Rev. Danny Fisher

“The Dalai Lama said the global crisis could be a lesson to start thinking about values other than money.” Image via the Agence France-Presse.
The Agence France-Presse reports that His Holiness the Dalai Lama said recently while visiting Warsaw, Poland:

I am always telling when I meet the press, media people, they should have long noses like elephants and that it should smell in front and also behind…In a totalitarian regime like China (there’s) too much censorship, no free information — it’s not only morally wrong but also practically is ultimately a source of poverty. All information (is) censored, all information stopped — how can you develop trust? Without trust, how can harmony, friendship develop? Impossible.

He also spoke about money, values, Marxism, and the recession, inspiring a thoughtful post from Jesse P. Hiltz at Shambhala Sun Space. Take a look.

[UPDATE: His Holiness was made an honorary citizen of the city today as well.]