Category Archives: Opinions
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For Tibet: From defeat to victory 29 July 2016 | Laden Tshering Samdup 4 comments
You don’t have guns, you don’t have economic power — but you have an identity given by your religion. Preserve your religion, thereby your identity and your country Tibet. ...
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Can China call itself progressive and deny freedom to citizens? 28 July 2016 | NS Venkataraman no comments
China claims itself to be a communist country, but the founders of communist philosophy would certainly not approve the Chinese government's approach to governance today. ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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?" ...
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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. ...