I received a Digg shout about this blog post and was quite surprised at it’s findings.

The original post claims that:

The Dalai Lama has stunned left-leaning followers by proclaiming “I love President George W. Bush“.

Why are the left-leaning followers stunned?

If you are a true follower of the Dalai Lama and his messages, this wouldn’t surprise you in the slightest! In fact, it’s EXACTLY what I would expect him to say!

The very idea that someone is less worthy of love – unconditional love – just because we do not agree with their politics, world view, or model of the world, is the very reason terrorism and hate exists today.

I can’t stand George Bush’s politics, nor the decisions he’s made in the past 4 years. Does that mean he’s undeserving of the Unconditional Love of the Divine which we are all supposed to be showing the world? NO! If anything, he deserves more of our love because of it!

I can’t help but wonder how different our world would be if we stopped hating those we disagree with and just loved them more because of that very reason.

Tags: dalai lama, george bush, love, unconditional love