The difficulty with violence is (that) once you commit it, it's unpredictable," he said.At the beginning you may have certain intentions or certain aims but once you've committed violence then there's always a danger (it will get) out of control.
The Dalai Lama said the long-term solution to the terrorist threat was to concentrate on basic human values rather than force.
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Guaranteeing equal rights, upholding human rights and democratic freedoms of all communities with equality is the requisite basis for an enduring peace," she said.
Vesak wish from Vatican The Island, May 25, 2002: