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Phayul News

Police raid homes of alleged Chinese spies

Authorities told the magazine that the Chinese general consulate has been running a spy network from the Bavarian capital, where several hundred Muslim Uighurs form one of the

TAR delegation in Nepal

A delegation from the Tibetan Autonomous Region led by its executive deputy chairperson Hao Peng is currently touring Nepal where it arrived Tuesday on a five day

Unlike China, India has growth with values: PM Manmohan

In candid remarks that were keenly scrutinized in the context of New Delhi’s niggling troubles with Beijing and US overtures to the country, Dr Singh offered an Indian perspective on rising China

China Gains in U.S. Eyes, and India Feels Slights

The statement, on its surface, seemed like any other bland missive released at the end of a polite visit by a head of state. It was put out by the United States and China

China executes two over tainted milk scandal

China executed two men on Tuesday for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal last year that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media said

US lawmakers, Chinese exiles press Obama on rights

U.S. lawmakers and exiled Chinese dissidents urged U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday to intervene with China's government on behalf of Jiang Tianyong, a rights activist who tried to see Obama while he was in China

China 'sentences quake activist to three years'

The sentence came just days after US President Barack Obama paid his first visit to China, during which he raised the issue of human rights, saying the United States believed in fundamental rights for all

Detention of China dissident Liu Xiaobo extended

Chinese authorities have extended the detention of a jailed dissident writer for another two months, his lawyer said Wednesday

US thanks India for hosting the Dalai Lama

The United States has thanked India for extending hospitality to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a statement that is likely to anger China, which views the revered Tibe

Dalai Lama begins teaching for Russian Buddhists

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Tuesday began begins Teaching for the Russian Buddhists
 

Archbishop Desmond Tutu to the Dalai Lama: We stand with you


(Photo taken by Carey Linde in Vancouver, Canada in 2004 - Wikimedia Commons)


Dear Members,

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has recently stepped forward to express concern in a letter at what he called the deterioration of the human rights situation in Tibet.

We the undersigned Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, human rights leaders and concerned individuals wish to express our concern at the current deterioration of the human rights situation in Tibet, and the apparent breakdown of the talks between the Chinese government and emissaries of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. We are dismayed at the lack of any concrete progress toward resolving the conflict over the autonomy and religious freedom of the Tibetan people, and urge all parties involved to redouble their effort to achieve this vital goal.

"To our dear friend His Holiness the Dalai Lama, we say: we stand with you. You define non-violence and compassion and goodness. Clearly China does not know you. It is our sincere hope that they will. We call on China's government to know His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as we and so many others have come to know him during the long decades he has spent in exile.


The South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate asks us to raise our voices in support of the Dalai Lama and human rights.

Please sign the letter today and stand with them for the future of the Tibetan religion and culture.

In order for the signatures in support of Bishop Desmond Tutu's protest to reach him, please link directly to the original online posting from Mary Wald at TheCommunity.com. We have agreed to publish only part of this letter and link directly to The Community site where you can read the full text and sign in support. Please encourage your friends to do the same...

With thanks and gratitude,
Renee Sigel - iPeace Editor


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Welcome to Candle for Tibet


By uniting our light for freedom in Tibet, we have started something huge. Our candle symbolizes our non-violent pledge to work together until there is freedom for the people of Tibet. CFT will work without end to support all Tibetans worldwide in their quest for cultural and religious freedom.

Candle4Tibet (CFT) will always be a network of PEOPLE who cherish the value of freedom and together create a unique movement. It is a true grassroots movement and is non-violent and non-profit.

We will strive to develop our network into the biggest global support group for Tibet, and all our future actions for Tibet will be conducted from here as well as linking to other actions globally.

Our network will be a treasure of information about Tibet, its culture and its heritage. Our links page contains dozens of Tibetan sites providing a wealth of information.

We will seek to work in cooperation and harmony with ALL Tibet support organizations in the world.

At the moment we need your active help in couple of areas:

Invite your friends. It is easy. With a few mouse clicks, using this link, you can invite your whole address book.

Design and create banners for the network. If you know how and can do that, please let one of the admins know. We will use these banners in our marketing campaigns

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David

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ashadowman aka Rick

For the month of December !!!

Universal Human Rights Month: Universal Human Rights Month commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations on December 10, 1948. Date: 01 World AIDS D...

