This is in > our hands, but especially in the hands of this younger > generation. The younger generation. I think myself also, > now, mainly, I think, I spent my .the most part of my life > is spent.or belongs to.the previous century. So the > previous century is the century of my generation. So > anyway, the other people, not even children, [are soon] to > say bye-bye to the world [chuckle]. So, the younger > generation, you are the people who really have to manage > yourself politically, to shape the difficult century. So as > a human being.with marvelous human intelligence, the first > is education, proper education; and then with determination, > self- confidence, and a .[good] attitude..with these > fundamental potentialities, then we can change the > situation. So the younger generation really study well and > meantime keep a warm heart..this is a most important thing I > want to say to you. We have had many experiences during > this century, constructive and extremely destructive ones, > we must learn from these experiences. > > We need to approach this new millennium more holistically, > with more openness and far-sightedness. If we are going to > make this the right kind of effort to make the future of the > world better.I believe the following methods are of great > importance. > > One, while engaged in material progress and taking care of > people's well-being, we need to pay equal attention > developing peace of mind.and that is taking care of the > internal aspect of our being. > > Second, our formal education generally deals with only > academic accomplishments, we need to develop more altruism > and a sense of caring and responsibility for others in the > minds of this younger generation sitting in various > educational institutions. This can be done without > necessarily involving religion. Therefore, all secular > education, as it in fact consists of basic human qualities > such as kindness, compassion, sincerity and honesty. > > The third.this part of the century, in some ways, has been a > center of war and bloodshed. It has seen, year-by-year, > increasing defense spending for most countries in the > world. If we are to change this trend, we must seriously > consider the concept of non-violence, which is the physical > extension of compassion. In order to make non-violence a > reality, we must prefer to work on internal disarmament, and > then proceed to work on external disarmament. By internal > disarmament, I mean, ridding ourselves of all this negative > emotion, that results in violence. External disarmament > will also have to be done gradually, step-by-step. We must > first work on the total abolishment of nuclear weapons and > gradually work up to total demilitarization throughout the > world. And the problem with doing this [is that] we must > also work towards stopping the arms trade, which is > currently widely accepted because it is so lucrative. When > we do all these things we can then hope to see in the next > millennium a year-by-year decrease in the military > expenditure of the various nations and a greater working > towards demilitarization. Similar problems will, of course, > always remain. I believe, one of the sources of trouble is > human intelligence and because of human intelligence we > always can find different ideas, different ideologies, and > also, I think the unlimited desire for conflict or > derision. Therefore, so long as human beings live, or > living, on this small blue planet, some form of problem [is] > always there. [Belief there, prayers?.] or hope of a world > without problems ~ > that, I think, is hypocrisy, that is not realistic. So, > problems always have been there. So, we need .some method > to deal with the problems [without whining?]... So that is > very important. So, similar problems will always remain, > but the way to resolve them to sit down at a discussion. > So, I feel that the concept of war is very much based on a > concept of real estate, my interest, their interest, is > something totally separate, unrelated. Under best > circumstances, the concept of war which means 100% victory > [on] our side, 100% defeat of other, the so-called enemy. > Now, today, reality is not that. My interests very much > [resembles] others interests; Others interests [reflect] my > interests. So that's the reality. So, therefore, under > best circumstances, or according to [better] reality, > discussion with your neighbor, even who you call enemy, but > in reality, discussing your enemy is actually discussing > warfare. So in the best circumstances, conquer the war, > conquer the one side, 100% victory, one side 100% defeat > [idea]; it is outdated. So, [laughter] [I love this] .the > next century should be a century of dialogue and discussion > rather than one of war and bloodshed. > > Fourth, we need to address the issue of the gap between the > rich and poor, both globally and nationally. This > inequality, with some sections of the human community having > abundance, and others on the same planet being hungry, or > even dying of starvation, is not only morally wrong, but > practically also, [because it is a solvable problem?].. > Here, I want to make a small position, if you will agree, > the first week of this 21st century, those middle-class > people, and certainly those rich people, rich families, I > think one day, I think should remain [with just] one meal. > Some kind, some form of fast. So this is. that could be > [some kind o]f reminder that while they are enjoying living > without any difficulties, that there are millions of people > who are without just one meal, some even without that. .On > an individual basis, if they agree.offer a > reminder..fasting.just one meal. > > [The whole problem is to ensure freedom.].As long as there > is no freedom in many parts of the world, there can be no > real peace.and in a sense no real freedom for this effort to > work. I think, for the sake of our future generations, we > need to take care of our earth and of our environment. > Environmental damage is