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You might also feel sort of nervous for the person who has the opportunity to ask the next question. This one would be hard to follow ...
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31 August, 2015
27 August, 2015
China: No Way to the Middle Way
DHARAMSHALA, August 27: In what comes as a major blow to the Tibetan exile government’s efforts of reestablishing dialogue with Beijing, China has said that the “Middle Way proposed by the Dalai Lama group” will never be accepted.
The United Front Work Department said in a release posted on its website that the Middle Way’s main intention is to split China and that the Dalai Lama’s envoys refuse to accept China’s idea of Sovereignty over Tibet. The UFWD also has accused the 1989 Nobel Peace laureate of “wanting to seize all the power and set up a semi-independent political regime.”
Chinese president Xi Jinping has called out to his communist officials in Tibet to "firmly take the initiative" in the fight against exile ‘separatist forces’, a term often found in Chinese propaganda to refer to Tibetan exiles, “vowing to crack down on all activities seeking to separate the country and destroy social stability.”
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China will never accept Middle Way Approach: UFWD, by Tenzin Monlam
Phayul [Thursday, August 27, 2015 10:36]
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14 July, 2015
The Venerable Thich Nhat Hahn continues to make progress in his recovery, and arrived in San Francisco on 11 July "to receive a more intensive rehabilitation program that could be specifically adapted to his needs." Plum Village is inviting those who may wish to help to make a donation to assist with the additional costs associated with this new treatment. Donate at www.thichnhathanhfoundation.org/healingthay.
From the Plum Village news release:
To all Plum Village Practice Centers,
To all Practice Centers and Sanghas worldwide,
To our Dear Beloved Friends,
Since our last update, Thay has been able to communicate more clearly a very strong wish to intensify his recovery program. Thay is very determined to do everything possible to recover both his physical movement and speech. After many options were presented to Thay, he made a clear decision to travel to the United States to receive a more intensive rehabilitation program that could be specifically adapted to his needs.
We are happy to report that Thay arrived safely on the West Coast of the United States on the afternoon of July 11. In order to make the flight as safe as possible for Thay, he was flown in a private jet, generously offered by a kind friend. He was accompanied by Sister Chan Khong and the team of attendants who will be continuing their round-the-clock care for him during this new stage of recovery. Thay’s rehabilitation will be guided by a team of distinguished neurologists specializing in stroke and cognitive rehabilitation at UCSF Medical Center.
Read the entire news release at http://plumvillage.org/news/an-update-on-thays-health-14th-july-2015/
Photo: Thay enjoying the fragrance of a lotus flower, 16 June, 2015, from Plum Village.
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13 July, 2015
As reported online, "Tibetan sources said Trulku’s advocacy to develop social, medical, educational and religious institutions for Tibetan nomads in eastern Tibet and his work for environmental conservation in the face of indiscriminate logging and mining projects had earned him the wrath of the Chinese authorities in the region."
“Tenzin Delek Rinpoche was an innocent monk who suffered over 13 years of unjust imprisonment, torture and abuse in a Chinese prison for simply advocating for the rights and wellbeing of his people and for expressing his devotion to His Holiness the Dalai Lama,” said his cousin Geshe Nyima. “The Chinese government must immediately release his body so that our family and community may perform the last Buddhist religious rites.”
Read more at Phayul.com, U.K.Guardian
Photo from Wikipedia.com, uploaded by Nick.Gulotta,and used under a CreativeCommons by-sa 2.5 license. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzin_Delek_Rinpoche#/media/File:TenzinDelek.jpg
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06 July, 2015
A birthday wish for His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama.
"You see, my one most favorite prayer is: 'So long as space remains and suffering of sentient beings is there, I will remain in order to serve.' It is that sentence which gives me inner strength. You see time does not matter. Eons and eons…limitless eons…don’t matter so long as in your life…there is some fulfillment…some purpose. And the purpose means helping others, supporting, serving others." - His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, from an interview with Yolanda O'Bannon on 16 Feb.1996.
The full interview containing this quote can be found at
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