The following quote comes from a man who recently served time at a prison in Texas. He speaks about a film about the Dalai Lama and Buddhism, and the philosophy it maintains for human beings and global problems:
I think that one of the problems of humanity is separateness. People tend to look at people as, well, that’s your race, that’s your country, that’s your religion, my opinions are more important, and you’re right and you’re wrong. And I think, if people just start looking past that, and see the true spiritual person- looking within, then they start finding more solutions, and start living better lives. It all starts with yourself. Everything has to start with yourself. You can’t move the stick out of your brother’s eye, if you have one in your own. You have to work with yourself. Work on yourself, and as you work on yourself, you’re gonna shine light on everybody else. And that light is going to wake someone else up. It’s like lighting a candle. If you have one candle, you’re gonna light others with the same flame. And I think that will be more of a practical solution to me. And the Dalai Lama, that’s what he said. He said that right there will be the solution to promote better human values. To find a sufficient way to promote that will be the solution…
