Pico Iyer Quotes:
Ocupation: Essayist
Life: b. February 11, 1957
Birthday: February 11
The Dalai Lama, these days, encourages Westerners not to take up Buddhism, partly because he feels that our roots are deep in other traditions, and we should go deeper into our own traditions rather than just acquiring the surfaces of others.
source: Interview with Felicia M. Tomasko, layoga.com. April 26, 2008. 
topic: Buddhism, Roots, Tradition, Westerners
