Thoughts on the Dalai Lama’s Resignation.
by New Era News on Mar 17, 2011
Originally published by the rapscallions over at New Era News The Dalai Lama has served as a living emblem for what peace remains for Tibetans-in-exile from Chinese rule. For six decades, he’s served his people and given a face to a conflict rocked by what I can’t decide is a new imperialism…or just the scraps [...]
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In Awe of the Human Body: Chopra & Tsiaras
by Alicia Lubowski-Jahn on Mar 16, 2011
Rule 2 Define Your Wellness Mission…
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Learn More About Tibet with Three NYC Exhibits
by Alden Wicker on Mar 11, 2011
New York has not one but three different exhibitions currently up that explore different facets of this amazing culture and its art.
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Dalai Lama retires as political leader of Tibet-in-exile.
by Waylon Lewis on Mar 10, 2011
The Dalai Lama ends his political role as Tibet’s leader. For years, as only the Dalai Lama would, he’s pushed and promised that true democracy, not religious or kingly leadership, is the best form of government for future Tibetan generations. And while for years he’s acted as number two in Tibetans’ political life, he has [...]
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Not sure how I feel about this sentiment via Malcolm X. You?
by Waylon Lewis on Mar 8, 2011
On the one hand, I subscribe to civil disobedience—that humble lineage of true heroes (akin to “bodhisattvas” in the Buddhist tradition) stretching back to Thoreau, through Gandhi, MLK, Jr., the Dalai Lama and Thich Nhat Hanh and Aung San Suu Kyi. On the other hand, what if ahimsa (non-violence) doesn’t work? Would Tibet, for example, [...]
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Idiot Wind.
by Naomi Levine on Mar 2, 2011
A revered holy man touted as successor to the Dalai Lama is suspected of using this money to influence monasteries on the Chinese border areas because he is, in all probability, a spy for China…
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SUV driver kills nephew of Dalai Lama on peace march for Free Tibet.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 15, 2011
“Walk for Tibet, for world peace, human rights and Tibetan independence.” It’s apt that the aging Dalai Lama, it’s just been announced by China, will be replaced by a Communist-named successor. It’s apt that the Dalai Lama’s nephew, walking for peace, was killed by an SUV, on Valentine’s Day, no less. It’s apt that Groupon’s [...]
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Kindness is Revolutionary.
by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jan 19, 2011
Kindness will change each one of us, it will change others, and it will definitely change the world.
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Building a Better Man…one day at a time.
by Dylan Barmmer on Dec 27, 2010
“One thing I want to say: I don’t like victim stories, and I don’t write them.” –Todd Solondz I am visiting family and friends in Miami for the first time in two years. I am watching the man I grew up emulating search for his keys. His wallet. His glasses. His happiness. I am helping [...]
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The Karmapa, on lock down.
by Waylon Lewis on Dec 19, 2010
India bows to Communist Chinese pressure. Thank to China’s interference and the Karmapa’s popularity, it appears, the Karmapa—widely rumored to be The Dalai Lama’s successor (though there is little ground for such speculation, which would run counter to tradition)—is not now allowed to travel outside of India. For more, click here.
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Bill Murray, Caddyshack: on playing golf with The Dalai Lama.
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 11, 2010
The Zen of Caddyshack? Hey, Lama! Big Hitter. So I got that going for me, which is nice:
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Buddhism Evolves from “traditional” to LGBT-friendly.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 29, 2010
Buddhism and Homosexuality. One of the great things about Buddhism is, as the Dalai Lama says, that if it’s ever out of date it’ll just…change. You hear that often, from more “organized” religions? Well, sometimes. Why is Buddhism so happy to change its ways, if its teachings prove incorrect? Well, as the Dalai Lama says [...]
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What The Dalai Lama Taught Me About Football.
by Alden Wicker on Nov 15, 2010
When the point of the game is actually having fun. Saturday afternoon my boyfriend and I had time to kill, so we put on 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama. My boyfriend could really care less about yoga and spirituality, but he had found it on Pay Per View, had already watched it once, and [...]
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What the Dalai Lama Told Us About Shaping Motivation
by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Nov 10, 2010
We watched as an eager young television reporter from CNN asked the Nobel Peace Prize laureate the Dalai Lama what was the first thing he thought of when he awoke in the morning. We thought that this revered teacher and probably the world’s most well known meditator would say something deeply profound or insightful, something [...]
