And now the violence …
Filed Under Tibet, Human Rights | Posted on March 14, 2008
Too much sad news to digest coming out of India, Nepal, and Tibet. Reports of Tibetans killed by the Chinese police in Lhasa; monks injured in Nepal; protestors arrested and detained in Dharamsala and Delhi; Lhasa is “on fire”; monks attempt suicide…
The following is just a small sampling of the headlines currently […]
China: Concern grows over crackdown on Tibetan protesters
Filed Under Tibet, Human Rights, China | Posted on March 13, 2008
12 March 2008
Amnesty International today condemned the harsh crackdown on peaceful protesters in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa. According to eyewitness reports, on 11 March, Chinese police used teargas and electric prods to disperse 500 demonstrators, who were seeking the release of fellow monks held after the previous day’s protests.
On 10 March, it was […]
Some Health Benefits of Meditation
Filed Under Commentary | Posted on March 12, 2008
Looking for a credible, unbiased source of information detailing the psycho-physical benefits of meditation from a non-spiritual perspective, I came across a series of articles from webmd.com (which I believe, but can’t guarantee is a credible source.) The results are impressive. Here’s a brief outline, with related links:
What is meditation used for? […]
Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the Forty-Ninth Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day
Filed Under Tibet, Human Rights | Posted on March 10, 2008
On the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan people’s peaceful uprising in Lhasa on 10 March 1959, I offer my prayers and pay tribute to those brave men and women of Tibet who have endured untold hardships and sacrificed their lives for the cause of the Tibetan people and express my solidarity […]
Lo-Jong (Mind-Training) Proverbs
Filed Under Buddhadharma | Posted on March 7, 2008
Lojong (often translated into English as Mind Training) is a practice in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition based on a set of proverbs formulated in Tibet in the 12th century by Chekawa. Practitioners undertake to connect with the world in an unconditionally positive way, and also to take full responsibility for their experience of it. […]
March 10: Tibetan Uprising Day
Filed Under Tibet, Human Rights, China, Commentary | Posted on March 7, 2008
March 10th 2008, marks the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising when tens of thousands of Tibetans rose up against China’s illegal invasion and occupation of their country. Despite China’s best attempts to destroy the Tibetan spirit, Tibetan resistance has continued for nearly half a century inside Tibet and in exile communities worldwide.
This […]
Misery: China’s biggest export
Filed Under Human Rights, Commentary | Posted on March 7, 2008
A few thoughts to ponder, quoted from a Phayul.com article:
…while Communist China is well qualified to host an international gathering of thugs and tyrants, the regime’s moral legitimacy as host of the Olympics is another matter entirely.
…unless China does its part to ensure that the government of Sudan accepts the best and most […]
China Upset with Charlottesville, Virginia
Filed Under Tibet, Human Rights, Commentary | Posted on March 4, 2008
On Friday, Phayul.com published the story that the city council of {en:Charlottesville, Virginia} had voted unanimously to fly the {en:flag of Tibet} over city hall on March 10, to commemorate Tibetan Uprising Day.
Today, Phayul reports that China is upset about this decision, and has expressed its displeasure in an e-mail sent to the council:
The […]
Rock Video Features Tribute to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Filed Under Tibet, Commentary | Posted on March 4, 2008
This should be posted under the category “Coolest Things I’ve Seen Today”.
Northumbrian rock band The Age (Ancient Garden of Earth) offers a musical tribute to His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama in their song, Dalai Lama:
The Age’s film-maker and song-writer Carl Cape, from Hadston, said the Dalai Lama had thanked him for his “most […]
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