Yesterday I went down to Naha to cover the Dalai Lama’s second visit to Okinawa. Unfortunately press access for photography had to be arranged before I was aware the event was taking place, but I was able to listen to the lecture he gave at the Budokan. The Dalai Lama’s speech included some of the following thoughts: Respect differences to find peaceful resolution. Distrust, hatred, fear and jealousy disturb our peace of mind. Compassion is not just for the benefit of others, it calms your own mind. A self centered attitude, or extreme self centered arrogance, leads to stress and heart attacks. Conflict is a result of a lack of conviction in the basic human values of love and respect. Respect all religions and the non-religious. Group culture must take care of others, we must be wise selfish, not foolish selfish. Media coverage appeared to be exclusive to RBC (a local television station) and the Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper who was one of the co-organizers. Surprisingly, even the photographers who had access were all shooting with long lenses …