No Progress Without Tradition: The Truth About Dalai Lama

he Truth About Dalai Lama
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Stefan Molyneux
Published on Feb 3, 2015
Dalai Lama is a title given to the leader and high priest of the Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism, who is considered to be the incarnation of the bodhisattva - a human being who has achieved an "enlightened" state - of compassion.

Tenzin Gyatso, the main subject of this presentation, is the 14th Dalai Lama and is thought of as a reincarnation of his predecessor - the 13th.

Buddhism originated from the Buddha, a prince in northeastern India, who abandoned the ruling class in search of a way to end the cycle of reincarnation - which was a core principle in Indian hinduism - and thus overcome human suffering.

What is the truth about Dalai Lama?

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James Walker

1 year ago

Don't ever listen to the negative STEFAN , your amazing and I love you . Never stop in lighting everyone with truth

OrangeJackson

3 years ago

50:15

You are shadow boxing again, Stefan. Buddhism does not teach soul, or any type of immaterial self-hood. Why are you asserting that it does? It in fact it teaches the exact oposite. That all compund things are impremant and without a permant self nature.

Alexandre Porto

2 years ago

Hi Stefan. I am a libertarian, a Deist and I believe that the mind is not physical. However, it is indeed dependent on the brain. So yes you cant save a psychopath and make him a good person, and even if you could, he doesnt have that right if he commited crimes (criminals lose their natural rights in some extent, for having they violated them). I just would like to point out that regarding the mind as not identical to the brain is not necessarily dangerous, it can be perfectly ok and not associated with any faith whatsoever.

GnosticMedia

3 years ago

It's about time that someone exposed the Dalia Lama. I was just investigating his role with the CIA a couple weeks ago regarding his ties to the Naropa institute, etc - which ties directly to the Greenwich Village team of MKULTRA - (Ginsberg, Kerouac, Burroughs, etc). Once we realize that "mysticism is the tool of tyrants" - we can wake up and realize how these con artists run things. Excellent job, Stefan!

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caveatemp

1 year ago

You're wrong. There is a therapy for psychopathy. It's called a job in politics.

Defrash Kat

2 years ago

Both the Dalai Lama and Stefan have great hair.

Mad Monarchist

1 year ago

So it's terrible that military service was required of those who were given an education? But requiring military service to then be given an education after (if you survive) as the United States does, is okay? I'm not in agreement with most of the Dalai Lama's views but that he was the legal, legitimate authority of Tibet is beyond doubt. Any legitimate power that is overthrown by a foreign invasion, putting aside their religion, surely has every right to try to regain control of their country.

Earthworm Jim

2 years ago

The break up of the Family can only lead to more rape, more cycle of abuse as there is NO ONE With the incentive to protect the children.

ImSofaKingGood

2 years ago

Buddhism's core principles are founded on wisdom and compassion and human experience. People abusing their positions as monks is a terrible thing and there should be more accountability in that aspect but the core teachings of Buddhism are humanistic and make a lot of sense.

Michelle C

1 year ago

Truth hurts!

Zach Friedman

3 years ago

Great video, Stefan! I just wanted to add that you have great presentation in your speeches. It is easy to overlook that there is basically no editing in your videos. Whereas other vloggers often take many cuts, you deliver a very clean and powerful speech in one shot. Your fortitude and concentration is impressive. Please keep up the excellent work! I hope to have a chat with you on the show some day.

alextyy

1 year ago

Westerners all know that Pope as a political leader of Europe was an epic failure, but CIA still managed to brainwash a lot of western people into believing monks can be great heads of states in Tibet, LOL.

Dale Gribble

1 year ago

A "The Truth About Noam Chomsky" would be rad Stefan.

JacobI Cope

1 year ago

can you make a video about sadhguru

hannesH3

3 years ago

The truth about Churchill or Mohammed next, please!

MalaklypsetheElder

3 years ago

Didn't the dalai lama come out recently and state he is a socialist, and believes in a socialist ideology or organization as being the best way to run things? Kind of funny considering his conflicts with the state and the historical state of affairs with his homeland. This situation reminds me of a quote.

“The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.”

VI Lenin

ichthus1890

2 years ago

Heinrich Harrer, the Dali Lama's tutor when he was 13 chronicled his story in "7 years in Tibet", a most interesting read. From what he says he was no willing Nazi, rather an athlete and mountain climber and a Nazi by necessity only.

kunga legshay

3 years ago

One more guy trying to gain some publicity out of using Dalai Lama's name.. he is now around 80s still advocating peace and harmony in this world.. i dont find any other person who still spends most of his time and energy to the betterment of humanity.. its too easy to fabricate some information and present it to defame someone.. tell me how much u have done for humanity? can you even come close to effort his achivements? its too easy to point a finger at someone..

3 years ago

Good Stuff. I was initially attracted to Buddhism for things the scientific things the Buddha taught but aren't represented in Buddhism today. Buddha didn't teach reincarnation & rebirth is not reincarnation. The Seals of Buddhism are much more important than the noble truths. That all things lack an "inherent" existence & are conditional differs in no way from Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (if understood). After years in Buddhist circles I've learned the best book on Buddhism is "The Emperors New Clothes (sarcasm). It's unfalsifiable - but worse, it's a trick. Thinking, Fast & Slow by Daniel Kahneman validated for me what I learned meditating. It's an inefficient or at least inappropriate use of your mental capacity. Sure, you want to learn to not respond emotionally to stimuli. But in reality, there is one part of your brain that you use for things like, Idk math problems, & another which is more automatic, like driving on the highway while having a conversation. Meditative practice aims to replace the automatic with the deliberate in places where it isn't needed. It's impossibly tedious for one, & again inefficient. Instead of doing walking meditation (lift, step, place) I learned I could be using that time to think about other things, like tomorrow's sales pitch. My base brain, knows how to walk all by itself. How bout that.

Jason

3 years ago

Vast misunderstanding of Buddhist teaching aside, I was surprised to know some of this information about Tibetan Buddhist priesthood. It definitely gives me a more whole picture of the man we call the Dalai Lama.

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