Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Violates 'respect, Tolerance, Equality

... Magazine, an offshoot of The Atlantic, students at the University of California, San Diego are concerned about an upcoming visit from the Dalai Lama, who they consider to be a threat to the Communist Party of the People’s Republic of China. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER. The announcement triggered outrage among Chinese students who view the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader as an oppressive figure threatening to divide a unified China. A group of them now plans to meet with the university chancellor to discuss the content of the upcoming speech. The awkwardness doesn’t end there. As the aggrieved students have trumpeted their opposition, their rhetoric has borrowed elements from larger campus activist movements across the United States. The upshot: What Westerners might perceive as Communist Party orthodoxy is mingling weirdly with academia’s commitment ...

Dalai Lama Adds Voice To Pope's In Calling For The Persecution Of Rohingya To End

... of more than 1 million Rohingya living in Rakhine state on Myanmar's western coast. Related Content. Bishop presses Myanmar leader for 'credible' Rohingya investigation. Myanmar is a Buddhist majority nation. In February, Pope Francis issued a stinging rebuke of Myanmar following a United Nations report detailing atrocities against Rohingya that included mass rapes, murders, beatings and families locked in houses and burnt alive. Among the atrocities was the slitting of a baby's throat while his mother was being gang raped. The Rome-based Permanent People's Tribunal has convened 43 times to deliver judgments on societies facing state-sponsored crimes. Displaced Rohingya women and children in a refugee camp south of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: AP. Ms Suu Kyi, who was kept under house arrest for 15 years for standing up to Myanmar's military, appears now to hold little sway over powerful generals, despite ...

The Dalai Lama's Secret Weapon

... if you show them genuine sort of respect, genuine love, then trust come, so here I think the expression of genuine warm feeling smile I think part of that, that's genuine smile.". But it is clear that joking around is also key to winning over a crowd. At the event, the Dalai Lama finally sat in his floral chair, against what looked like a pillow one of the monks must have grabbed from his bed, hoping to make him more comfortable. Monks listen to the Dalai Lama at the Emory-Tibet symposium. The crowd quieted, leaning forward to hear what His Holiness had to say. But instead of a prayer or a gentle word of wisdom, he decided it was the perfect time to wipe his brow. He took his time and then, rather than putting the white washcloth on the table next to him, he immediately put it on his head, where it rested like an absurd floppy hat. Giggling, he wore it through first part of the meeting, for about an hour. The Dalai Lama is often playful when he speaks, even when ...

Outcry Over Dalai Lama Threatens Free Speech

... speech outbursts on UC campuses. Two years ago, students at Berkeley tried to remove the political polemicist Bill Maher from the commencement speech, and in early February prevented right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos from giving a speech. However, this time the protesters are motivated by a far more invidious sentiment than political correctness—blind patriotism. The claim of the Dalai Lama’s intention to “sabotage racial harmony” is highly dubious. It makes the strong assumption that there is an already established racial harmony, which requires strong evidence. But this is irrelevant here, as what is at stake is the core of liberal democracy: free speech. Free speech, in its broad sense, consists of both the tolerance for the right of others to speak, and the independence with which we think and speak. The whims of the Chinese Embassy and government should not dictate what Chinese international students think, and what Chinese international students think should not interfere with whether or not the Dalai Lama speaks at commencement. Philosopher Karl Popper wrote in his famous The Open Society and its ...

Some Chinese Students At Uc San Diego Condemn Choice Of Dalai Lama As Commencement Speaker

... are upset is that our university shows little consideration about cultural respect, as he is a politically sensitive person in China.”. Wang wrote, “Commencement is a landmark of our life. Our family members are coming all the way from China, flying for more than 10 hours to celebrate with us. The Dalai Lama, as a political icon, is viewed differently in our country. We want to spend a fantastic time with our family during the commencement, but his presence will ruin our joy. What we want to say is that objectively, he will be an excellent speaker for the commencement. Nonetheless, culturally speaking, his selection to be a presenter is inappropriate in such a situation, considering how many Chinese students and their families are going to attend this commencement.”. UC San Diego stood by its decision to invite the Dalai Lama in a statement. “The University of California, San Diego, has always served as a forum for discussion and interaction on important public policy issues and respects the rights of ...

John Oliver Meets The Dalai Lama & Investigates Trump's 'stupid Watergate

... properly," and how the Chinese government has labeled him a demon: "Whatever they want to say, that's their freedom," he said. "I have no negative feeling. I just feel love. I practice taking others' suspicion, distrust and giving them patience, tolerance and compassion. I practice that.". Oh, and the Dalai Lama also explained how he cured Mongolia of alcoholism by getting people to drink horse milk. "Wait, hold on," Oliver said. "You tried to wean them off vodka by giving them horse milk?". But of course, there was still that pesky matter of the immediate Trump news to tackle, and Oliver did that at the start of the show by looking at the Jeff Sessions/Russia mess (Sessions is "the unfortunate result of Dobby the House Elf’s one-night stand with a Confederate flag"), and Trump's subsequent attempts at distracting the nation from his ...

Executive Vanessa Guthrie On Why Her Ideal Cycling Partner Is The Dalai Lama

... but I hate coming down again. And flat sections can get really boring, so for me a mixture is always best. Love most about cycling. You don't need anyone else to do it, and you can subconsciously process a lot of stuff while you are out on the road. Dislike about cycling. Most like to go on a long ride with. If I could ride with anyone in the world, I would pick the Dalai Lama. I think his calm presence would help soothe my constant fear of falling off. Otherwise, my husband would be great (he doesn't ride at the moment, but I am working on it). Do you think you will ever be too old to ride. If you had asked me that question last June I would have said I am already too old to ride, but now I am shifting towards answering a firm "no". Favourite refuel station. Haven't travelled far enough yet to warrant a refuel. Favourite piece of cycling gear. It would have to be the knicks. Dream bike holiday. I would love to do a canal and bike tour of France; it is definitely on the bucket list. Crashes? Catastrophes. Everyone told me that all riders have a slow motion fall when they can't get their cleats out of the pedals – usually at a set of ...

Lessons From Meditating With The Dalai Lama

... Drepung Monastery, where he was overseeing a symposium bridging Buddhism and science. The monastery itself is a dazzling bejeweled structure built 600 years ago. Inside, there are enormous golden Buddhas standing next to ornate walls. The discussion hall itself is grand but warm, with doors and windows open to the hot South Indian sun. If you struggle to meditate, try this. For three days, his Holiness moderated sessions on weighty metaphysical topics such as the criteria for valid reasoning, the fundamental constituents of the universe, origins of life and the subjective experience of the mind. It was fascinating and mind-bending - but also mentally exhausting. It was difficult to stay awake, let alone keep up with the rapid-fire debate between the Buddhists and the scientists. Yet his Holiness was mentally engaged and inquisitive throughout, even more remarkable given more than half the comments were being translated for him. The Dalai Lama typically wakes about 2:40 a.m. and starts his daily meditation routine at 3 a.m., even as most of his staff is still snoozing. This was the backdrop when one of his senior staff ...