often gradual and not easily > apparent and often by the time we become aware of it, it is > generally too late. Since most of the major rivers flowing > into many parts of the Southeast Asia originate from the > Tibetan plateau, it will not be out of place to mention here > the crucial importance of taking care of the environment in > that area. > > Lastly, one of the greatest challenges today is the > population explosion. > Unless we are able to tackle this issue, effectively, we > will be confronted with problem of major resources being > inadequate for all the human beings of this earth. We need > to seriously look into these matters that concern us all if > we are to look forward to the future with some hope. > > So, lastly, I just want to share one of my public pleas, > that is, inside are many difficulties and inside some cases, > I think horrible, or hopeless sort of appearances, we should > not lose our determination, it is very, very important, so > please [maintain] optimism.so that, eventually, we can work > on all these painful experiences or problems.[Right from the > beginning, it will remain with sort of hopelessness, or > difficulty, and then, even small things, which we can easily > defeat?] .even that reason we can never retreat.so, > therefore it is very important to keep self-confidence and > determination. From that a perfect mind, [a most entrusted > element?] in order to keep the community. So, therefore, > believer or non-believer, please try keep a warm heart > inside.then you, yourself will be a happier person, and > through that means, your family will be happier, and through > that means, a happier , more peaceful community can build. > So according to my experience, or from my point of view, in > order to create a happier humanity, happier world, and.also. > including .little animals, or birds, beasts, other sentient > beings, we human beings, with the help of human > intelligence, with help of a wiser perspective ~ [must] keep > a warm heart, a compassionate heart inside. > > Thank you. =====
-=> Illusions Mailing List ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 2 Jan 2000 14:18:15 -0000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Spirit List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [spirit-l] Dalai Lama: New Millennium Message >From another list: > What the Dalai Lama Said: The Millenium Message > > > [Delivered by His Holiness The XXIV Dalai Lama via Internet > via www.worldpuja.org, January 1, 2000] [Transcribed by > Roger Ebsen, Closely Paraphrased, some words difficult to > understand] > > People ask me what I feel about the new Millennium. "People > seem to be excited about the millennium. The new millennium > in itself wiil be 'nothing special.' As we enter the new > millennium, things will be the same ~ that is, nothing > unusual. Just wait, wait, wait.and then you'll see nothing > unusual and then we'll forget about it. [chuckles] My only > worry is whether my flight to Delhi today will take off. > > The new millennium in itself is nothing special.One thing is > certain.We all can use time in our life constructively or > destructively.or we can waste our time, that is up to us. > So people who consider the new millennium.it can be happy > one or miserable, it is entirely up to us. So that is the > point. If we are really looking forward to a new > Millennium, or Century, a happy one, then we must make > effort, we must work hard for it. That is my message for > today. Awareness of the problem and learn how to lose it > and keep hope and determination. Not just prayer, but > through action .to alleviate unhappy situations. > > Now, however, if you really want the next millennium to be > happier, more peaceful, and more harmonious for humankind, > we will have to make the effort to make it so. This is in > our hands, but especially in the hands of this younger > generation. The younger generation. I think myself also, > now, mainly, I think, I spent my .the most part of my life > is spent.or belongs to.the previous century. So the > previous century is the century of my generation. So > anyway, the other people, not even children, [are soon] to > say bye-bye to the world [chuckle]. So, the younger > generation, you are the people who really have to manage > yourself politically, to shape the difficult century. So as > a human being.with marvelous human intelligence, the first > is education, proper education; and then with determination, > self- confidence, and a .[good] attitude..with these > fundamental potentialities, then we can change the > situation. So the younger generation really study well and > meantime keep a warm heart..this is a most important thing I > want to say to you. We have had many experiences during > this century, constructive and extremely destructive ones, > we must learn from these experiences. > > We need to approach this new millennium more holistically, > with more openness and far-sightedness. If we are going to > make this the right kind of effort to make the future of the > world better.I believe the following methods are of great > importance. > > One, while engaged in material progress and taking care of > people's well-being, we need to pay equal attention > developing peace of mind.and that is taking care of the > internal aspect of our being. > > Second, our formal education generally deals with only > academic accomplishments, we need to develop more altruism > and a sense of caring and responsibility for others in the > minds of this younger generation sitting in various > educational institutions. This can be done without > necessarily involving religion. Therefore, all secular > education, as it in fact consists of basic human qualities > such as kindness, compassion, sincerity and honesty. > > The third.this part of the century, in some ways, has been a > center of war and bloodshed. It has seen, year-by-year, > increasing defense spending for most countries in the > world. If we are to change this trend, we must seriously > consider the concept of