Category Archives: Opinions

• Dramas in exile Tibetan politics 27 July 2016 | Mila Rangzen 6 comments

  True stories and candid observations from recent doings in the Dharamshala Tibetan exile political world. ...

• Upaya Kaushalya: The Tibetan highway to nirvana 24 July 2016 | Laden Tshering Samdup 2 comments

  I share with you some of the bizarre and unbelievable Upayas of Tibetan Buddhism adopted by Gurus to enable their student to push themselves to Nirvana or the idyllic state of enlightenment. ...

• Presidental campaign in US hurts its reputation 22 July 2016 | NS Venkataraman no comments

  Our only hope is that this campaign may be overlooked as an aberration that does not reflect the ground conditions in the United States. ...

• Buddhist faith and the sleep of the Tibetan brain – Part 3 19 July 2016 | Mila Rangzen no comments

  Emotional gratification by the unknowable takes precedence over the search for truth. ...

• Tibet’s prospects by the year 2059: Zeal of an inquisitive mind 16 July 2016 | Ugyen Gyalpo no comments

  When the collapse of communism unfolds, paving the way for democracy, we can take pride in indirectly helping liberate China, as they claimed liberation of Tibet from serfdom. An analogy worth fighting and living for. ...

• Will China submit to South China Sea verdict? 14 July 2016 | NS Venkataraman no comments

  It seems the world is still going through a process where only might is right. ...

• Buddhist faith and the sleep of the Tibetan brain – Part 2 12 July 2016 | Mila Rangzen one comment

  We need to ask ourselves, "how much do we as Buddhists investigate the dharma and the masters?" ...

• Sri Lanka’s hostile attitude towards Dalai Lama 11 July 2016 | NS Venkataraman 12 comments

  The admirers of the Dalai Lama in Sri Lanka and other parts of the world are very unhappy about the Sri Lankan government adopting what looks like a hostile attitude towards the holy man. ...

• Tibet: Indian legacy in the land of snows 10 July 2016 | Laden Tshering Samdup no comments

  Unless Indians step in now in a decisive manner the legacies of their great masters in Tibet face the prospect of being gone forever ...

• A leader unlike any: Happy Birthday to His Holiness 6 July 2016 | Ugyen Gyalpo no comments

  On this most special auspicious day, the 6th of July, I would love to wish His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, a very happy 81st birthday, the birthday of a Man unlike any. ...