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Originally Posted by Still_Waters
QUOTE 4 EXCERPT:The Dalai Lama was once asked if there was any situation where it is "right" to lie intentionally. He responded affirmatively and gave an example. A monk saw a deer running into the forest to his RIGHT. A hunter looking to kill the deer for SPORT (not for food) approached the monk and asked which direction the deer had gone. The monk intentionally lied and pointed the hunter to the LEFT.
Even in Pantanjali's Yoga Sutras, AHIMSA (non-harming) takes precedence over SATYA (Truthfulness).
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I fully agree with crux of what u say. The examples u quoted are not misrepresentation for me. Its correct interpretation. So my conveyed message still holds validity with this clarification.