Dalai Lama: "I love George Bush... the younger one... as a human being."

"As a person: very nice person. I love him."

Telling the old "Can you make me one with everything?" joke to the Dalai Lama.

That extreme awkwardness defines the expression "losing something in the translation."

"Merton told me he could be perfectly faithful to Christianity, yet learn in depth from other religions like Buddhism."

"The same is true for me as an ardent Buddhist learning from the world’s other great religions."

"Still I am a Marxist..."

... says the Dalai Lama , conceding that capitalism has done China some good: "Millions of people's living standards improved....

"What tattoo would you recommend for the Dalai Lama?"

"As you can see, he has plenty of room on his arm."

"I had stressed if they have to denounce me then please denounce me -- no problem."

The Dalai Lama. The Panchen Lama: "I've been to many places in the past decade and witnessed the ample freedom enjoyed by individua...

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The Wisconsin State Journal interviewed me by phone about Governor Doyle's executive order lowering the flags to half staff in honor of ...