"well, war is obsolete you know"

"at the end of the talk someone from the audience asked the Dalai Lama, "Why didn't you fight back against the Chinese?" The Dalai Lama looked down, swung his feet just a bit, then looked back up at us and said with a gentle smile, "Well, war is obsolete, you know."   Then, after a few moments, his face grave, he said, "Of course the mind can rationalize fighting back but the heart, the heart would never understand. Then you would be divided in yourself, the heart and the mind, and the war would be inside you."

Sybil MacBeth sent me this quote. Don't know where its from. But, It goes right to the HEART!

I will be publishing some of my InterPlayesque writings here soon about renouncing my ordination as a form of protest and self care... sharing my journey of dancing with rage, love, joy, and those I meet along the way. Check back soon. Cynthia