ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 20 (UPI) -- The Dalai Lama urged an audience at the University of Michigan Sunday to seek a more enlightened life.
The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader urged about 7,000 people in Crisler Arena to "empty their minds" of unnecessary thoughts, The Detroit News reported.
He said people can learn to control such things as desires, ego and idle thoughts.
"When we speak about attachment or craving, it is a form of desire," he was quoted as saying.
Not all were happy about the Dalai Lama's visit. Some Chinese students said Saturday they objected to the violence that broke out in Tibet on March 14, when thousands of Tibetans protested Chinese rule.
"We don't oppose (the) Dalai Lama, because he is compassionate man," said Chiang Liu, a masters student in Chemistry at the University of Michigan.
"But some of his followers have been very violent in China, against the Chinese, and the world does not know this. And we think the protests against (the) Olympic torch are too political for spirit of Olympics, and biased against China."
