The Dalai Lama on diversity of religion

Some of H.H.'s opening remarks in Madison:

"I always believe different people with different cultural heritages are now here in America, which like Europe, basically has a Judeo-Christian background. I want to make clear, it is important to keep one's traditional faith. So remain with your own tradition. Changing religions is not easy. Sometimes it may create confusion. Therefore, it is important to stay with one's own faith. Learning new traditions is also useful, but the reality is that the whole planet of six billion beings is one family, multiethnic, multiracial. Not only in the past but even today, many things happen that are very confusing. For that, closer relationships among traditions, or at least some knowledge of what they practice, is very helpful to develop mutual respect."