tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post3584026439034344793..comments2024-03-27T23:37:20.556-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: Fifty Long YearsShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-71816921888726304822009-03-14T04:38:00.000-07:002009-03-14T04:38:00.000-07:00Dear All; I'm by no means siding the Chinese libra...Dear All; I'm by no means siding the Chinese libration army but i think we forgotten the otherside of the arguement...I think china can afford to let Tibet Go...there aint any gold or oil there....BUT<BR/>As we might be aware of..China has a huge territory...and has several unresolved issues like the far West piece of motherland XinJiang wanting independence and of course not forgetting Taiwan too....I'm not too sure if they allow tibet to be independent (which i think tibetans know they dun wan..they just wan autonomy; not independence) what will happen to Xinjiang and Taiwan?<BR/><BR/>I've written before in my blog this issue; i dun side either camp cos as bystander, it's very easy to be an arm-chair critic.<BR/><BR/>here's what i wrote in my earlier blog entry<BR/>http://artofrebirth.blogspot.com/2008/04/its-cruel-world-out-thathistory-is.htmlJoe Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039736181065908484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-88810429251035521482009-03-12T20:22:00.000-07:002009-03-12T20:22:00.000-07:00Dear Angie, what you say is true but so is what I ...Dear Angie, what you say is true but so is what I said. A real quandary! And Sheridan, I hope your campaign is a success. May the Tibetan people one day gain their freedom. And Jamie, no one deserved to be shot in the head publicly, no matter what they have done. And the policeman? He probably goes home from work, kisses his wife and reads his kids a bedtime story. Another quandary!Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-3220671030167570052009-03-12T18:31:00.000-07:002009-03-12T18:31:00.000-07:00Forgive my reaction, but holy crap! That picture w...Forgive my reaction, but holy crap! That picture with the Chinese soldier about to put one in the girl's head... I, I, just am having such a hard time understanding how someone could be so ruthless. Such utter brutality. Just what the hell did that girl do to deserve something like that? And the other two soldiers, that they are ducking hard to get the hell out of the way! I work in law enforcement and see dead bodies regularly (accidents, natural deaths), and I can't help but feel something pull my heart low, as if I could weep uncontrollably. I'm sorry, these kinds of photos stir up some very strong emotions in me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-2141698621283006482009-03-12T08:35:00.000-07:002009-03-12T08:35:00.000-07:00Hello Bhante,I have just recently started a petiti...Hello Bhante,<BR/><BR/>I have just recently started a petition where I live, in Western NY, for this very cause. My Peace group has put out statements, none of which have made it to the papers, about the atrocities of the Chinese on "their own" people. Some of these, of course, not being their own people.<BR/><BR/>Tibet, for the most part, has had no place in the imagination of anyone here. I've spent time educating them about Chinese policy and not about Buddhism or Tibet's history. <BR/><BR/>Even a concervative report like the US Human Rights report, sites extrajudicial killings and horrible abuses with virtually NO freedome of information. The Xinjian Uighur Autonomous Region suffers a very similar fate as Tibet, but sadly being Muslim, little sympathy goes their way.<BR/><BR/>The movement that we're hoping to start is not to punish the Chinese people, but to understand the impact of our purchasing. Maybe this will be coupled with a buy less, buy better, buy local campaign. Do we really need another cheap, mostly useless, possibly poisonous gadget?<BR/><BR/>In any case, that is what I'm trying to do. With enough signatures, we'll try and get local government to stop their buying from China, and make it known why this is going on!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the information!<BR/><BR/>SheridanSheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806928319408002607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-1709498313123865472009-03-12T07:22:00.000-07:002009-03-12T07:22:00.000-07:00Thank you for the blog.It seems the big brutal dog...Thank you for the blog.<BR/><BR/>It seems the big brutal dog has barked and conscious idealism has been overpowered. <BR/><BR/>Samsara is the basis of all our lives and as Tibetan Buddhists we tend to hold the view of idealism close to us, however we should also remember socially, that realism is an important aspect of the path.<BR/><BR/>A shift from Spiritual dictatorship to unbiased political reason may of see a new light in old TibetAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143204551007636303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-38600723948673864582009-03-12T02:37:00.000-07:002009-03-12T02:37:00.000-07:00With respect, just a small comment about Tibetan m...With respect, just a small comment about Tibetan medicine. There is considerable interest on the subject of Tibetan medicine amongst the scientific community in the West, which has led to many conferences and studies. It is deemed to be quite a sophisticated and remarkably precise practice. But like many ancient medical arts such as Aryuveda or homeopathy, is better at treating chronic illnesses. There is a good documentary on google video about Tibetan medicine produced in Canada by the highly respected Dr. David Suzuki.acadiechickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064966315911440506noreply@blogger.com