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Before we delve into the evaluation of the 146 cases of self-immolations in Tibet‚ we need to have an understanding of the current situation and status of Tibet. To the southwest of China with an average elevation of 16‚000 feet and area of 1.22 million square kilometers‚ Tibet is the highest region on earth bordering with Bhutan‚ India‚ Nepal and Burma. Under China’s occupation‚ Tibet’s three original provinces: U-Tsang‚ Kham‚ and Amdo have been parted into Chinese provinces. China refers to Tibet
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happy or not.” How Happy Are You And Why? By Sonja Lyubomirsky. So are you happy or not? No one knows if you are happy or not but yourself. “Happiness is determined more by one’s state of mind than by external events.” The Source of Happiness by The Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler. What this statement means is no matter what is going on around you it will not determine if you are happy. There are three points to the percentages on how people are differently happy. Fifty percent of people are genetically
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Edwards Snowden‚ former employee of the U.S. Government who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency back in 2013‚ once said in an interview‚ "I don’t want to live in a world where there’s no privacy and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity"(Snowden 2013). Snowden asserts that creativity lies in the mind‚ and to be creative is to have unprecedented ideas and subjects that are completely unanticipated. But how can we be creative if our every move is
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(n.d.). Public Broadcasting service. Retrieved June 6‚ 2013‚ from http://www.pbs.org/thisemotionallife/topic/happiness Happiness. 2013. In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved June 6‚ 2013‚ from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happiness Dalai Lama. (n.d.). BrainyQuote.com. Retrieved June 6‚ 2013‚ from BrainyQuote.com Web site: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/d/dalai_lama.html Sydney J. Harris. (n.d.). BrainyQuote.com. Retrieved June 6‚ 2013‚ from BrainyQuote.com Web site: http://www
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shamanistic traditions (involving altered states of consciousness to intersect with the spirit world)‚ both eventually came under the auspices of a temple‚ then under the religiopolitical state sponsorship of the Amphictyony consortium for Delphi and the Dalai Lama’s regime for the Nechung. For both cases‚ the questions posed to the mediums had to be submitted to the priests before the ritual was
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for most people is yes. Sadly‚ the solution makes a few of us frown. The gateway to a better world‚ is giving to others. Think about this: “If you want others to be happy‚ practice compassion. If you want to be happy‚ practice compassion” stated Dalai Lama. Some of us may feel that‚ if we give too much‚ our generosity will be taken advantage of by others. Nevertheless‚ we can do random acts of kindness like donating small amounts of money to a charity or giving toys to the unprivileged kids‚ without
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which the Buddha replied‚ "No. It would not be true to say that the cultivation of loving kindness and compassion is part of our practice. It would be true to say that the cultivation of loving kindness and compassion is all of our practice.” The Dalai Lama has said‚ "If you want others to be happy‚ practice compassion. If you want to be happy‚ practice
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Vehicle” because practitioners believe that it provides the way of liberation to more people. c. Mahayana. 8. The leader in exile of Tibet‚ __(d)__‚ is one of the most respected and beloved spiritual leaders in the world (p. 157). d. Dalai Lama. 9. “Contrary to popular assumptions‚ the Buddha did not advise people…” (p. 169) to do what? What does that mean? What did Buddha encourage? Did not advise people to permanently leave society to seek their own enlightenment. This means
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Sustainable development and Religion. Buddhism and the Climate-Energy Emergency Statue of Buddha Sakyamuni‚ Bodh Gaya‚ India It is in this way that we must train ourselves: by liberation of the self through love. We will develop love‚ we will practice it‚ we will make it both a way and a basis‚ take our stand upon it‚ store it up‚ and thoroughly set it going. The Buddha‚ Samyutta Nikaya Environmental and social breakdown
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