14th Dalai Lama

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the... more

by Miroslava Jurcik

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14th Dalai Lama

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Miroslava Jurcik

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"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."
One of his wonderful quotes.
We have a lot to learn from him, wonderful man, kind and wise. From his actions I have also learn that kindness is not enough, we also have to be assertive and strong , and even wage war when need to be to stand up for our rights.
He lives in exile bec Tibet was invated by China in 1950s, people who pray to him, we punish. Tibat never gonne be the wonderful peaceful country bec China will never give it back. And all bec they never learn to fight and defend their wonderful country.
When Tibet was under attack Lama ask USA and other countries for help, but nobody did, bec there was no oil and they didn't want war with China.
So the most important lesson I learn from him that we have to defend what is ours, or we may loose it if some bully comes along and try to takes it from us.

For China, possessing Tibet gave access to rich natural resources and allowed it to militarise the strategically important border with India. With 40,000 Chinese troops in its sparsely populated country, the Tibetan government - led by the still teenaged Dalai Lama - was forced to recognise China's rule in return for promises to protect Tibet's political system and Tibetan Buddhism.
China failed to keep its promises (ofcourse) and ongoing Tibetan resistance came to a head on 10 March 1959. Hundreds of thousands of Tibetans surrounded the Potala Palace in Lhasa fearing that the Dalai Lama was about to be kidnapped or assassinated. The uprising was brutally suppressed and the Dalai Lama was forced to flee into exile.
To this day Tibet remains an independent state under illegal occupation.

This picture was taken at Sydney wax museum.

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April 30th, 2017