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| Dalai Lama Statement On Burma Protests
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| posted on Friday, September 28, 2007
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DHARAMSHALA - His Holiness the Dalai Lama conveys his sincere
appreciation and admiration to the large number of fellow Buddhists
monks for advocating democracy and freedom in Burma.
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| Ken Wilber & Deepak Chopra: 'Buddha: A Story Of Enlightenment'
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| posted on Monday, September 24, 2007
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I just finished listening to a two-part discussion between Ken Wilber
and Deepak Chopra. While their talk revolved around Chopra's new book
on Buddha, it also discussed some of
the fundamental tenants of Buddhism, including the nature of life, self
and suffering. A significant part of the interview also dealt with the growing war
between atheists and people who believe in spiritual, supernatural
forces of various kinds. Chopra recounted attending a conference at TED (in April of 2002) in which he was
scheduled to speak about creativity after famed evolutionary biologist,
author and atheist Richard Dawkins. According to Chopra's account,
after listening to what Dawkins had to say he felt compelled to
publicly challenge Dawkins...
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| Book Excerpt: 'My Son, The Dalai Lama'
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| posted on Thursday, September 20, 2007
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This spare, fascinating autobiography by the Dalai Lama's mama
addresses issues as diverse as faith, political intrigue and the harsh
demands of rural life. Born at the turn of the century to a hardworking
peasant family in a frontier region of Tibet, Diki Tsering (her married
name) entered an arranged marriage at 16 and found herself entirely
under the thumb of a brutal, sometimes violent mother-in-law. She bore
16 children, but only seven survived their toddlerhoods (four of these
deaths were blamed on a malevolent family ghost). One of her sons, of
course, was recognized at age four as the incarnation of the Dalai
Lama, the highest religious and political leader in Tibet.
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| 2001 Interview With The Dalai Lama
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| posted on Sunday, September 16, 2007
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...some of the Asian traditions rely on work, or intelligence, and do not
ask people to simply accept the teachings on faith. There is a lot of
explanation that follows investigation, so for those who are skeptical
of purely faith-based systems, the Asian traditions can be very
attractive.
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| Richard Gere Urges Olympics Boycott
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| posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007
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Actor Richard Gere chases a fugitive Bosnian war criminal in his latest
movie role, but in real life the devout Buddhist is pursuing China on
human rights abuses and says a boycott of the Beijing Olympics could
help.
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| China Purges Tibet Government Of Ethnic Tibetans
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| posted on Friday, August 10, 2007
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BEIJING - China is cracking down on pro-Dalai Lama sentiment in Tibet
by firing dozens of ethnic Tibetan officials and criticizing others who
don't speak out against the exiled spiritual leader, a rights group
said Friday.
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| Day 27 Of Tibetan Hunger Strike
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| posted on Sunday, August 05, 2007
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"Most of the demands of the hunger strikers are human rights issues --
demanding accountability from the Chinese authorities, the whereabouts
of the Panchen Lama, judicial proceedings of Tulku Tenzin Delek and
other demands. These are some of the human rights violations the
Chinese government is perpetrating. According to our current record,
there are 116 known political prisoners in Tibet. This is a great
opportunity for China to prove it's own claims on human right situation
in Tibet. As a member of the United Nations and a signatory to the
International Covenants, China is bound to respond to the demands of
the hunger strikers. However, the response is nil till now. From the
current situation, it looks like that instead of responding to the
demands of the hunger strikers, China has intensified violation of
human rights in Tibet. The recent incident in Lithang and the protest
at the birth place and monastery of Tulku Tenzin Delek corroborates
this fact. Trigerred by the ongoing hunger strike in India, protests
are taking place in different parts of Tibet and China is brutally
crushing them. These actions violate international declarations and
laws," Ugyen Tenzin said.
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