Hier ein Ausschnitt aus einem Interview mit dem Dalai Lama. Dabei hat mir sehr gefallen, dass dieser große Vertreter der Gewaltlosigkeit auch von Kriegsmaschinen fasziniert ist:
Dalai Lama: gardening is one of my hobbies.
Also, reading encyclopedias with pictures. [Laughs.] I am a man of peace, but I am fond of looking at picture books of the Second World War. I own some, which I believe are produced by Time-Life.
I've just ordered a new set. Thirty books.
Q: Really? Why does the Reincarnation of Compassion have such a
fascination with one of the most terrible events in human history?
A: Perhaps because the stories are so negative and gruesome, they
strengthen my belief in nonviolence. [Smiles.] However, I find many of the
machines of violence very attractive. Tanks, airplanes, warships, especially
aircraft carriers. And the German U-boats, submarines.
Q: I once read that as a little boy in Lhasa, you liked war toys.
A: Yes, very much. I also had an air rifle in Lhasa. And I have one in
India. I often feed small birds, but when they come together, hawks spot
them and catch them -- a very bad thing. So in order to protect these small
birds, I keep the air rifle.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/tib/nytimes.htm
Vielleicht kann man auf der Raiders Startseite ja irgendwann mal lesen:
"Unsere tibetanischen Freunde stellen das neuste Mitglieder der Raiders: 'The Lama'! Auf Grund seiner Meditationsleidenschaft kann ein Zug aber schon mal zwei Woche dauern."