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zodiac22 Nov 2005

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Q: If we could surgically remove a patient's negative emotions, and it worked better than meditation, should we do it?

DALAI LAMA: Yes.

Q: What if the patient didn't want us to surgically remove his negative emotions?

DALAI LAMA: Use force, with good intentions.

-from the Annual Conference of the Society for Neuroscience
November 12, 2005