SPIRITUALITY SCIENCE – ROLE OF EDUCATION IN PROMOTING HUMAN WELL-BEING

SPIRITUALITY SCIENCE – ROLE OF EDUCATION IN PROMOTING HUMAN WELL-BEING

 

I share the concern expressed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama about shortcomings of educational mission. In my analysis, apart from education, most religions, and philosophical doctrines fail to identify all the dimensions of man in relation to man's existence on the surface of fast spinning celestial object called World. Indian traditions of Yoga may describe seven levels or 'Chakras' of human consciousness.

 

In my view, man's singularity as Human Being is like Color Spectrum of Light. The seven colors of man are, 1. Physical, Mortal Being, 2. Mental Being, 3. Social Being, 4. Moral Being, 5. Spiritual Being, 6. Created Being, and 7. Rational Being. It will not be of much help to learn about World as a planet revolving around Sun. At a fundamental level, man as to learn about illusion of 'Flat Disc' as the most important sensory experience that determines reality of his mortal existence.

 

 

 

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DALAI LAMA RUES NEGLECT OF HUMAN WELL-BEING IN EDUCATION – THE STATESMAN

 

Clipped from: https://www.thestatesman.com/india/dalai-lama-rues-neglect-human-well-education-1502639016.html

Dalai Lama.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Monday rued the neglect of human well-being in education and said it is the responsibility of 'education institutions to nurture both physical and inner wellbeing'.

Addressing the devotees from Vietnam, he said the poor are suffering incessantly, children are dying in various parts of the world due to lack of basic facilities. The people with riches are not necessarily happy or peaceful.

He argued that education system as the source of intellectual nourishment, have neglected basic human nature and its needs.

"Our existing education system is very much oriented towards materialistic goals and as a result, our way of life has been materialistic," he said. He said through paying attention to our inner well-being, we can bring peace in our individual lives as well as in communities and can be extended to the world.

"The 21st century should eventually become a century of peace, not through prayers but through training of the mind," he said, adding education is universal; through education, we can introduce knowledge of inner values and ethics. He iterated his commitment to introduce universal ethics in the education system based on India's secular tradition.

"India celebrates secular values, which accords respect for all religion and respects non-believer. According to my view, I am trying to introduce in existing education system some teaching of moral ethics based on scientific values, not based on religious beliefs," he said.

Referring to the alarming suicide rate in cities in comparison to rural, he said the answer is in countryside, farmers have a strong sense of community. They come together during farming and always have the sense of belonging to a community. Therefore, they experience much less loneliness.

"In big cities, neighbours greet each other in morning and in social gatherings, but people to people connections are not necessarily very sincere. It is only at face level; artificial," he said.

 

 

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SENIOR ALIEN IN US GULAG VS SENIOR IN OCCUPIED TIBET

SENIOR ALIEN IN US GULAG VS SENIOR IN OCCUPIED TIBET

 

Living Tibetan Spirits admit with due honesty that Senior in Occupied Tibet is living a better life compared to Septuagenarian Senior Alien who lives his miserable life in US Gulag without hope for receiving monthly retirement benefits during concluding years of his life's journey. When you behold the man, his condition is self-evident.

 

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HAPPY LIFE OF A SENIOR IN ALI PREFECTURE OF TIBET – XINHUA - ENGLISH.NEWS.CN

 

Clipped from: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/18/c_137189053.htm

A two-story house in Dianjiao Village, Zhaxigang Town of Ga’er County, Ali Prefecture in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhuanet/Xue Zhen)

BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhuanet) -- A two-story house equipped with all kinds of household appliances is where Cama Ciren, a 72-year-old Tibetan and his wife live.

This is Dianjiao village, where they have lived for 34 years, in Zhaxigang Town of Ga’er County, Ali Prefecture in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.

“The village was actually isolated from the outside world in the 1980s and 1990s. There were only two or three households,” he recalled.

“Without a tent, we built a rock wall to shelter us from the wind. All of our clothes were scrabbled by hands,” he added.

