| The Dalai Lama is known as a famous Tibetan | | | | Dalai Lama's recent explanation of his views on the |
| Buddhist who now spreads the world preaching peace | | | | world's economic system (the majority of the world |
| and a good way of life. He is one of the few figures in | | | | you could say). |
| the world that remains uncorrupted to this day and | | | | Capitalism has been a fundamental part of the |
| actually practices what he preaches. He follows a | | | | majority of everyone's life. Few people have lived long |
| form of Buddhism that promotes solving problems | | | | enough to see a form of economics other than |
| through peaceful means and reaching enlightenment | | | | capitalism occur in their country other than the baby |
| through understanding true forms of intellectual | | | | boomers that were born into communism during world |
| happiness. The funny thing about Buddhism is it isn't a | | | | war two. There are some other countries that also |
| religion. It is rather a lifestyle choice one makes to | | | | practiced other forms of economics and still do to this |
| become happier throughout their life. Buddha is not | | | | day, but the vast majority of countries use capitalism |
| considered a god but rather a guide to reaching | | | | as their main way of life. |
| enlightenment. Buddhists have been taken in for mental | | | | Recently, The Dalai Lama openly condemned |
| testing and their cognitive processes prove to be | | | | capitalism for what it is fundamentally. He says that in |
| entirely different than that of regular people - proving | | | | heart he is still a Marxist and believes in the distribution |
| their methods actually work. | | | | of wealth. He says that capitalism has caused the |
| The Dalai Lama will often give his views on important | | | | world to think about only making a profit and this leads |
| issues in the world and help us understand peaceful | | | | to a general selfishness that is less concerned about |
| ways of dealing with problems. Many modern | | | | the well being of others. He is right in this sense, as |
| intellectuals agree with the Dalai Lama and the | | | | when the goal of one's life is only to make profit, they |
| Buddhist philosophy in the sense that it promotes | | | | will do what they can to get there. Rarely people are |
| legitimate ways of ending problems that don't involve | | | | thinking about how to make the world a better place |
| killing more people. What is interesting however is the | | | | and make a profit at the same time. |