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The International Campaign for Tibet is supporting a new musical compilation entitled 'Songs for Tibet - The Art of Peace'. Now available through iTunes and retail channels worldwide, including Amazon. As a show of solidarity with the Dalai Lama and Tibet, 20 artists have come together to release...
The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts. ~ H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama ::link to bighappybuddha
So the Dalai Lama is in Paris. I'm quite excited about it, he opened a temple in Evry today, and then he's off to Nantes to do some lecturing and a public talk and then off to open another temple at which Carla Bruni will attend. There was a big bru-ha-ha as to whether Nicolas Sarkozy would meet...
The Dalai Lama has begun a 12-day visit to France by blessing a Buddhist institute on the edge of Paris. The exiled spiritual Tibetan leader will spend most of the duration of the Olympics in France. Plans to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy were dropped, though the Dalai Lama will meet lawmakers on...
Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned. ~ H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama
Whether people are beautiful and friendly or unattractive and disruptive, ultimately they are human beings, just like oneself. Like oneself, they want happiness and do not want suffering. Furthermore, their right to overcome suffering and be happy is equal to one's own.... When you recognize that...
In Buddhism, both learning and practice are extremely important, and they must go hand in hand. Without knowledge, just to rely on faith, faith, and more faith is good but not sufficient. So the intellectual part must definitely be present. At the same time, strictly intellectual development without...
Question: "Could Your Holiness please explain why the result of karma is sometimes instant and why on other occasions we have to wait lifetimes before the causal effect occurs?" Answer: "One factor would be the intensity of the karmic action itself. Another factor is the extent to which the various...
Countless rebirths lie ahead, both good and bad. The effects of karma (actions) are inevitable, and in previous lifetimes we have accumulated negative karma which will inevitably have its fruition in this or future lives. Just as someone witnessed by police in a criminal act will eventually be...
I like to let my thoughts come to me each morning before I get up. I meditate for a few hours and that is like recharging. After that, my daily conduct is usually driven by the motivation to help, to create a positive atmosphere for others ~ His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The Buddha is a being who is totally free of all delusions and faults, who is endowed with all good qualities and has attained the wisdom eliminating the darkness of ignorance. The Dharma is the result of his enlightenment. After having achieved enlightenment, a Buddha teaches, and what he or she...
When we rise in the morning and listen to the radio or read the newspaper, we are confronted with the same sad news: violence, crime, wars, and disasters. I cannot recall a single day without a report of something terrible happening somewhere. Even in these modern times it is clear that one's...
While we may concentrate on one particular aspect of the path at a time, it is important to have an overall balance between the different aspects. Meditation should progress hand in hand with study, without either one being neglected. Having cleared away doubts intellectually, we should integrate...
Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each of us individually. Peace, for example starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When...
Sometimes religion becomes yet another source for more division and sometimes open conflict. Because of that situation, I feel the different religious traditions have a great responsibility to provide peace of mind and a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood among humanity ~ His Holiness the Dalai...
How rude of me! To leave my faithful reader hangin' for over a week while I do me some real workin'. Just to get back into the habit of postin' tedious reflections on things like scotch eggs and virtual servers, I'd like to offer a public apology to the mystery person who our lead consultant, Jayne,...
chBy Nick Mulvenney BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is investigating a speech made by Tibet's Communist Party boss at the end of last weekend's Beijing torch relay leg in Lhasa in which he denounced the Dalai Lama. But it was not immediately clear what the IOC, which is...
“When it is impossible for anger to arise within you, you find no outside enemies anywhere. An outside enemy exists only if there is anger inside.” ~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche June 24, 2008 This reminds me one of the recommendations in “The 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva” which states, “If outer...
By Chris Buckley LHASA, China (Reuters) - Chinese Communist Party officials in charge of restive Tibet used the passing of the Olympic torch relay through the capital Lhasa on Saturday to defend their control and denounce the exiled Dalai Lama. The torch procession ended under tight security below...
Radio Free Asia, 2008-05-21- In Tibet, Chinese authorities have cracked down again on a nunnery suspected of inculcating separatism. The move highlights the quiet but pivotal role played by Tibetan Buddhist nuns. KATHMANDU— Chinese authorities in Tibet have raided a large nunnery in Sichuan...
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