Bill, I have respect for Dalai Lama. He is erudite and smart, and knows how to combine western humor and eastern learning. Meanwhile I find some of his remarks amusing, especially when he tries to hide his independence mind behind his non violence proposals. He is a contradiction worth studying. As concerns the history of Tibet and its present implications. Your description matches what I read. I will leave it up to you to make comments and will read with interest. Anthony
--- On Mon, 13/9/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Zen] Other traditions To: [email protected] Date: Monday, 13 September, 2010, 10:59 AM Mayka, It’s quite an involved situation. Too much for me to elaborate on here. I will just say that I have a real concern on whether the traditional social and cultural structure of Tibet is worth saving. It involves supporting a privileged religious class at the expense of the lay people. The lay people are kept uneducated and are taxed heavily - treated almost like slaves or at least serfs. Woman are kept like domestic animals. Young boys who are given to the religious class to use as orderlies are sometimes sexually abused and almost always physically abused. That's enough about that. >From a Buddhist point-of-view, the Dalai Lama is adding or prolonging his >fellow countrymen's suffering by encouraging them in their fight for >independence. I think (my opinion only) he would serve them better as a >Buddhist leader to help them severe their attachments to their superstitions, >nationhood, language and cultural identity. It is these attachments that are >the root of their suffering. Again, there are just my opinions and the reason I don't have much respect for the Dalai Lama. ...Bill! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maria Lopez Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 8:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Zen] Other traditions Bill: Can you elaborate where do you find The Dalai Lama hipocresy?. I'm not very into their political issues with China. As a person I quite like The Dalai Lama. And this like of him has nothing to do with him being the Dalai Lama. And as for his dharma I wouldn't know much except that his talking is pleasant thought doesn't say much of new that anyone else knows already. But I like him and I don't think that he's an hipocrite but someone who is in a tricky situation. And because of that he tries his best to explore the ways of peace. Perhaps through that he might appear as he was an hipocrite but he's not. He's a man who dreams in a world where everyone is happy and all living beings are safe . I know, he's genuinely like this. But of course he's a human being too. He's not from a western culture and because of that it might be difficult to understand him. But he's genuine within his own culture. Mayka --- On Sat, 11/9/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Zen] Other traditions To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, 11 September, 2010, 3:49 Jody, The only Tibetan I've heard much from is the current Dalai Lama, and I find his hypocrisy disappointing. ...Bill! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jody W. Ianuzzi Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 4:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Zen] Other traditions The impression I get is that the Buddhism practiced by the people and the Llamas is different. The people practice a more superstitious daily practice and the Llamas are more intellectual. When asked if he believed in reincarnation, the Dala Lama replied that he shared the same spiritual beliefs as the previous Dalai Lamas. I find the honesty and humor of the Tibetans refreshing. JODY __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5441 (20100910) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5441 (20100910) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5445 (20100912) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5445 (20100912) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
