The Dalai Lama has said that God will not help us in the wake of the ISIS Paris attack as humans have created this problem.
He spoke out after extremists went on the rampage through Paris in an attack which included suicide bombs at the Stade de France, mass shootings at bars and restaurants and the slaughter of 89 music fans at the Bataclan theatre.
The 80-year-old told DW: ‘We cannot solve this problem only through prayers. I am a Buddhist and I believe in praying. But humans have created this problem, and now we are asking God to solve it. It is illogical. God would say, solve it yourself because you created it in the first place.
‘We need a systematic approach to foster humanistic values, of oneness and harmony. If we start doing it now, there is hope that this century will be different from the previous one. It is in everybody’s interest.
The Tibetan spiritual leader said the rise of suicide bombings could not be countered ‘only through prayers’ and described the terrorists as ‘short-sighted’.
‘So let us work for peace within our families and society, and not expect help from God, Buddha or the governments.’
The Buddhist, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, said that if ‘serious attempts’ were not made to achieve peace, ‘we will continue to see a replay of the mayhem humanity experienced in the 20th century’.
He described the terrorists as ‘short-sighted’ adding that there was ‘no basis or justification for killing others’.
Read More: Dalai Lama on Paris attacks: ‘Work for peace, and don’t expect help from God and governments’
