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LOVE MOVES THE WORLD -SIRI SIRI RAVI SHANKAR Discussion LOVE MOVES THE WORLD -SIRI SIRI RAVI SHANKAR 3 Likes The Mantra Om Mani Padme Hum The Meaning of the Mantra in Tibetan Buddhism Overview Tibetan Buddhists believe that saying the mantra (prayer), Om Mani Padme Hum, out loud or silently to oneself, invokes the powerful benevole… Discussion The Mantra Om Mani Padme Hum 2 Likes Rangzen Means Independence Two Golden Fish Released from Samsara Symbolic of you being saved from the Ocean of Earthly Life & Suffering. Why Independence ? Independence for Tibet: The Only Solution Histori… Discussion Rangzen Means Independence 1 Like Tibet and China: Two Distinct Views* The Chinese History of Tibet Tibet has been part of China since the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Centuries ago Mongol and Manchu Emperors ruled or influenced large parts of Asia. During the Tang perio… Discussion Tibet and China: Two Distinct Views* 1 Like A very Happy 76th Birthday to His Holiness t… Today is the 76th Birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. It is truly a day to celebrate the kindness and blessing of His Holiness to all of us. It is also the day to feel and meditate on His… Discussion A very Happy 76th Birthday to His Holiness t… 2 Likes Poem for the Panchen Lama Please recite this poem during public gatherings Written by Uncle Sam and edited by Jeff Cobb and Brent Werner Poem for the Panchen Lama Today we are gathered to fast and pray, And wonder: Wher… Discussion Poem for the Panchen Lama 1 Like What is a mantra ? What is a mantra? A mantra is a powerful word or phrase that may or may not have meaning in the same way as a sentence. Compare spells, incantations and prayer formulas in other spiritual tra… Discussion What is a mantra ? 2 Likes Reduced Role Blocks China's Plans Reduced Role Blocks China's Plans 2011-07-14 By limiting himself to spiritual duties and human rights, has the Dalai Lama taken a chess piece 'off the board'? The Dalai Lama speaks at RFA head… Discussion Reduced Role Blocks China's Plans 1 Like His Holiness the Dalai Lama's live size port… His Holiness the Dalai Lama's live size portrait being enthroned in eastern Tibet at a large religious gathering. Over 5000 people took part in the congregation, defying Chinese government orders. … Discussion His Holiness the Dalai Lama's live size port… 4 Likes ‘If you must, then worry about Mao’s reincar… Tuesday, August 16, 2011 By Tendar Tsering His Holiness Dalai Lama speaking to an audience of over 2500 people at Toulouse, France August 13, 2011. DHARAMSHALA, August, 16: The issue of next Dalai… Discussion ‘If you must, then worry about Mao’s reincar… 4 Likes ཊིབེཏ་ Tibet to Beijing:Railroad Photo Show… Tibet ,ཊིབེཏ་ Lhasa to Beijing 中国: Qinghai Railroad 'skytrain' Railroad Photo Show July 2007...49 hours on the train w/ out getting off....starts in the wee morning hours of Lhasa to landsca… Discussion ཊིབེཏ་ Tibet to Beijing:Railroad Photo Show… 4 Likes "You dictator" Poetry by Elisabetta Errani E… Zero tolerance !!!!!!!Stop China’s dictatorships in Tibet !!!!!Enough with the Chinese crackdown in Tibet!Zero tolerance !!!!!!!“Nothing that I can do will change the structure of the universe.B… Discussion "You dictator" Poetry by Elisabetta Errani E… 5 Likes Who is The Panchen Lama ? The world's youngest political prisoner, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, The Panchen Lama, was born on April 25th, 1989. On May 17, 1995, The Panchen Rinpoche, His family, and Monks involved in His recogniti… Discussion Who is The Panchen Lama ? 4 Likes Open Letter to the Panchen Lama (April 2011) April 22, 2011 Dear Gendun Choekyi Nyima, I don't think you will receive this letter. I know that you're being watched, monitored and controlled 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. But deep down I hav… Discussion Open Letter to the Panchen Lama (April 2011) 3 Likes The Statement of Kalon Tripa on the Occasion… Dharamsala (India) - 2 September 2011 Today, we celebrate the fifty-first anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day. On this auspicious occasion, in which we celebrate our shared aspiration f… Discussion The Statement of Kalon Tripa on the Occasion… 3 Likes 10,000 monks praying A long while back, I don’t keep track of time, I was hiking in the Colestin Valley south of Ashland, Oregon. A man in a base ball cap and jeans was there and we started talking. Then we sat and m… Discussion 10,000 monks praying 2 Likes Three Main Commitments of His Holiness the D… Three Main Commitments of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Firstly, on the level of a human being, His Holiness’ first commitment is the promotion of human values such as compassion, forgiveness,… Discussion Three Main Commitments of His Holiness the D… 3 Likes The Dalai Lama's morning prayer May I be a guard for those who need protectionA guide for those on the pathA b...oat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the floodMay I be a lamp in the darknessA resting place for t… Discussion The Dalai Lama's morning prayer 3 Likes "Lhasa ? Lhasa !" By Woeser Wednesday, December 7, 2011 High Peaks Pure Earth presents the English translation of a blogpost by Woeser written on October 13, 2011 for the Tibetan service of Radio Free Asia and posted on her… Discussion "Lhasa ? Lhasa !" By Woeser 2 Likes a piece of teaching by Tilopa to Naropa Tilopa then handed a string full of knots to Naropa and asked him to untie them. Naropa did it and gave the string back. Tilopa threw it aside and asked Naropa what he understood. Naropa replied… Discussion a piece of teaching by Tilopa to Naropa 1 Like Compassion and the Individual Compassion and the IndividualTenzin Gyatso; The Fourteenth Dalai LamaThe purpose of lifeONE GREAT QUESTION underlies our experience, whether we think about it consciously or not: What is the purpos… Discussion Compassion and the Individual 1 Like