In "Compassion and the Individual‚" Tenzin Gyatso‚ the fourteenth Dalai Lama‚ describes a good person as good mental and physical health care. what i take from this is that you have to put people before yourself and care about everyone not just yourself or your family. the physical part could mean you have excellent health and donate blood or organs to people‚ or become a organ donor after you have passed away. the mental also could mean that you have good mental strength and can be in certain situation
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person as a kindhearted person because of one kind of kindness‚ while‚ for some they despite because of one bad situation. These different views cannot be controlled as they come from one’s personal experience with them. In this case‚ we have the Dalai Lama as a perfect example.
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internment camp in India during WW II. His memoir has become a bestseller and had been translated in 53 different languages. Through his storytelling‚ he has introduced the western world about the mystical kingdom of Tibet and its god king the Dalai lama‚ and furthermore intensifying the western fascination of “Shangri-la”‚ a mythical paradise in Tibet. In this vivid and astonishing memoir‚ Heinrich Harrer recounts his adventures as one of the first westerner ever to enter the isolated kingdom
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interacting with Tibet as if it were an independent nation‚ however‚ consistently recognizing Chinese authority‚ rather than Tibetan autonomy. For example‚ Goldstein writes that in 1943‚ President Roosevelt‚ in communication with the 14th Dalai Lama‚ referred to the Dalai Lama by his religious title‚ rather than as the “leader” of Tibet‚ which allowed the President to successfully avoid gaining attention from China‚ and also allowed the U.S. to avoid recognizing Tibetan autonomy (1). Indeed‚ due to such
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spiritual leader of Tibet. He was born on 6 July 1935‚ to a farming family‚ In Taktser‚ Amdo‚ northeastern Tibet. At the age of two‚ the child‚ then named Lhamo Dhondup‚ was recognized as the reincarnation of the previous 13th Dalai Lama‚ Thubten Gyatso(b) His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a man of peace. In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle for the liberation of Tibet. He has consistently advocated policies of non-violence‚ even in the face of extreme aggression. He is
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As the 14th Dalai Lama wrote in his book Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World‚ ¨Recognizing our shared humanity and our biological nature as beings whose happiness is dependent on others‚ we learn to open our hearts‚ and in doing so we gain a sense of purpose and connection with those around us¨ (H.H. Dalai Lama 73). Thus‚ when one performs an act that opens his heart and connects him to the world around him‚ he is sharing his humanity. People must understand the necessity of shared humanity
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Avatar Aang: The Peaceful Hero and the Monomyth “If we have no peace‚ it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other” (Mother Teresa). Indeed‚ as human beings‚ we all share some common needs and wants. A majority of people would agree that we want to live in peaceful world. However‚ is it possible? Peace is almost impossible because people are greedy and always fight for power. We can see these themes throughout the anime‚ Avatar: The Last Airbender. The Fire Nation led by Sozin‚ who
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Contentment In Howard C. Cutler’s “Inner Contentment‚” which was published in the “Art of Happiness” in 1998‚ -an American writer and psychiatrist- write about his argument with the 14th Dalai Lama‚ Tenzin Gyatso‚ on human’s desire for material acquisition. In the conversation‚ Cutler asks Dalai Lama to speak on desire and the Dalai starts by segregating desire into two terms‚ the positive and negative desire. The former is the reasonable desire that does not comes with trouble and is right for the surrounding
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How did Doegyal come into being? Shugden propitiators say that soon after the death‚ the cremation took place at the compound of a tantric house of Drepung monastery. However‚ his spirit rose from the funeral pyre for vengeance. Soon after‚ misfortunes such as earthquakes and famines occurred in Central Tibet‚ were considered the consequences of Doegyal´s furious and merciless act. Doegyal survived and left for Tashi Lhunpo Monastery to meet his teacher Penchen Lobsang choeky Gyaltsen in Tsang
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Self-power (jiriki) -In Chan Buddhism emphasized as necessary and sufficient for enlightenment. In Pure Land‚ insufficient without Amida. -In Zen‚ spiritual achievement attained solely by one’s own efforts. Self-power forms basis of both Rinzai and Soto schools of Buddhism. -Experiencing truth for oneself and not accepting testimony of another. -In Pure Land‚ one cannot become enlightened themselves through their own efforts because people have become so defiled so it is impossible. They must
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