Horribly disappointed and ashamed that some would take this comment of such a holy man out of context and use it to their own aims in marketing and to arm even more people with deadly weapons. Anyone who has to ask if the Dalai Lama believes in "God" knows nothing about the Dalai Lama's faith, Buddhism. The wonder of being in the Dalai Lama's presence is enough know he and other Buddhists would certainly agree with self-defense but not at the cost of any other living creature's health and well-being.