Things have changed over the years. By 2012, Dianjiao was already a well-off village where each family lived in new house and a newly-built road connected the village with the outside world.

Cama Ciren (1st L), his wife (2nd R) and his younger sister are in their living room. (Xinhuanet/Xue Zhen)

At their age, Cama Ciren and his wife are not supposed to labor for a living. But they lead a comfortable life owing to the government subsidy policy.

“The subsidies we receive each year exceed 20,000 yuan,” his wife said, adding that they also enjoy full medical reimbursement, which they could not even imagine before.

Speaking of children’s education, Cama said that there are three college graduates in the village, his daughter being one of them.

“She landed a job immediately after graduation,” he said.

Today, none of the children at school-age in Dianjiao village drops out of school. Their food, accommodation, and tuition fees are all covered by the government.

“A happier life awaits us in the future,” he said.

 

 

 

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LIVING TIBETAN SPIRITS REJECT CHINA WARNING

LIVING TIBETAN SPIRITS REJECT CHINA WARNING

 

Global Times of China reports that National People's Congress delegates of Tibet asked the US Congress members not to support the "Dalai Lama clique." Further, these Chinese  delegates of National People's Congress demand recognition of Tibet as part of China. For now, Living Tibetan Spirits acknowledge the problem of Tibet's status. The problem is, China is in Tibet and not where it truly belongs.

 

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CHINA WARNS US AGAINST SUPPORTING DALAI LAMA – ONEINDIA NEWS

 

Clipped from: https://www.oneindia.com/international/china-warns-us-against-supporting-dalai-lama-dont-trust-washington-say-experts-2697351.html

Amid the trade war with the US, China has also asked the former to desist from supporting the "Dalai Lama clique" in Tibet in an attempt to reiterate China's sovereignty over Tibet, the country's Global Times cited a home-based expert as saying on Tuesday, May 15.

A team of the National People's Congress comprising legislators from the Tibet Autonomous Region of China concluded a six-day trip of the US on Monday, May 14, with an aim for the same, the expert said.

Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday that the delegation, led by the deputy of the People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Baima Wangdui, met a number of US senators and officials of the department of state in Washington DC.

The Chinese delegation told the US members about the importance of a good US-China relationship but also reiterated that Tibet was about China's sovereignty and it is a question of core interest of China, Xinhua added.

Xinhua also said that Wangdui urged the US to recognize the Dalai clique's anti-China nature and avoid any kind of contact with them. It also said the US assured the Chinese delegates that it recognized Tibet as a part of China and would not back "Tibetan independence".

However, not all in China are convinced about the Americans' ploy.

"Although the US said they recognize Tibet as part of China and would not support 'Tibetan independence', they have been meeting the Dalai Lama and in the past have funded the Tibetan 'government-in-exile'," Global Times quoted Qin Yongzhang, an ethnologist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, as saying.

Qin also said only time could tell whether the latest visit by the Chinese delegation would change America's "double-faced actions", adding that it was important to make clear China's position.

Zhu Weiqun, a former chairman of the ethnic and religious committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, told Global Times that Washington recently approved "a new batch of funding to support the Dalai Lama, even more than the sum back in the Obama days" and said he didn't find any reason to believe the current Donald Trump administration of the US would be any different in supporting the Dalai clique compared to the earlier administrations.

 

 

 

 

 

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LIVING TIBETAN SPIRITS – NATURE'S AGENDA – TIBET EQUILIBRIUM

LIVING TIBETAN SPIRITS – NATURE'S AGENDA – TIBET EQUILIBRIUM

 

Living Tibetan Spirits speak of Nature's Agenda in Tibet. Freedom and Independence are gifts of Nature quietly operating across Tibetan Plateau long before the arrival of Anatomically Modern Man. Occupying force wielded by Communist China creates imbalance, disharmony, and discord in lives of Tibetans who view freedom as natural experience. There is no reason for Tibetans to raise their voices demanding freedom. In my analysis, Tibet Equilibrium is about balancing physical force applied by Communist regime to overcome Nature's Agenda of granting freedom without asking questions.

