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	<description>A blog about Buddhism and Buddhadharma, Human Rights, Tibetan Freedom, and a Sprinking of Politics</description>
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		<title>Sharon Stone hurts China&#8217;s feelings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Oh, give me a break.  These Chinese are so terribly sensitive &#8212; except, of course, when they&#8217;re killing and torturing people.  
Here is exactly what Sharon Stone said:



This is apparently what upset China so:
&#8230; and then all this earthquake and all this stuff happened, and I thought, &#8216;Is that karma? When you&#8217;re [...] ]]></description>
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		<title>Central Tibetan Administration Responds to Chinese Allegations - Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  CTA&#8217;s Response to Chinese Government Allegations: Part Two
26 May 2008 
Ever since peaceful protests erupted in Tibet, starting from 10 March, the Chinese government used the full force of its state media to fling a series of allegations against the &#8220;Dalai Clique&#8221;. These allegations range from His Holiness the Dalai Lama masterminding the recent [...] ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essentialspirit.com/archives/160</link>
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		<title>Central Tibetan Administration Responds to Chinese Allegations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  CTA&#8217;s response to Chinese government allegations
15 May 2008 
Ever since peaceful protests erupted in Tibet, starting from 10 March, the Chinese government used the full force of its state media to fling a series of allegations against the &#8220;Dalai Clique&#8221;. These allegations range from His Holiness the Dalai Lama masterminding the recent Tibet protest [...] ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essentialspirit.com/archives/159</link>
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		<title>The Terrified Monks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Via Tricycle and Danny Fisher:
In the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof writes an interesting and more-balanced-than-usual commentary on the violence and repression in Tibet.
In the last couple of months, this greater Tibet has also become a land of arsonist monks, armed troops and bloodied protesters. It’s not formally under martial law today, but that’s [...] ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essentialspirit.com/archives/158</link>
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		<title>Tibet-China-Olympics Update: May 14, 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  The volume of news and commentary has slowed considerably in recent weeks.  This is unfortunate, as the repression and brutality of China against Tibetans has only increased.  Here&#8217;s a sampling of what&#8217;s still out there:
Escaped Tibetan rioter tells of Chinese repression
Before fleeing across a mountainous border, Kusang Sonam says he hid for [...] ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essentialspirit.com/archives/157</link>
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		<title>Dalai Lama&#8217;s Statement on China Quake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  We join with His Holiness in expressing our condolences to those affected by the recent earthquake in China:  His Holiness released the following statement on Monday, May 12.
I am deeply saddened by the loss of many lives and many more who have been injured in the catastrophic earthquake that struck Sichuan province of [...] ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essentialspirit.com/archives/156</link>
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		<title>Tibetan Government-in-Exile Statement Regarding China-Tibet Talks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Statement by Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kasur Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari
Dharamsala, 08 May 2008 
Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen and I had the honour of briefing His Holiness the Dalai Lama immediately after our arrival yesterday from China. Kalon Tripa, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, joined us in the briefing. We also briefed the Deputy [...] ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essentialspirit.com/archives/155</link>
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		<title>The Five Aggregates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  The five aggregates (Sk. skandha), in Buddhist thought, are the components that make up the imputed &#8220;self&#8221;.  While we have a tendency to view the self, as well as other selves and external phenomena, as a cohesive and self-existent whole, in reality what we call &#8220;I&#8221;, &#8220;me&#8221;, &#8220;you&#8221;, &#8220;it&#8221;, etc. are simply impermanent [...] ]]></description>
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		<title>China to Spy on International Visitors to the Olympics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  China &#8216;using internet spy filters&#8217;
A US politician has accused the Chinese government of ordering US-owned hotels in China to install internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to watch the summer Olympic games. Republican Senator Sam Brownback made the claim as he and other politicians denounced China&#8217;s record of human rights abuses [...] ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.essentialspirit.com/archives/153</link>
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		<title>China and Tibet Begin Talks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Tibetan envoys, Chinese officials hold talks in Shenzhen 
Envoys of the exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama and Chinese officials began talks Sunday on the current crisis in Tibet, officials said. The talks, which are the first between the two sides since anti- China protests erupted in Tibet in March, were planned for at least [...] ]]></description>
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