Dalai Lama

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is a spiritual leader of Buddhists. He writes an article in the “Sunflower Symposium” (129), in which he claims that one should forgive but should not forget the atrocities of one person or persons. In his article, Gyatso shares two stories, one is about the China’s invasion of Tibet which costed 1.2 million of Tibetans, and the other is about a Tibetan monk who had been in the Chinese prison for eight years. Both of them explain the “Buddhist culture of…

the world around them. They also help steer people’s mindsets away from negative thought and actions. One of the ways to help clear your mind, and follow the ways of the Buddha is by meditating, through the ceremony of Puja. Also by following the Dalai Lama, and what he has had to say about the religion, and the teachings he has spoken about in many of his world tours. These impact on they way Buddhist individuals and the whole community live amongst themselves and in public, with all of them…

attached image). To forgive and be judged by your peers, or deny a dying man forgiveness for his crimes is a lot like trying to decide which track your trolley will take. I found my answer through the sunflower, and the responses of Primo Levi, The Dalai Lama, Martin E Marty. My viewed position; as much as painful as it would be, is forgiveness. I come from a religious upbringing, I was always taught in sunday school that God forgives…

Censorship, or the act of restricting the expression of certain dissenting or non-sanctioned views, represents a profound problem in many countries throughout the world. Although all governments arguably employ this tactic to an extent, some undoubtedly have a habit of suppressing their people more than others. China stands as a prime example of one such country. Denying any semblance of free speech to its 1.3 billion people, China’s various restrictions on expression, specifically in regards…

In chapter 5: An American in India, Eboo Patel narrates his experience of visiting India, this time he is making the trip voluntarily. The purpose of the trip is to create a connection with his past and his people. He was going back to India seeking to integrate into his “lost heritage, his people and land” (78). Although, Eboo had a different approach to embrace his culture at first, he did not fully agree with some Indian cultural norms. The class structure and the significance difference…

Boddhuisatvas, an enlightened one who stays on earth to help people to Nirvana, can be anyone.Furthermore, Tibetan Buddhism, combines both Theravado and Mahayana Buddhism. Also, they believe that the Dalai Lama is their example to get to Nirvana. Fun fact, the current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso, is the fourteenth Dalai…

That’s why making ethical decisions is extremely important to make the world a better place to live. In his essay “Ethics and the New Genetics,” philosopher Tenzin Gyatso, the spiritual leader of the Central Tibetan Administration and the fourteenth Dalai Lama, asserts that our power is inextricably entwined with our moral responsibility. In her essay “Faith and Diplomacy,” Madeleine Albright, a professor at Georgetown University and former U.S Secretary of State, argues that religion is a force…

What is not moral? As mentioned before we will never agree on this as human beings but there are few things that we all do agree on and can’t deny “The earth is our only home.” (The Dalai Lama 70) Therefore we must be responsible for what we’re doing to this place and make sure we don’t hurt the only home we have in this universe. Not only we need to look after this planet but look after our species, everything we do is for the good of…

The counter-argument for Dalai Lama and Ayn Rand meaning the difference of the meaning of being a good and moral person is that Dalai Lama is the one I am going to agree with him because he speaks about the different ways you can be a good and moral person to another person and goods into detail on all of them. Like for instance, a person needs love to be a good person and also needs companionship to that person if they want to be a good or moral person to someone. Dalai Lama is a very…

it makes you unpopular. One also helps others who are less fortunate and may not be able to help themselves. In "Compassion and the Individual," Tenzin Gyatzo, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, describes a good person as one who is happy, content, loved, compassionate in their life. What does it mean to be a good person. Dalai Lama stresses that it is important to be happy in order to be a good person. He says,”The mind, however, registers every event, no matter how small. Hence we should devote our…