I suppose I can understand why the Dalai Lama chose to accept Prime Minister Harper's invitation to meet here in Ottawa, and not my invitation. He needs the publicity for the Tibetan cause. Of course, he's pretty old school. He thinks TV and newspaper coverage are more valuable than dog-written blogs. But riddle me this, Dalai Lama... How about the people reading this right now? Guess you missed out on a chance to get your message across to them didn't you?
So I'm going to take this opportunity to spread my philosophy, which unfortunately isn't all that dissimilar to yours. You say that non-violence is the best way to solve problems. With specific reference to Canada's role in Afghanistan, you say "using violence, counter-violence, sometimes it creates more complications".
I too do not support violence. However, for me, the road to non-violence is paved with the threat of violence. Yes, the indication of imminent violence can be effective. Respectfully, I would like to submit that loud barking can help to resolve conflict, or at least reduce the likelihood of future conflict. I frequently use these tactics to alert other canines that they better not mess with me. I try to give them plenty of warning so as to avoid any acts of violence. It may look like I'm inciting violence, but no... I'm shunning violence. Have a look at this exhibit.
Your first reaction may be that I am trying to penetrate the glass barrier to eat my cousin Patty. That couldn't be further from the truth. And as you can see by the look of confused amusement on Patty's face, my strategy works. Not once did she and I ever come to blows. Or teeth. (And I don't want to hear any excuses about how we were kept physically separated from each other. Our co-existence was because of my Dalai-Lama-esque philosophy of non-violent warning signals.)
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