“Of course,” responded the Dalai Lama, “we will always have some level of preference towards members of our own group, but here we are talking about reducing our prejudices and biases against other groups. And as I mentioned, there may be several methods. “But the first step is to motivate people. Of course, here there must be a willingness to look at their prejudiced attitudes. That is critical. Then, there must be some level of openness to revising their customary outlook.” “So, how do you begin to motivate people to revise their prejudiced attitudes?” I asked. “By increasing awareness of
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