Cultural genocide in Tibet. Oh, and guns, too. (no spam)

[Claudius]

Stephen Segal is a tulku...but he has not practiced all his life and so he was not enthroned with responsibility...

Here is the statement by the one who recognized him The Action Lama - Steven Seagal

Thinking that Stephen Segal could not be a serious spiritual person because he is in action movies does not recognize the fact that you can find a person concerned with spirituality in any situation. They can be a movie star or a street sweeper. And aside from actually having a spiritual interest it is even more mysterious (unknown) who where a tulku has manifested.

Dharma and Spirituality

Another thing to realize about beings who are manifestations of other beings is that the details of that person are not the same. It is the spirit of compassion the bodhicitta that is the same...our personalities and likes and dislikes I think are influenced by karma from life to life but the basis for a spiritual being causing himself to be reborn is to help other people. Finally you can have multiple emanations of the same being at the same time! Especially Buddhas but I am wonder if this is true of tulkus too (or not).

[Dottie]

New report by amnesty: BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Olympics 'worsening China rights'

Seems I might have to retract part of my earlier statement.

[fable]

Chinese Police Fire Into Crowd of Tibetan Monks--Again

A Lie Repeated: The Far Left's Flawed History of Tibet

[galraen]

Unfortunately Joshua Michael Schrei does himself what he (rightly) lambasts other for doing; namely using a broad brush to include everyone he disagrees with. A prime example is the way he constantly in that article lumps Marxist and Maoists together as if they were one and the same thing, which they are not.

The majority of Marxists I've known have no time for Maoists and their little red books, indeed see them as reactionary and anti-Marxist. Many aspects of Maoist China has much more in common with National Socialist Germany than Marxist Socialists or Euro-Communists, as of course did Stalinist Russia.

[fable]

Originally Posted by galraen

Unfortunately Joshua Michael Schrei does himself what he (rightly) lambasts other for doing; namely using a broad brush to include everyone he disagrees with. A prime example is the way he constantly in that article lumps Marxist and Maoists together as if they were one and the same thing, which they are not.

They aren't, but his point seems to be that proponents of both schools (and others on the "far left") are apt to apply myths to Tibet that justify China's invasion and cultural genocide. In the respect, they join hands.

[galraen]

Well the torch wove its way through London today amid much protest. A heavy police presence prevented too many incidents, but some protesters did get through. The sight of the torch bearer being almost totally hidden by police and Chinese security guards told it's own story though. A shame Gordon Brown had to disgrace the country again by participating, that guy is coming across as being even more of a fascist than Tony Blair!

[fable]

What They're Really Fighting for in Tibet.

Pretty much on the money, in my opinion.

[Tricky]

Too bad there isn't any oil in Tibet or anything.