Dalai Lama

discussing how the Dalai Lama wasn’t allowed to return to Tibet when one of my closest friends Mary walked up to me. Mary was an energetic international student from China with an infectiously optimistic outlook on life. “The Dalai Lama is a terrorist,” she informed me with the same tone as one remarks that the world is round. “What?” I spat out as my eyebrows jumped to my hairline. “The Dalai Lama is a terrorist,” Mary repeated, convinced I didn’t hear her correctly.…

bad actions they do in their life and one of people who had made a reputation through his actions <the 14th Dalai Lama>. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk. He is the spiritual leader of Tibet. He was born on 6 July 1935, to a farming family, in a small hamlet located in Taktser, Amdo, and northeastern Tibet. At the very…

as before the invasion. For the time being, no monasteries were demolished and the Dalai Lama still held authority and was the religious and political leader in Tibet. Keeping the Dalai Lama in power was strategically important for Mao. Giving the Dalai Lama authority meant gaining trust and support from the Tibetan elites, and eventually getting them to side with him upon the transformation of Tibet. The Dalai Lama being in charge of Tibet was significant for the people of Tibet too. His…

Thomas Tweed’s missive, titled ‘Who is a Buddhist?’, dissects the Buddhist community and separates those who identify with, or simply dabble in, the faith into more appropriate categories. In this piece, Tweed identifies various levels of involvement in Buddhism, classifying its followers in groupings from the faithful to those who simply show passing interest. Most importantly, Tweed separates the sheep from the goats by making it clear to his audience: just because someone participates in…

In the article “Ethics and the New Genetics” written by The Dalai Lama, the author explains a religious symbol that is trying to send a message to the science community. A genetic technology that one day will change the definition of what it is to be human. Similarly, in “Human Dignity” written by Francis Fukuyama the author examines Factor X, the same number of factors that makes a human being human. Individuals should be political, the ethical esteem is embodied, the decisions made, and the…

what would create it? Different people may have their own ideas of happiness \. For example, for some people happiness means having lots of money . In fact , it is a relative concept and can come from many different sources. Howard Culter and The Dalai Lama , the authors of " Sources of Happiness", have mentioned some of the these sources. According to their essay,some factors might affect the determination of happiness like comparing mind, inner content and inner world, which will be…

In modern times religion and science are increasingly becoming viewed as incompatible, or at least non-overlapping. Damien Keown states that “Scientific discoveries, and theories such as evolution, have challenged many traditional Christian teachings…” at the expense of making them appear “...dogmatic, irrational, and backward-looking” (119). Despite its brief history in the West, Buddhism has gained increasing popularity in part due to its frequent portrayal as an exception to the conflict…

This book moves more towards the less visible and un-promoted side of how Buddhism is starting to filter into today’s American life. For Moore this fits better than the shaved head, mantra chanting, and incense wreathed thought that most Westerners have associated with Dharma. The author looks for something or someway for him to replace what he lacked from his childhood faith. In the book, he seeks guidance towards confronting and being able to answer the big questions that leave us dissatisfied…

As a society today, people are moving in a much faster pace than ever before. Many of the advancements over the past few years can be accredited to digital media and the internet. Tenzin Gyatso, better known as the fourteenth Dalai Lama and leader of the Central Tibetan Administration, discusses the need for a moral compass in the biotechnology industry in “Ethics and the New Genetics”. However, use of the internet and social media is also in dire need of a moral compass. The internet and social…

have many ways to get different ways of entertainment. As a result, the lure of the colorful world blinds people from the real world. People know the ethical response but they now choose to ignore those problems to get entertained. In the essay by Dalai Lama, “Ethics and the New Genetics”, he realizes the unstoppable development does harm to the ethical response. People’s understanding of morality are not as advanced as the development of the world. In the end, people simply choose to get…