How the Heeding the Dalai Lama's Advice Could Have Prevented the BP Oil Spill

This morning while surveying the overnight news I came across a statement on the Dalai Lama's Facebook page which seemed particularly apropos in regards to how both the ongoing tragedy in the Gulf and the recent expose of horrendous animal abuse at an Ohio dairy farm came about. Here's the quote:

Because self and others can only be understood in terms of relationship, we see that self-interest and others' interest are closely interrelated and there is no self-interest completely unrelated to others' interests. Due to the fundamental interconnectedness which lies at the heart of reality, your interest is also my interest: in a deep sense, "my" interest and "your" interest basically converge.

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