Watch: The Dalai Lama on the Charleston shootings

The Dalai Lama wants people to value compassion and inner values over material possessions, as a way to stem mass violence, such as the massacre in Charleston.

Larry King on his “Larry King Now” web series, asked the Buddhist spiritual leader whether he questioned his faith after hearing about the June 17 killings.

“We need to make more effort to bring awareness regarding the value of compassion. Compassion means, it’s the sense of concern for others well being and the respect of others’ lives. When you have that sort of conviction it’s impossible to bully others, to cheat another, to kill another,” the Dalai Lama answered.

“That means teaching children that value, in homes, the classroom and in places of worship. The existing modern education is very much oriented about material value. Not much is talked about regarding inner value.”

From Staff Reports