Speaking from Dharamsala in northern India where the Tibetan government resides in exile, the Dalai Lama began by reminding us of the compassion normal people feel when seeing such terrible
suffering as is happening in Syria and around the Middle East.
“When we look into the face of every single refugee, especially the children and women, we can feel their suffering.” – The Dalai Lama
He went a bit further then, commenting on our inherent human duty to help others, but pointing out that a even a policy of compassion has its limits:
“A human being who is a bit more fortunate has the duty to help them. On the other hand, there are too many now.”
Too many? As reported by RT, the refugee crisis is admitting so many people that there is no possible way to effectively integrate their wildly different political, social and religious beliefs into Europe. Regarding the Dalai Lama’s statements, RT notes:
“He said that countries taking in refugees should take a healthy look at the situation and realize that it’s not possible for all of the newcomers to be integrated into European society, stressing that the main goal for Europe’s leaders is to provide them with temporary shelter.”