DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 29: A Tibetan man was reportedly detained for 10 days and threatened to be deported back to Tibet by Nepalese police for a photo he posted on Facebook in which... Read more
Saturday April 21st, 2018
Beth Halford, an FPMT student who was staying at Root Institute in Bodhgaya, India, in March 2015, was fortunate to interview Ven. Thubten Tsewang, known as Baling Lama, a disciple of... Read more
Saturday May 19th, 2018
When we are not really wise but are instead narrow-minded, we generally think that what our mind is interested in is good whereas what our mind isn't interested in is bad.... Read more
Monday April 30th, 2018
The Tibetan flag, also known as the "snow lion flag" (gangs seng dar cha), is the national flag of Tibet, adopted by the 13th Dalai Lama in 1916. Banned by the... Read more
Sunday April 15th, 2018
Friday March 9th, 2018
The Times, Asia Times, 12 February 2018 Uneasy about 'infiltration under the facade of Buddhist activists,' the Chinese leadership now wants Tibetans to report followers of their... Read more
Monday February 19th, 2018
After an intensive meditation course taught by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Chenrezig Institute, Australia, in 1979, there was a one-day festival, where the students picnicked,... Read more
Saturday February 17th, 2018
The very purpose of spirituality is self-discipline. Rather than criticizing others, we should evaluate and criticize ourselves. Ask yourself, what am I doing about my anger, my attachment, my pride, my jealousy? These are the things we should check in our day to day lives.
The first full moon in the Tibetan lunar calendar is celebrated as the Day of Miracles, or Chotrul Duchen, which commemorates the final day of miraculous display by the Buddha which... Read more
Saturday March 11th, 2017
“Any unit or individual who breaks the rules and causes damage to the natural resources and ecological environment will be punished by the Public Security Organs,” Tibetan Nomads banned from UNESCO site... Read more
Friday December 15th, 2017
In many ways, there has never been a better time to be alive. Violence plagues some corners of the world, and too many still live under the grip of tyrannical regimes.... Read more
Monday December 5th, 2016
