Famously, the Dalai Lama was interviewed in English and was asked to comment on “self-hatred.” He just couldn’t understand the question. He turned to his translator, to no avail. Finally, he said, “I just don’t understand this question.” Then he paused, gently tapping his hand on his chest. “Everybody has Buddha nature.” To borrow from Obamacare, goodness is our “preexisting condition.”
