Monday, 18 June 2007 @ 12:15pm.
I turned on the news this morning and was shocked and saddened to see the headlines. Police are hunting a gunman who shot three people - one died and two are currently in critical condition - in the Central Business District (CBD). Go to The Age at http://www.theage.com.au/ for updates.
I tried to think of the messages I heard along with almost 20,000 others on 09 June 2007. That afternoon, His Holiness the Dalai Lama discussed “Universal Responsibility” at Princes Park in Carlton North. He talked about having a sense of the larger picture, unlimited compassion, and positive emotions. At times serious and other times playful and humorous, he noted that it is important to have concern for the whole world, the whole planet, humanity. The Dalai Lama also mentioned that our self-created problems are our own responsibility to solve. One of his main points was that our nature is peaceful.