Started by ashadowman aka Rick 7 hours ago.

Xavier Christian Philippe Leroi

BREAKING NEWS:Soon to be awaited: OFFICIAL GOVERNMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL COOPERATION

Soon to come disclosure about extra-terrestrial Galactic Federation of light awaiting to be made official -HIGHLY RECOMENDED VIDEO-!! http://www.youtube.com/user/visionarypea

Started by Xavier Christian Philippe Leroi Nov 12.

Kyla

expats

My family is planning to move in Spain next year because my father will be assigned there. I wonder if becoming expats in Spain would cost us too much. Do you think we should move to Spain with my ...

Started by Kyla Nov 10.

agnes_griffins

Love to study Spanish?

Hello everybody! People who like the modern and cosmopolitan atmospheres that combine a great deal of history and culture will love to study Spanish Valencia. The city offers beautiful Spanish clim...

Started by agnes_griffins Nov 5.

Torben Munk Nielsen

A Miracle

Hi all, I want to share with you the miracle that a friend of mine had with the TB for Health. I have a female friend who I see every now and then, in the period when I first met her, I could not...

Tagged: miracle, healing, water

Started by Torben Munk Nielsen Oct 13.

Torben Munk Nielsen

Download the video The Lifegiving Triple Breath

Download the video The Lifegiving Triple Breath This is a program that has been shown on Danish Television. Torben explain how it started and you can see how the human aura react when a person dri...

Tagged: healing, water

Started by Torben Munk Nielsen Sep 20.

jimmy

Find Out How Academic Term Papers Are Completed From Scratch To The End

Writing Academic Term Papers writing is the most frightening event that takes place in my education career. Every time when I am assigned to write my academic term papers, I literally feel myself f...

Tagged: Sample, Topics, Paper, Term, Business

Started by jimmy Sep 16.

Eva

Interview with the Dalai Lama - Sprache: English / Untertitel: Deutsch

Das ganze Interview mit dem Dalai Lama Warum wenden sich immer mehr Menschen im Westen dem Buddhismus zu? Wie reagiert der Dalai Lama auf kritische Stimmen und wie stellt er sich seine Nachfolge vo...

Tagged: german, english, lama, dalai, interview

Started by Eva Sep 12.

Katya Sanna

2 topics

Salve! I send you the links of my 2 blogs 1) Dedicated to my days in Venice with legends and some links of artists of Biennale: http://www.dailygrail.com/node/7872 2) Dedicated to Miwa Yanagi: h...

Tagged: travels, art

Started by Katya Sanna Aug 16.

dhondup tsering

tibet situation

i heard a lot of story from the tibetan who come from tibet. that the chinese punished the tibetan prisoner so badly that nor they could die easily nor live. they are last breath is so had

Started by dhondup tsering Aug 12.

Blog Posts

Violeta De Vil

URGENT: China Sentences Tibetans to Death - TAKE ACTION TO STOP TEH EXECUTIONS!




April 8 - China has sentenced two Tibetans, Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak, to death for their alleged involvement in last year's protests in Lhasa. Two others, Phuntsok and Kangtsuk, were also sentenced to death but with a two year reprieve, and Dawa Sangpo was sentenced to life imprisonme… Continue

Posted by Violeta De Vil on April 9, 2009 at 4:02pm

Violeta De Vil

Give diplomatic recognition to Tibet: US senate - Tibet Sun


WASHINGTON, US, 7 April 2009 (PTI)
An American state Senate has adopted a resolution asking the Obama Administration and the US Congress to give “diplomatic recognition” to Tibet and take “forceful” action to end “repression” of human rights by China in the Himalayan region.

Passed by the Vermont state Senate, the resolution called on the US Congress a… Continue

Posted by Violeta De Vil on April 7, 2009 at 10:06pm

Violeta De Vil

Dalai Lama envoy urges China to suggest way forward - Reuters India, Thu Apr 9, 2009


LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - China must suggest ways to break a deadlock in talks on Tibet or the Dalai Lama's representatives will assume Beijing is not interested in a negotiated solution, an envoy of the exiled spiritual leader said on Wednesday.
The last round of talks between China and envoys of the Dalai Lama failed in November when Chinese officials rejected their ca… Continue

Posted by Violeta De Vil on April 9, 2009 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Tayira

Earth Day

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Earth Day Poem 2009

To the Mother that bore us, nurtured us, fed us
From the bountiful orchards that sustained our growth,
She gave us life, nourishment, safety, and thus
I write for Her today, hereby taking an oath
To pay homage to the Mother from whom we came.

