EFE: The Dalai Lama defends the power of education before 10.000 people in brussels

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The Dalai Lama this Sunday in Brussels. EFE

Brussels, 11 sep (EFE).- El Dalái Lama defendió hoy la importancia de la educación por encima de la religión para aprender valores fundamentales como la "compasión", before an audience of 10.000 personas que acudieron a su conferencia "Compromiso individual y responsabilidad colectiva" in Brussels.

You cannot expect all human beings in the world to have a religion, por lo que "hay que inculcar otros valores por otros medios", en concreto a través de "la educación", said.

"No aconsejo adoptar el budismo. It is safer to preserve and deepen one's own traditions. If they get into Buddhism, tal vez estarán más confundidos que otra cosa", commented the Tibetan leader at the conference, in which after his presentation he accepted questions from the public.

As a way for civil society to engage in global issues, He also defended education.

"Hay que combinar la fuente de nuestra sabiduría, what is in our brain, with compassion (…) Empezar desde lo individual para tener una posibilidad de lograr cambios a nivel global", commented.

El Dalái Lama se refirió igualmente a la necesidad de un "espíritu de unidad" In Europe, main theater of two world wars, remembered.

"Si hubiera habido a principios del siglo XX esa unidad, quizás no habría a lo mejor habido esas guerras", considered.

She further , expressed concern about climate change, que "está claro que está sucediendo" Nivel Global.

"No queremos el sufrimiento, cómo puede ser que añadamos dificultades a las que ya tenemos", pointed out, a la vez que lamentó que los seres humanos estén "excesivamente centrados en nosotros mismos".

"Que la extraordinaria inteligencia humana sea puesta al servicio de la compasión y no del odio", solicitous, y agregó que "a veces la gente considera que la práctica de la compasión es un signo de debilidad, but it is totally wrong, the other way around, la cólera lo es".

The Dalai Lama also referred to terrorism, y dejó claro que "un terrorista, actually, no es ni un practicante del budismo ni del Islam".

The Dalai, that in 2011 He withdrew from his political responsibilities with Tibet, pidió que "si la institución del Dalái Lama persiste, nunca mas debe tener un rol político", al tiempo que subrayó la "cultura tibetana de la paz".

The conference organizers, which took place at the exhibition center of the Belgian capital, They pointed out that the event is not for profit and that, if any benefit is obtained, will be invested in charity.

Tenzin Gyatso, of 81 years, He is the fourteenth Dalai Lama and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his peaceful struggle for the liberation of Tibet.

The spiritual leader of the Tibetans had visited Belgium for the last time in the year 2012.

Since last Thursday he has participated in different conferences and debates in Brussels, before starting a visit to France.

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