Re: [Zen] Ash Wednesday

2008-02-08 Thread Jody W. Ianuzzi
The Dalai Lama had been invited to a Chinese event on March 11, 1959. He was told to come alone. He knew full well he was being set up but he planned to go to avoid trouble. The people of Llasa surrounded the palace and would not let him attend. In order to protect his people, he decided to

Re: [Zen] Ash Wednesday

2008-02-08 Thread Charlie
Jody W. Ianuzzi Tibet was an independent nation not a province of China and Tibetans have died by the thousands and the rest have been scattered across China in an attempt to destroy the Tibetan culture. They can't practice Buddhism any more thanks to the Chinese taking everything from them.

Re: [Zen] Ash Wednesday

2008-02-08 Thread Cynth
W'hever. Al wrote: From: Cynth Chinese Army would have him assassinated and they'd choose his replacement to control the people of Tibet. They chose his replacement anyway. Lama is the leader of a government in exile, which is a lot like being the gal standing outside your former

Re: [Zen] Ash Wednesday

2008-02-08 Thread diablodrakul
Charlie The Dolly Lama is like Ralph Nader, complaining about products and making money off the books that expose the bad products. Just another salesperson. So what would you do different? There is no doubt that Tibet has a major catastrophic sictuation going on there. Dalai Lama has

Re: [Zen] Ash Wednesday

2008-02-08 Thread Jody W. Ianuzzi
The Dalai Lama is making money off the books and it goes to the settlement in Dharm Sala. JODY WE MUST BE THE CHANGE WE WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD ~ Gandhi Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit

RE: [Zen] Ash Wednesday

2008-02-07 Thread Bill Smart
fodder for some posts. .Bill! From: Cynth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 6:05 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] Ash Wednesday I think it has more to do with the current Pope being far too religiously conservative and not wishing to meet

Re: [Zen] Ash Wednesday

2008-02-07 Thread Jody W. Ianuzzi
The Dalai Lama IS the spiritual leader AND he is the political leader of the Tibetan people. I suggest you read MY LAND, MY PEOPLE by the Dalai Lama and then you will understand. JODY WE MUST BE THE CHANGE WE WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD ~ Gandhi Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that

RE: [Zen] Ash Wednesday

2008-02-07 Thread Bill Smart
at that. .Bill! From: Jody W. Ianuzzi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 11:25 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] Ash Wednesday The Dalai Lama IS the spiritual leader AND he is the political leader of the Tibetan people. I suggest you read MY LAND, MY PEOPLE

Re: [Zen] Ash Wednesday

2008-02-07 Thread Al
From: Bill Smart I wish the Dalai Lama well in all of his endeavors, but in the political case in Tibet, to me, he's just another ethnic nationalist. The Dolly Lame-O has gotten thousands of people killed while he sips mint julips in Europe and drives around in a limousine and lives in a

Re: [Zen] Ash Wednesday

2008-02-07 Thread Cynth
I think you have him confused with Osho. If the Dalai Lama did not get sent around the world and instead went back to Tibet, the Chinese Army would have him assassinated and they'd choose his replacement to control the people of Tibet. Cynth Al wrote: From: Bill Smart I wish the Dalai

Re: [Zen] Ash Wednesday

2008-02-07 Thread Al
From: Cynth Chinese Army would have him assassinated and they'd choose his replacement to control the people of Tibet. They chose his replacement anyway. Lama is the leader of a government in exile, which is a lot like being the gal standing outside your former employment, picketing after you