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A Nun, without a Robe.
by Marguerite Manteau-Rao on Oct 17, 2010
A robe does not a nun make. I just read a moving story in the Sunday New York Times, about Annie (Gloria Wasserman). A Story About True and False Compassion: Ms. Wasserman often sent as much as $4,000 a month, usually through money orders, to her relations on both coasts. She also routinely sent along [...]
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What The Buddha Might Say To Christine O’Donnell.
by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Oct 6, 2010
When ignorance and ego-centeredness are displayed in such an overt way, it creates the perfect opportunity for us to develop ever-greater compassion.
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We looked at The City this morning & my father said, look at the hole in the skyline.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 11, 2010
I tapped the little poem-of-sorts (below) out on my iPhone this morning, sitting in the Newart airport with my more conservative dad, looking at the NYC skyline. We were flying on 9/11. We were not afraid. We were not angry. But, with all the anti-Islamic sentiment in the air, so much that loved ones I [...]
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Will the Real Anne Bancroft Please Stand Up?
by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Aug 9, 2010
We met the pilot on a flight from India to Dubai. When he learned we had written a book with the Dalai Lama, Paul McCartney and Richard Gere, he invited us to sit in the cockpit. It made us wonder what would have happened if Ed had said he was a vacuum cleaner salesman.
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7 Reasons Buddhists don’t give a shiite about the Environment.
by Waylon Lewis on Jul 30, 2010
Buddhists: Too Busy to Touch the Earth? Walking the path toward selflessness often means getting really self-absorbed. Sorting yourself out? Practicing meditation, going on Buddhist retreats? Likely means you won’t be spending the best part of your daily energies fighting (peaceably, that is) for a better planet. I grew up in the Shambhala Buddhist community, [...]
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Screenings of The Sun Behind the Clouds at Denver’s Starz FilmCenter.
by elephantjournal.com on Jul 9, 2010
In The Sun Behind the Clouds, Tibetan filmmaker, Tenzing Sonam, and his partner, Ritu Sarin, take a uniquely Tibetan perspective on the trials and tribulations of the Dalai Lama and his people as they continue their struggle for freedom in the face of determined suppression by one of the world’s biggest and most powerful nations. [...]
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Karmapa: Germany will probably win World Cup.
by elephantjournal.com on Jul 8, 2010
Actually, this CBS article—while talking about how this great yet young Buddhist teacher is into rap and the World Cup and video games—is mostly about who will succeed the Dalai Lama, who just turned 75 (recite the traditional long-life prayer for him here). Click image below to read: Bonus, the trailer of The Cup, a [...]
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Are Soldiers Like Monks? Dalai Lama Says Yes.
by Ari Setsudo Pliskin on Jul 6, 2010
Motivation Matters Most. His Holiness the Dalai Lama made a statement supporting armed forces featured in a post last week on the of the Buddhist Military Sangha blog. He said that actions that appear “harsh or tough” on the surface may actually be “non-violent” if they are based on good motivation. What makes both [...]
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Prajnaparamita Teachings ~ Hollie Hirst
by elephantjournal.com on Jul 1, 2010
A Journey Through Prajnaparamita Teachings My journey with the Prajnaparamita teachings… part one. I’ve been sitting here struggling with this post for a few hours now, writing, reading, saving, opening a new document and being basically unsuccessful at coming up with anything that I feel like I want to use on this blog. So I [...]
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Heavy Metal Dalai Lama.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 20, 2010
His Hard Rockiness the X1Vth Dalai Lama: Despite our occasional I-beg-to-differs, we here at elephant all agree: the Dalai Lama rocks (civil disobedience) hard. Harmony. Peace. Compassion—that’s the hardest thing to rockckckckckckkkk in the world. Anger? Losing one’s temper? Effing shiite up? That’s easy. We can do better. Compassion is the radicalism of our time. [...]
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The Dalai Lama criticizes Anti-Whaling Protestors. The Dalai Lama should stick to what he knows about.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 20, 2010
Update! I’d asked if anyone knew of violent behavior exhibited by Sea Shepherd folks that contradicted their civil disobedience policy. This tip comes via Bill Schwartz, quote via Japan Times: “…Sea Shepherd recently said it expelled [a member, Peter] Bethune because he violated its policies against carrying weapons. The group said he had a bow [...]
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My Journey to the Heart Sutra Teachings. ~ Hollie Hirst
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 15, 2010
We should focus our most serious efforts on bringing about mental peace. I’m scheduled to leave for the teachings today. I am feeling a bit guilty, for a few reasons. First, it’s my girl’s birthday. Months ago, before making plans to attend the teachings I asked the kids how they felt about me being gone [...]