 

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PUTTING TIBET BACK ON THE AGENDA BY DHONDUP WANGCHEN – PROJECT SYNDICATE

 

Clipped from: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-tibet-human-rights-commitments-by-dhondup-wangchen-2018-05

Human rights activists had hoped that international attention on China during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing would lead to greater political and religious freedom. It didn't, but it's not too late to pressure China to adhere to its past commitments.

WASHINGTON, DC – In 2001, when Beijing was selected to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, expectations were high that China's human-rights performance would improve in the international spotlight. Even Chinese officials predicted change; as Beijing's mayor said at the time, hosting the games would "benefit the further development of our human-rights cause."

But ten years later, China remains one of the world's most illiberal countries. Ethnic minorities are targeted, the regime's critics are imprisoned, and promises of reform have been virtually meaningless. As a Tibetan political dissident, I am living proof of this reality.

In December 2017, I arrived in the United States after being held in Chinese prisons for more than six years. I endured beatings and torture for the "crime" of asking Tibetans what they thought about China's leadership.

As a boy, I was only dimly aware of China's repression in Tibet. It wasn't until the early 1990s, when I first visited the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, that I understood what it meant to be a target of China's occupation. In 1992, when I was 18, I watched as monks from Lhasa's Ganden Monastery were dragged off to prison for demanding religious and political freedom. Many spent years in jail for daring to speak out against China, and as I grew older, I vowed to speak out, too.

My first stint in a Chinese prison was tied to work I began in the early 2000s printing and distributing Tibetan-language books. I considered these texts to be important readings on Tibetan politics, culture, and religion. Chinese authorities, however, viewed them as a challenge to their rule, and they punished me accordingly.

As the 2008 Olympics approached, I began looking for new ways to record my people's history. This was when friends and I began planning a documentary film – eventually called Leaving Fear Behind – about Tibetans' aspirations.

In the winter of 2007, we left our fear behind and traveled throughout Tibet, cameras in hand. To gain our subjects' trust, we shared DVDs of the Dalai Lama being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President George W. Bush in October 2007. In interview after interview, Tibetans expressed their desire to see the Dalai Lama return to Tibet and shared their frustrations that the lead-up to the Olympics had not brought more freedom.

On March 26, 2008, my work caught up with me when I was arrested by China's secret police. Once in custody, the torture began immediately. For days, I was forced to sit in the "tiger chair," a restraining device used to immobilize prisoners during long hours of questioning. During these sessions, I was told that I would be released if I admitted that my film project was illegal. But I refused, firm in my belief that I had done nothing wrong.

Eventually, I received a six-year prison sentence for "subversion of state power." During the course of my incarceration, I was moved often and forced to carry out manual labor for hours with no breaks. At one prison in Xining, my health deteriorated after I became infected with hepatitis B. But it wasn't until I was released, in June 2014, that I was able to receive treatment.

Even without bars around me, I remained caged. I was kept under house arrest, and my communications were closely monitored. All I wanted to do was study, improve my Tibetan language skills, and find a job. But in much of Tibet, even simple dreams have become impossible for Tibetans; for many, the only option is to flee.

My long, risky, and costly journey to freedom ended on Christmas Day last year, when I arrived in San Francisco and was reunited with my family (they left China years ago for their own safety). For various reasons, I must keep the details of my escape private, but it is no secret that many around the world aided me. Leaders in the US, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands frequently called on China to release me, and I am convinced that this pressure is why I received fewer beatings and slightly better treatment than my cellmates.

Unfortunately, many other Tibetans remain locked up for their beliefs. They need support, too. As I told US lawmakers during congressional testimony in February, Western governments have long supported the people of Tibet. But, as China has grown more economically and politically powerful, that support has waned.

