Say What? Dali Lama is a Marxist

This one gets an oooops and an ummmmm. The Dali Lama attended a conference in Minneapolis a few days ago, and said   “as far as socio-political beliefs are concerned, I consider myself a Marxist.” Then he added, “But not a Leninist.”

Someone asked him to reconcile the contradiction between what should be their views of religion. Here’s the astonishing response: "Marx was not against religion or religious philosophy per se but against religious institutions that were allied, during Marx’s time, with the European ruling class. He also provided an interesting anecdote about his experience with Mao. He said that Mao had felt that the Dalai Lama’s mind was very logical, implying that Buddhist education and training help sharpens the mind. He said he met with Mao several times, and that once, during a meeting in Beijing, the Chinese leader called him in and announced: “Your mind is scientific!”—an assessment that was followed by the famous line,”religion is poison.”

Communists led by Mao destroyed his country, slaughtered his people, crushed the practice of Buddhism, and he’s okay with it apparently.

Here, by the way is what Marx said about religion: Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.

Looks like the Dali Lama is yet another useful idiot.

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