“But we’ve got to be very careful that we don’t say . . .” Tutu continued, ignoring him. But the Dalai Lama had trouble concentrating. His chest was heaving, his shoulders were jiggling with involuntary convulsions; he was having a hard time controlling his laughter. “Because there are bad Muslims, therefore Islam is a bad religion. Because there are bad Buddhists, Buddhism is bad. Just look at the Buddhist dictators in Burma,” Tutu said.
“We’ve got to say, what does your faith make you do? Make you become? I would not have survived without the faith of knowing that this is God’s world and that God is in charge, that evil is not going to prevail despite all appearance to the contrary. Yes, of course, sometimes, you want to whisper in God’s ear, ‘God, for goodness’ sake, we know that you are in charge, but why don’t you make this more obvious?’”
The Dalai Lama was not laughing any longer. He nodded vigorously as Tutu finished.
Excerpted from:
God Is Not A Christian: Desmond Tutu And The Dalai Lama’s Extraordinary Talk On God And Religion
Would it be right for God to deprive you of the opportunity to experience all of life, to judge for yourself what you like and don’t like, and to decide what you think would be better? Isn’t this what life is about?
Whether we’re conscious of it or not, this is how we plant the seeds of our future.
There’s method to the madness, my friend. Have faith.
p.s. Follow the link and read the entire piece. Some of God’s greatest gifts come through spiritual leaders.