The Dalai Lama nails it - 'Religion is no longer adequate'

His Holiness The Dalai Lama, on his facebook page, wrote the following provocative quote:

"All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can and do promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether."

I could not agree more. With a world that is turning away from reasonable religion (at the speed of light) toward either atheism or fundamentalism, we need some shared ethical basis for participation that is not grounded in religious principles that only SOME people adhere to. It also can't be based on greed, aggression, and provoking fear of the "other" constantly.