non-violence, which is the physical > extension of compassion. In order to make non-violence a > reality, we must prefer to work on internal disarmament, and > then proceed to work on external disarmament. By internal > disarmament, I mean, ridding ourselves of all this negative > emotion, that results in violence. External disarmament > will also have to be done gradually, step-by-step. We must > first work on the total abolishment of nuclear weapons and > gradually work up to total demilitarization throughout the > world. And the problem with doing this [is that] we must > also work towards stopping the arms trade, which is > currently widely accepted because it is so lucrative. When > we do all these things we can then hope to see in the next > millennium a year-by-year decrease in the military > expenditure of the various nations and a greater working > towards demilitarization. Similar problems will, of course, > always remain. I believe, one of the sources of trouble is > human intelligence and because of human intelligence we > always can find different ideas, different ideologies, and > also, I think the unlimited desire for conflict or > derision. Therefore, so long as human beings live, or > living, on this small blue planet, some form of problem [is] > always there. [Belief there, prayers?.] or hope of a world > without problems ~ > that, I think, is hypocrisy, that is not realistic. So, > problems always have been there. So, we need .some method > to deal with the problems [without whining?]... So that is > very important. So, similar problems will always remain, > but the way to resolve them to sit down at a discussion. > So, I feel that the concept of war is very much based on a > concept of real estate, my interest, their interest, is > something totally separate, unrelated. Under best > circumstances, the concept of war which means 100% victory > [on] our side, 100% defeat of other, the so-called enemy. > Now, today, reality is not that. My interests very much > [resembles] others interests; Others interests [reflect] my > interests. So that's the reality. So, therefore, under > best circumstances, or according to [better] reality, > discussion with your neighbor, even who you call enemy, but > in reality, discussing your enemy is actually discussing > warfare. So in the best circumstances, conquer the war, > conquer the one side, 100% victory, one side 100% defeat > [idea]; it is outdated. So, [laughter] [I love this] .the > next century should be a century of dialogue and discussion > rather than one of war and bloodshed. > > Fourth, we need to address the issue of the gap between the > rich and poor, both globally and nationally. This > inequality, with some sections of the human community having > abundance, and others on the same planet being hungry, or > even dying of starvation, is not only morally wrong, but > practically also, [because it is a solvable problem?].. > Here, I want to make a small position, if you will agree, > the first week of this 21st century, those middle-class > people, and certainly those rich people, rich families, I > think one day, I think should remain [with just] one meal. > Some kind, some form of fast. So this is. that could be > [some kind o]f reminder that while they are enjoying living > without any difficulties, that there are millions of people > who are without just one meal, some even without that. .On > an individual basis, if they agree.offer a > reminder..fasting.just one meal. > > [The whole problem is to ensure freedom.].As long as there > is no freedom in many parts of the world, there can be no > real peace.and in a sense no real freedom for this effort to > work. I think, for the sake of our future generations, we > need to take care of our earth and of our environment. > Environmental damage is often gradual and not easily > apparent and often by the time we become aware of it, it is > generally too late. Since most of the major rivers flowing > into many parts of the Southeast Asia originate from the > Tibetan plateau, it will not be out of place to mention here > the crucial importance of taking care of the environment in > that area. > > Lastly, one of the greatest challenges today is the > population explosion. > Unless we are able to tackle this issue, effectively, we > will be confronted with problem of major resources being > inadequate for all the human beings of this earth. We need > to seriously look into these matters that concern us all if > we are to look forward to the future with some hope. > > So, lastly, I just want to share one of my public pleas, > that is, inside are many difficulties and inside some cases, > I think horrible, or hopeless sort of appearances, we should > not lose our determination, it is very, very important, so > please [maintain] optimism.so that, eventually, we can work > on all these painful experiences or problems.[Right from the > beginning, it will remain with sort of hopelessness, or > difficulty, and then, even small things, which we can easily > defeat?] .even that reason we can never retreat.so, > therefore it is very important to keep self-confidence and > determination. From that a perfect mind, [a most entrusted > element?] in order to keep the community. So, therefore, > believer or non-believer, please try keep a warm heart > inside.then you, yourself will be a happier person, and > through that means, your family will be happier, and through > that means, a happier , more peaceful community can build. > So according to my experience, or from my point of view, in > order to create a happier humanity, happier world, and.also. > including .little animals, or birds, beasts, other sentient > beings, we human beings, with the help of human > intelligence, with help of a wiser perspective ~ [must] keep > a warm heart, a compassionate heart inside. > > Thank you. -- -=> Discuss the illusions of reality.... -=> Illusions Mailing List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=> http://www.beyond-the-illusion.com/mailman/listinfo/illusions/