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Gulf Disaster: 5 Yogic Things You Can Do Right Now to Help
by Kaoverii Weber on May 19, 2010
What’s a yogi to do when you hear about dead dolphins washing up on shore in Louisiana, tar balls assaulting Key West and oil soon to be snaking its way up the East Coast? Despair and paralysis aren’t terribly helpful at this point. Our actions right now need to be deliberate and potent. We have [...]
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Buddhism for America, and Anita Dunn hearts Chairman Mao. ~ Greg Stone
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 26, 2010
(Re)applying the Discernment of Buddhism. One thing we all can agree on: America needs compassion now more than ever. In this era of social and political polarization, we need to resolve conflict with compassion and wisdom based on discernment. Nowhere, perhaps, is compassionate wisdom more thoroughly articulated than in Buddhist thought and practice. The Buddha [...]
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Chinese Authorities Order Monks to Cease Aid and Leave
by John Pappas on Apr 24, 2010
The Chinese ordered the monks out but you can still help the Tibetan people here. After the April 14th earthquake that killed more than 2,180 people and injured more that 12,000, it was amazing to see in the wake of a brutal and devastating event, so many in Tibet pulled together to provide aid and [...]
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China to deny Dalai Lama’s request to visit Tibet Quake.
by Waylon Lewis on Apr 17, 2010
Update: The China Tibet Quake one big photo opp for the Chinese Communist Occupation. Read our on the ground report here. The official death tally is now at 1,400, but Tibetans widely report Chinese suppression of dead bodies. Also, there are widespread reports that Chinese are only rescuing bodies once they are discovered by the [...]
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Dalai Lama loses his cool. {April Fool’s edition}
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 1, 2010
Warning: the below is graphic, but the Dalai Lama didn’t actually say these words…the below quotes came through his translator, and are just the closest approximation we can make. Yesterday the Dalai Lama lost his sh*t in line at Starbucks. I got a news alert on my iPhone, yo, about China calling me the devil [...]
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China Claims His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama is “Living Somewhere in Tibet”
by Reverend Danny Fisher on Mar 28, 2010
Recently, I blogged about news of China’s promotion of its own Panchen Lama. This week, Beijing assured the press that the true 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, who has not been seen or heard from since he and his family were taken into custody by Chinese authorities on May 17th, 1995, is “living somewhere [...]
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Shepard Fairey’s latest Subject: first Obama, now the Dalai Lama.
by Reverend Danny Fisher on Mar 23, 2010
This via our friend and Shambhala Sun Space editor Rod Meade Sperry at The Worst Horse: Shep Fairey — he of the ubiquitous Obama poster, the ubiquitous Obey Giant street-art campaign, and countless other works, has now portrayed the Dalai Lama in this new portrait, Compassion. You may recall that Fairey recently portrayed Aung San [...]
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Karma isn’t Justice. ~ Hollie Hirst
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 1, 2010
I had a little epiphany on Karma lately. I had been grappling with it for some time, because of some painful experiences in life (especially with men). My confusion and pain inspired discussions with my sensei Kevin, in our meditation class. I was trying to figure out how someone can do the right thing, and [...]
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Top 10 warning signs that Twitter has gone to the Dalai Lama’s Head!
by John Pappas on Feb 26, 2010
Following the Dalai Lama? Watch out. We’ve all heard and are quite excited about the Dalai Lama being on Twitter…but we need to, in these fledgling days of His Holiness’ venture into social media, keep an eye on our favorite refugee religious leader. The Dalai Lama’s account, set up by his office in India, features [...]
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Larry King’s full interview with Dalai Lama: re Obama, Tiger Woods, Tibet, China, Haiti.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 24, 2010
This may be the first at-length interview in English I’ve ever seen re: topical subjects. Worth taking the time to watch, listen, learn, soak in this great good, happy “Simple Monk” and his views. On Tibet and China: “Actually, we are not seeking independence. We complain the present policy in Tibet. It is actually very [...]
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Become a Follower of the Dalai Lama…on Twitter.
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 22, 2010
Follow away, elephant readers! And spread the word. This one’s for real.
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The Official Photo: Dalai Lama meets w/ President Obama. Plus, video: His Holiness snows Reporters.
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 19, 2010
Obamalama. Official (real) Photo near bottom. Big Day for Buddhism: President Obama meets with Dalai Lama. China demands apology. On the same day that Tiger Woods gave his Mea Culpa, Buddha, speech, the Dalai Lama (finally) met with President Obama—sending “Buddhism” to number five on Yahoo or Google searches, or something. What? That’s all? Yup. [...]
