The Dalai Lama continues to reference Peace Corps in his appearances around the U.S. Writes the Atlanta Daily World:
The Dalai Lama called for more members of the Peace Corps -- not U.S. soldiers -- to be sent to other countries to help spread democracy peacefully.
``The concept of war is outdated,'' the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader told a crowd of thousands gathered Monday at Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta. ``Through war, through violence, you cannot achieve what you want.''
He said the United States is the world's ``greatest, most powerful'' democracy and has the responsibility to make sure other countries have the same freedoms. But that can only be done through dialogue and compassion, he said.
The Dalai Lama's speech was the culmination of a weekend of events at Emory University, where he was formally installed as a professor earlier Monday.
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Click here for a link to a video of his public talk in Centennial Park in Atlanta, Georgia. (Real Player needed.)
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