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Maraya1969

(23,013 posts) Sun Mar 8, 2020, 06:32 PM Mar 2020

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Check out the Dalai Lama's tweet!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I urge young women to accept leadership roles. We need you to promote love and compassion. Realise my dream—that the 200 nations of the world be governed by women. There’ll be less war, violence, and economic and social injustice because strength is rooted in love and compassion</p>— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) <a href="

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?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Check out the Dalai Lama's tweet! (Original Post) Maraya1969 Mar 2020 OP

Bravo. Zoonart Mar 2020 #1

... handmade34 Mar 2020 #2

So be it. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #3

Such profound words from such a wise soul. FM123 Mar 2020 #4

Musical accompaniment central scrutinizer Mar 2020 #5

Is that what men are afraid of? LiberalBrooke Mar 2020 #6

He's my hero and greatest inspiration vlyons Mar 2020 #7

The 13 Indigenous Clan Grand mothers. sagetea Mar 2020 #8

K&R Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #9

That's what I say! Men have generally been in charge for millennia. How did that work out? Karadeniz Mar 2020 #10

Great tweet but as a Senator Warren supporter Julian English Mar 2020 #11

I've been saying that for a very long time. llmart Mar 2020 #12

Always an amazing man and totally correct. Too bad the Chinese are so scared of him. rickyhall Mar 2020 #13

Are there female Buddhist priests? LakeArenal Mar 2020 #14

As long as she''s attractive, right? LisaM Mar 2020 #15

That link doesn't work. eom Maraya1969 Mar 2020 #18

Sorry. LisaM Mar 2020 #19

Because I can't imagine the Dalai Lama saying anything like that. Maraya1969 Mar 2020 #20

Yes it does. LisaM Mar 2020 #21

As a member of that questionable demographic old white guy... NNadir Mar 2020 #16

Unless you get people like Susan Collins in office. live love laugh Mar 2020 #17

Zoonart

(12,767 posts)

1. Bravo.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 06:36 PM

Mar 2020

Long live His Holiness The Dalai Lama.

handmade34

(22,928 posts)

2. ...

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 06:43 PM

Mar 2020

2naSalit

(92,941 posts)

3. So be it.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 06:47 PM

Mar 2020

At least I would like it to be so.

FM123

(10,126 posts)

4. Such profound words from such a wise soul.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 06:51 PM

Mar 2020

"strength is rooted in love and compassion"

central scrutinizer

(12,441 posts)

5. Musical accompaniment

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 06:54 PM

Mar 2020

LiberalBrooke

(565 posts)

6. Is that what men are afraid of?

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 07:58 PM

Mar 2020

That women will manage to govern effectively with love and compassion. Scary stuff for the macho and warrior mindset.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)

7. He's my hero and greatest inspiration

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 08:15 PM

Mar 2020

He is a living Buddha

sagetea

(1,439 posts)

8. The 13 Indigenous Clan Grand mothers.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 08:35 PM

Mar 2020

have been working on this dream too...even met with the Dalai Lama. I'm friends with some of them

Anyway...it's all connected, Standing Rock, They're everywhere.

http://www.grandmotherscouncil.org

Ho`
sage

Vivienne235729

(3,734 posts)

9. K&R

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 08:39 PM

Mar 2020

Karadeniz

(23,440 posts)

10. That's what I say! Men have generally been in charge for millennia. How did that work out?

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 08:40 PM

Mar 2020

Julian English

(434 posts)

11. Great tweet but as a Senator Warren supporter

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 08:45 PM

Mar 2020

I wish he made it 5 weeks earlier

llmart

(16,331 posts)

12. I've been saying that for a very long time.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 08:49 PM

Mar 2020

It's time to give women a chance to run things.

I'm not religious but I've often said that if I were going to call myself anything, it would be a buddhist.

rickyhall

(4,889 posts)

13. Always an amazing man and totally correct. Too bad the Chinese are so scared of him.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 08:51 PM

Mar 2020

LakeArenal

(29,838 posts)

14. Are there female Buddhist priests?

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 09:05 PM

Mar 2020

LisaM

(28,650 posts)

15. As long as she''s attractive, right?

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 09:43 PM

Mar 2020

This is just from last year:

https://www-independent-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.independent.co.uk/life-style/women/dalai-lama-successor-female-attractive-quotes-age-a8978856.html?amp_js_v=a3&_gsa=1&&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=15837212188995&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Flife-style%2Fwomen%2Fdalai-lama-successor-female-attractive-quotes-age-a8978856.html

The Dalai Lama apologized, but so did Phillip Agnew for ten year old tweets about a woman's looks and people are having none of it.

I also remember the Dalai Lama saying the greatest career a woman can have is being a mother. So just don't count me in as being a fan.

Maraya1969

(23,013 posts)

18. That link doesn't work. eom

Reply to LisaM (Reply #15)

Mon Mar 9, 2020, 05:46 PM

Mar 2020

LisaM

(28,650 posts)

19. Sorry.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #18)

Mon Mar 9, 2020, 05:48 PM

Mar 2020

It was just his quote from last year that a woman leader would need to be attractive.

Maraya1969

(23,013 posts)

20. Because I can't imagine the Dalai Lama saying anything like that.

Reply to LisaM (Reply #19)

Mon Mar 9, 2020, 07:33 PM

Mar 2020

It just doesn't jive at all with who he is.

LisaM

(28,650 posts)

21. Yes it does.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #20)

Mon Mar 9, 2020, 08:00 PM

Mar 2020

Here is the original 2015 story, and he repeated it in 2019, then tried to backtrack.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/dalai-lama-says-female-successor-must-be-very-very-attractive-otherwise-she-is-not-much-use-10513609.html

It was discussed at DU, too.

NNadir

(34,710 posts)

16. As a member of that questionable demographic old white guy...

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2020, 08:54 AM

Mar 2020

...I certainly agree with that sentiment.

live love laugh

(14,444 posts)

17. Unless you get people like Susan Collins in office.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2020, 05:31 PM

Mar 2020

Republican women are as bad as Republican men.

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