the goal of internal disarmament

Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post Staff Writer

[The Dalai Lama] talked of love and hate, of religion and ethics, of global peace

and nuclear weapons.

He talked of malls.

“I like shopping centers,” the monk, in gold and crimson robes, confessed in his

stilted English, smiling as his audience roared. “Beautiful. When I go [to] these areas, I want this, I want that, I want that,” he said,

jabbing a finger in the air as though on a spree at Tysons Corner.

“Then, [I] ask myself, you really need that? The answer

is no.”

His main points, though, were more profound: the need for religious tolerance, the importance of carrying out

faith in daily actions and the goal of “internal disarmament” — combating one’s own hatred and anger.

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