Interview with the Dalai Lamas brother
Via boingboing comes a link to tokyomango who did an interview with the younger brother of the Dalai Lhama - I have not read so true words in a ling long time. Go read it and be enlightened. Even so the guy is "rebellious" and unlike his brother in many ways what he says is so down to earth and yet so much in synch with buddhism its awesome.
GR: What do you think about the preservation of Tibetan culture in Dharamsala?
TC: I think we’re losing it. Culture is not about dancing; it’s not about the songs you sing. I think we are starting to go mainstream here—people are wearing baseball caps and baggy pants. Human culture keeps on changing—it’s constantly being modified. There’s no such thing as the “original culture”—we are always in a state of flux. So it depends on how you look at it. But no matter how you dress or what kind of song you sing, as long as you can relate with other people, I think it’s okay. Any trend that is based on the mistaken view that freedom under democracy is a license to do anything is dangerous. You’ll destroy yourself, your family, and your community, because it’s based on selfishness. Say somebody is very angry, and he just can’t listen to reason. That person’s reason for not restraining himself is, I’m free.I can to whatever I want. The restraining factor is becoming smaller and smaller. We are becoming noble savages.
http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2008/06/my-interview-wi.html