Dear friends,
Many things are constantly happening in the world. Some are important others not so much. But we have to be aware of how fortunate we are: We have a precious human life! We are lucky to be still alive!
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| H.H.Dalai Lama in Japan... | ...and in Mongolia. |
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has returned to Dharamsala after his trip to Japan and Mongolia with great success.
The Mongolian people have endured a lot of pressure from the Chinese Government for inviting the Dalai Lama to visit their country. Mongolia and Tibet have a long relationship dating back to the times of the Third Dalai Lama. As you may know, the title of "Dalai Lama" comes from Mongolia and it means "Ocean of Wisdom". The title was bestowed to Sonam Gyatso, the Third Dalai Lama by the Mongol chief Altan Khan, great-great-grandson of Genghis Khan. Itīs true that the Mongol emperor was not silly at all and when he converted to Buddhism he realized the great wisdom of the Dalai Lama.
In Tibet the situation remains very tense but the good news are that as from November 3rd there have not been any more immolations. Letīs hope it will continue this way since we do not want to see more losses.
The Chinese Government keeps trying to silence the Tibetans, now offering material possessions to control their convictions, as you can see in the editorial of La Vanguardia: "Beijing offers electricity, TVīs and telephones to the Tibetan monks". But we Tibetans do not seek TVīs or telephones but Freedom and Peace. We are not silly.
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| Tibetans monks in Dharams |
I take this opportunity to show you a video made by young people from SICOM (Solidarity and Communication) of the Peaceful March of November 2nd. I thank all of you once again for your support and participation.
I would also like to inform you about the PEACEFUL MASS MEETING at the Chinese Consulate in Barcelona (Avda. Tibidado, 34), to take place on December 10th at 12hrs. The same day marks the Human Rights Day, His Holinessī Nobel Peace Prize and also the last Full Moon of 2011. We will gather at the Consulate to ask for Freedom and Human Rights for our country, Tibet. I hope I can count on your participation.
Today, Thursday, November 17th at 20 hrs. we will have a special ceremony, the LHA BAB DÜCHEN PUJA, commemorating the day Buddha descended from Tushita Heavens to give Dharma teachings to his mother, Queen Mayadevi. During the weekend, on November 19th and 20th I will give a course: "Life and Death".
To conclude, I would like to inform you that we have already finalized the program of Tibet Festival. You will have more details in our website shortly. In the meantime I can advance the events taking place from December 5th till 11th:
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Monday 5th at 20 hrs: OPENING of the festival with the Construction of a MANDALA by the monks from Sera Monastery-.Tuesday 6th at 20 hrs: CONCERT of a Tibetan Lady Singer Pasang Dolma (Ex-TIPA).- Wednesday 7th at 20hrs: CONCERT of Ani Choying Drolma (Kathmandu)-.Thursday 8th at 20 hrs: SCREENING of the documentary "The sun behind the clouds" (with Spanish translation)-. ( Tenzin Sonam & Ritu Sarin)-.Friday 9th at 20hrs: CONCERT of Lama Gyurme (A Bhutanese Lama in Paris)-. Saturday 10th at 12 hrs: PEACEFUL MASS MEETING at Chinese Consulate. At 18 hrs. FULL MOON PUJA-.Sunday 11th at 12 hrs: MANDALA DISSOLUTION CEREMONY. At 18 hrs. SACRED DANCES OF TIBET by the monks of Sera Monastery-.
Take care and thanks for everything.
Thubten Wangchen
