At the end of one of the Dalai Lama's talks someone
from the audience asked, "Why didn't you fight back
against the Chinese?"
The Dalai Lama looked down, swung his feet just a bit,
then looked back up at and said with a gentle smile,
"Well, war is obsolete, you know. "
Then, after a few moments, his face grave, he said,
"Of course the mind can rationalize fighting back...
but the heart, the heart would never understand. Then
you would be divided in yourself, the heart and the
mind, and the war would be inside you."