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The Karmapa Lama, Trinley Dorje, is the only senior Buddhist leader recognized by Beijing, the Tibetans and India. In an interview with the Times of India he discussed numerous topics, and shared his views on violent video games.
“I view video games as something of an emotional therapy, a mundane level of emotional therapy for me. We all have emotions whether we’re Buddhist practitioners or not, all of us have emotions, happy emotions, sad emotions, displeased emotions and we need to figure out a way to deal with them when they arise,” said Dorje.
“So, for me sometimes it can be a relief, a kind of decompression to just play some video games. If I’m having some negative thoughts or negative feelings, video games are one way in which I can release that energy in the context of the illusion of the game. I feel better afterwards.”
“The aggression that comes out in the video game satiates whatever desire I might have to express that feeling. For me, that’s very skilful because when I do that I don’t have to go and hit anyone over the head.”
The Karmapa Lama also enjoys listening to hip-hop on his iPod and says it’s a way for him to “be a 21st-century person.” A rather enlightening look into the mindset of a teacher of one of the most ancient disciplines – perhaps video games and hip-hop will be endorsed by the Dalai Lama next.
“I view video games as something of an emotional therapy, a mundane level of emotional therapy for me. We all have emotions whether we’re Buddhist practitioners or not, all of us have emotions, happy emotions, sad emotions, displeased emotions and we need to figure out a way to deal with them when they arise,” said Dorje.
“So, for me sometimes it can be a relief, a kind of decompression to just play some video games. If I’m having some negative thoughts or negative feelings, video games are one way in which I can release that energy in the context of the illusion of the game. I feel better afterwards.”
“The aggression that comes out in the video game satiates whatever desire I might have to express that feeling. For me, that’s very skilful because when I do that I don’t have to go and hit anyone over the head.”
The Karmapa Lama also enjoys listening to hip-hop on his iPod and says it’s a way for him to “be a 21st-century person.” A rather enlightening look into the mindset of a teacher of one of the most ancient disciplines – perhaps video games and hip-hop will be endorsed by the Dalai Lama next.