Stalker, I am not confronting your views. But, you pointed out ?For those of you who think Dalai Lama is great?, that is why I am responding. - If you are referring that the Dalai Lama is used by the west against China, you are wrong. The reason being, there is nothing that the west has to use against China. The west is heavily dependent on china so does China to the west. The economic ties are so strong and interdependent that no one wants to meddle with this relation. And, how much would west get even if they were using the Dalai Lama? - His concept of de-militarization is NOT a joke. He has given clear example to bolster his statement. You have to listen carefully. - If you consider him as a privileged man, what do you say about Mahatma Gandhi, every body was aware of non-violence then, how about Gautam Buddha (every body was aware of middle path then). It just happened that you are listing these great ideas now and you think it is of less importance. If you were born during Buddha?s period, you would have said the same thing that Buddha is a joke, there is nothing new on his ?ism and he is a privileged man (he was a son of a king). - He captured most of the aspects with clear examples and stayed focused on these 3 things: War, Peace and Reconciliation. He mentioned that war is the cause, compassion is the means and peace is the destination. Also, he mentioned the role of very basic human nature (happiness) and act of prejudiced mind in this series of War and Peace. - Simplicity does not come so easily. The gap between appearance and reality should be minimal. He proved this on his word and on his deed even during this short period of speech. - I personally feel that Nobel Prize is not enough for him, there should be better accolade. Later