http://kungpowthinking.disqus.com/enThu, 21 Aug 2008 05:37:47 -0000http://www.kungpowthinking.com/2008/08/13/has-anyone-asked-the-dalai-lama-what-he-thinks-of-protests/#comment-1714463<p>Well, anger is fundamentally not a Buddhist concept. If I construct it correctly, the Buddhist perspective, now that it has encountered anger among Westerners, is that anger is something like an affect symptom that reveals a disease in a person's management of their relationships with themself and others. It is in opposition to an appropriate path, along which a person would develop their understanding and formulate their perspective.</p><p>Regarding protests, the Dalai Lama has previously spoken against extreme forms of protest (long ineffective hunger fasts), saying that it is important not to injure oneself while expressing a point of view. Inappropriate protests against the Olympics have a similar potential to cause harm to the cause of those who protest.</p>BruceThu, 21 Aug 2008 05:37:47 -0000