As toddlers, we began to crawl over the earth
And new to it's harmony… Continue

Posted by Tayira on April 20, 2009 at 2:23am

Violeta De Vil

Torture and ill-treatment


Palden Gyatso spent 33 years in a Chinese prison. In front of him: some instruments of torture which were used on him during his time in prison.


Torture and ill-treatment is widespread in Tibet. Political prisoners are in particular subjected to torture and maltreatment, to break their spirit and in order to obtain confessions that form the base for convictions to long prison sentences.

Reporte… Continue

Posted by Violeta De Vil on April 11, 2009 at 4:34am — 1 Comment

Clicia Pavan

Thank you for signing Archbishop Tutu's message on Tibet. Your support of His Holiness the Dalai La…


Thank you for signing Archbishop Tutu's message on Tibet. Your support of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is appreciated.
You are signature # 5969

Please help us build this letter into an international outpouring of support for the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people by distributing… Continue

Posted by Clicia Pavan on March 24, 2009 at 7:30am

Violeta De Vil

Dalai Lama thanks India for 50 years of shelter -


DELHI, India, 31 March 2009 (AFP) Muslims offer dry fruits to Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on his visit to Nizamuddin Chillan, a Sufi Shrine, in New Delhi 31 March 2009. The Dalai Lama offered prayers in different places of worship of different faiths for peace in India and the happiness of its people as he marked the 50th anniversary of h… Continue

Posted by Violeta De Vil on April 1, 2009 at 2:30am

Violeta De Vil

First Free Tibet protest in Bangladesh - Tibet Sun


DHARAMSHALA, India, 31 March 2009 (Tibet Sun)
Members of the newly formed Students for a Free Tibet in Bangladesh protested in front of the Chinese embassy to mark 50 years of the Chinese occupation of Tibet, and the Dalai Lama’s life in exile since then, according to a statement released by the Students for a Free Tibet in Dharamshala, India.

The protesters,… Continue

Posted by Violeta De Vil on April 1, 2009 at 2:40am

Christopher Stewart

The Lepufology Project >>> Introduction and Participation Guide



The Lepufology Project : Stop Tar Sands Development ! from Poligraf on Vimeo.



I would like to call your attention to my current project, which aims mainly to raise public awareness of the issues and impacts of the non-consensual development of oil sands in Alberta, and of the various organizations taking action against it. It also advocates the use of r… Continue

Posted by Christopher Stewart on December 30, 2008 at 1:00pm

David Califa

Thank YOU



I want to thank YOU, all members of Candle4Tibet and iPeace for pouring so much meaning into my life. Please don't forget to thank whoever is dear to you. Please promise to never take them for granted. Continue

Posted by David Califa on December 24, 2008 at 6:35pm

mike

comments and translations

Here is my own translation of a brief exposition of the bardos given by His Holiness Düd'jom Rinpoche. Please forgive any errors.

.-_-.


His Holiness Düd'jom Rinpoche's Clear Elucidation of the Intermediate States



This commentary on the intermediate states (antarabhContinue

Posted by mike on December 23, 2008 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

David Califa

Kiss for Peace - Join iPeace Day - Print the Flier



Dedicate the last day of the year to sharing your peace.


Click to download either a JPG or a PDF of iPeace Day flier


Please print one flier and stick it on your fridge door



You may helpContinue

Posted by David Califa on December 25, 2008 at 2:03am — 13 Comments

David Gould

No Room For Hate

Shortly after Helen was murdered in the London Bombings I wrote this to state our position:-

No Room for Hate.

There is no room within my heart
for revenge, fire or hate
there is no room within my mind
for any thoughts like these.

I cannot find the words to say
just how it is I feel
but I know from deepest hurt
I must forgiveness find.

The hurt that’s been done to us
cuts sore like a knife,
but we must not, repay in kind
what has been done to us.