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Living in a Parallel Universe.
by Nadia Ballas-Ruta on Jan 2, 2010
Living in a Parallel Universe: Being a Vegetarian and Buddhist in a Christian, Meat-eating Suburb. ~ Nadia Ballas-Ruta When I was 16, I decided to become a vegetarian. Since I was a child, I loved animals, and had numerous pets: a duck, a few chickens, birds, fish, turtles, frogs, rabbits and a cat. Actually, I [...]
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How much $$$ would it take for you to censor the Dalai Lama?
by Waylon Lewis on Dec 30, 2009
Because other people’s right to Free Speech is nice, but Money is Forever. We’ve posted on this phenomenon of Free Speech Capitalists readily caving to Communists before…Youtube and Google’s done it (despite their slogan, Don’t Be Evil). Then, Bing cravenly, greedily caved. Perhaps that’s why elephant has been banned in China. Now, Apple caves in: [...]
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The Dalai Lama “goes green!”
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 21, 2009
Poem by H.H. the Dalai Lama on protecting our Earth. Too often, we religious and spiritual types seem to devote all our time praying to the heavens or navel-gazing. So it’s always a welcome surprise to see a spiritual leader—and you can’t get any bigger than the Dalai Lama—paying attention to the air we breathe, [...]
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The Self-Immolation of a Monk: Non-Violent Resistance.
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 11, 2009
This iconic photo shocked, horrified and yet inspired the world. The Self-Immolation of a Monk: the Ultimate Expression of Non-Violent Resistance. A New Musical Contemplation. Via the artist: Fire Someone yells fire They scream of a fire Closed Eyes Calm mind The peaceful resistance We know Brings more than just burned flesh And smoke Fire [...]
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Who said this?
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 8, 2009
QotD: “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we [...]
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Practicing Compassion After Physical Abuse. ~ via Hollie Hirst.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 23, 2009
My ex-husband began abusing me when I was four months pregnant. It started with emotional abuse. I would sit on our sofa picking fuzz balls off of the blanket I was wrapped in, listening to him belittle me for hours. He was unabashed in letting me know how worthless I was. Eventually, the emotional abuse [...]
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Being a Dharma Bum.
by Nadia Ballas-Ruta on Nov 23, 2009
A few weeks ago, I found myself at a job interview with a person who obviously viewed life very differently than me. Within five minutes, it was clear that judgments had been made about me and apparently my resume held more meaning than I did as a person. It was quite surreal. For the record, [...]
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Book review: In the Face of Fear: Buddhist Wisdom for Challenging Times (Barry Boyce et al, editors)
by Todd Mayville on Oct 29, 2009
The concept that we are living in difficult times has become so well understood that it is almost cliche. What is less understood are ways to work with, or at least around, these difficult times. In the Face of Fear is an anthology of essays/teachings from foremost Buddhist teachers and writers with the intent of [...]
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Enlightened Advertising, as seen at Denver International Airport.
by elephantjournal.com on Oct 28, 2009
The Dalai Lama… “Doesn’t just wish for peace. He works for it.” It isn’t enough, we all know, to say Hope if we don’t work for health care reform, or to say Peace, brother if we lose our temper at our children or pets or employees or to protest wars if we’re not sitting down [...]
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Why won’t President Obama meet with the Dalai Lama? Because of China—and you, and me.
by elephantjournal.com on Oct 8, 2009
Christian Griffith, great climber and friend, and founder of Verve Clothing, called me up as I cycled home. “Obama’s taking a step backward from Bush!,” he said, with disbelief. “He won’t meet with the Dalai Lama when he’s in Washington next week—this after Bush gave the Dalai Lama the Medal of Freedom, last year,” sparking [...]
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Encountering the Dalai Lama.
by Insiya Rasiwala-Finn on Oct 7, 2009
The Vancouver Peace Summit. Last weekend I experienced first hand the frenetic anticipation of his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s visit to Vancouver for the 2009 Peace Summit. Produced by the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace, an organization founded in 2005 by the exiled Tibetan leader, and his close friend (and Vancouverite) Victor Chan, the [...]
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Highway to Lhasa. ~ via Frank Tedesco
by elephantjournal.com on Oct 5, 2009
Tibetan Song May this song help raise awareness for peaceful coexistence for the people of Tibet. What makes a nation great is not its size It’s not the missiles not its fearsome hosts It’s not the buildings not the oil supplies It’s not some worn-out tales of ancient ghosts Its people hold the secret of [...]
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