Instead we must try and find
the way that is… Continue

Posted by David Gould on August 6, 2008 at 8:44pm — 2 Comments

Sw. Deva Sakshi

Found this in the Sports-News:



Buddha, Games and Why we must FREE TIBET

Ignorance is bliss. After watching the CNN special, Buddha's Warriors, I know that I will not watch any of this year's Olympic Games. All that I do not learn about The Games from news reports or through communication with others, I just w… Continue

Posted by Sw. Deva Sakshi on August 6, 2008 at 9:27pm

Norman

Don't Forget About China's Dissidents

By ELLEN BORK
August 7, 2008; Page A13

In the 1970s, the People's Republic of China held out appeal for American intellectuals disillusioned with Soviet Communism.

Journalists, academics, artists and religious leaders made the journey. Their admiring accounts reveal, as Paul Hollander described in his book "Political Pilgrims," that most of the visitors saw what they wanted to see, and in any case only as much as their Chinese hosts allowed.

Visitors to China these days are not looking for a… Continue

Posted by Norman on August 13, 2008 at 1:28am

David Califa

The Top 5!!!

Things that you can do for our campaign

1. Invite every one you know. Don't assume. Everyone loves freedom.

2. Keep telling the media about "The Biggest Single Action in the World" for a FREE TIBET (Yes, that's us)

3. Write to all Tibet support groups and ask them for their ACTIVE support (they all support us). meaning? ask them to send their mailing lists invitation to www.candle4tibet.org

4. Blog about it.… Continue

Posted by David Califa on July 27, 2008 at 6:54pm

David Califa

Candle for Tibet

7.8.2008 9.p.m. WE WILL UNITE OUR LIGHT!

Candle For Tibet

Candle For Tibet is a non-profit, non-violent grassroots campaign that has the
aims of helping in the process of Freeing Tibet, supporting the value of freedom
to all mankind, and to help in creating a new tool of influence for individuals
from all over the world.

What Are We Trying To Achieve
We aim to create a unique moment, when at least 100 million people from all
over… Continue

Posted by David Califa on June 29, 2008 at 3:58pm — 3 Comments

tenzin

Identity crisis

A very good friend of mine asked me a question today. What do you feel you are? An Indian or Tibetan?
I was taken aback for a few seconds, plus the noise in the auto rickshaw made it difficult for me to hear. At first I didn't realise what she had asked. Then she repeated herself. I didn't know what to say.
It wasn't that I was knocked out of my sweet dream-like life. I studied in a Tibetan school with predominantly Tibetan classmates. I spent two important years of my life in a Tibetan hostel a… Continue

Posted by tenzin on July 1, 2008 at 9:16pm — 11 Comments

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I am the Candle Flame


I am the candle flame for Tibet on high
My country stolen mountains in the sky
Valleys weep your clouds float on by
Freedom taken from me that’s why I cry
Oh mountain trails how I miss your track
My flame burns bright I want you back
Within my soul I yearn my eyes wet
Tibet you were my life ill not forget
Why did you come take my home away?
Even then you didn’t ask I had no say
You stole my heart my spirit all I had
Now here I burn my flame bright but sad
What did I do I ask the question why
For I grow weary to see my land for I die
Here I stand you smile look down on me
Ill fight for you till my death to set you free
So many years i've suffered silent in pain
How I yearn to touch your gentle soil again
To climb to yonder mountain peek above
Once more my spirit to feel of your love

Tony Robin Bulley 17th October 2008 ©


Vigil

Where are you now,
with your palms together,
bowing,
your dark red robes
wrapping the wisdom
of a thousand years,
white knife peaks,
and over six thousand
monasteries?

Your home not your home
and yet your home always,
you wander,
you meditate,
you chant and pray;
you teach, you love,
or you stay
and must keep quiet.

Yet prayer flags still blow
in high Tibetan air,
prayer flags still blow
in the deep dark-eyed hearts
of your people.
There are places
the intruders,
the violators
cannot reach–
places alive with
the smiles and tears
of your lost land.

Red robed ones
with your calm eyes
upon the world,
you who pay homage
to the consciousness
in all things,
you who see far beyond
appearances:
you know past time,
you love past duality,
and yet you cry too.

The mountains of Tibet,
the vast plateaus and
green valleys,
the sky lakes and blue rivers,
the sons and daughters
of this sacred land
know and wait for you,
and for their time
within space and beyond
to be free.

© 1996 Layne Russell

Many thanks to our member
Madeleine Weber
for her design work



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