Tibetans are not bargaining chips to appease an ascendant China; although the Chinese authorities bristle when democratic governments support us, our aspirations must not be traded away for political expedience. One way President Donald Trump's administration could recommit to US support would be by appointing a Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, a State Department post mandated by the Tibet Policy Act of 2002 that has been vacant since Trump took office. Congress should also pass the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act – a legislative solution to promoting positive change in Tibet – and demand the release of all Tibetan political prisoners.

Nearly a decade has passed since the curtain fell on the 2008 Olympics. But while the Chinese government doesn't talk much about human rights anymore, the international community must never stop. I can assure you that Tibetans inside Tibet have not given up their struggle – even if fewer people are listening.

 

 

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LIVING TIBETAN SPIRITS – THE COLD WAR IN ASIA

LIVING TIBETAN SPIRITS – THE COLD WAR IN ASIA

Living Tibetan Spirits - The Cold War in Asia. Infantry weapons of US Army and US Marine Corps used by Tibetan Resistance.

Living Tibetan Spirits initiated Tibetan Resistance Movement during late 1950s with hope for defeating military occupation of Tibet using Infantry Weapons of Warfare. Indeed, there was such possibility of seriously degrading Enemy's war machine during Vietnam War. Unfortunately, due to Nixon-Kissinger treason, Vietnam War remains unfinished. From military point of view,  due to change in circumstances, 'The Cold War in Asia' may not be determined by tactics used in Infantry Warfare due to Enemy's use of enhanced military capabilities.

Living Tibetan Spirits - The Cold War in Asia. Tibetan Resistance uses military tactic called patience and perseverance.

In my analysis, the outcome in any war is not always determined by relative military power and military tactics used by parties engaged in conflict. The Cold War in Asia will come to its natural conclusion when Nature exercises Force/Power to influence human behavior and actions.

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Living Tibetan Spirits - The Cold War in Asia. Chinese Stealth fighter jet at Yading airport in Tibet.

CHINA'S MILITARY IS WAGING A COLD WAR IN TIBET – THE NATIONAL INTEREST BLOG

Clipped from: http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/chinas-military-waging-cold-war-tibet-25744

Living Tibetan Spirits - The Cold War in Asia. Balance of Power in Asia.

In 2011, Beijing shelled out some 1.5 billion yuan (US$236 million) for the construction of an airport to serve the frigid wilderness of the Tibetan Plateau, saying it wanted to boost the local tourism industry.

Completed in 2013, Yading Airport has since handled no more than 150,000 passengers a year, equivalent to three or four daily flights carrying 400 travelers brave enough to enter the remote backwater. Little wonder: at an elevation of 4,411 meters, the airport in southwestern Sichuan's Daocheng county is the world's highest, almost one kilometer above the gateway to Tibetan capital Lhasa.

With the air supply about 30% less than you would expect at sea level, it is said that oxygenators are one of the most vital pieces of equipment for airport ground staff to avoid medical complications such as acute mountain sickness. Aircraft flying into the rarefied air must also be equipped with oxygenators before each flight.

Yet this inhospitable airport's location next to the Tibetan Autonomous Region does appeal to another group of travelers. The People's Liberation Army has found a number of important roles for the facility, ranging from the testing of a new generation of jet-fighters to fending off missile threats from the Indian Ocean.

It is an open secret that  Yading Airport was one of several testing grounds used for the locally built J-20 stealth fighter when it was plying the air route between Yading and Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, where the jets were manufactured.

Analysts say the alpine climate, steep terrain and high elevation of the airport and its surroundings are ideal for reliability tests on the J-20 and similar warplanes. This is the same reason that the F-22 Raptor, the spearhead of the US Air Force, was tested in Alaska.

But Yading Airport's significance also lies in the tactical advantages offered by its location at the roof of the world. The Chinese military can observe every movement at Indian installations in the Bay of Bengal, 1,000 kilometers to the southwest, as there is no mountain range blocking the view from Yunnan province across Myanmar.

Hong Kong-based military commentator Leung Kwok-leung noted that the PLA must have installed long-range early warning radars at the airport and it could also host an anti-missile shield at an elevation that would be the envy of other military services.

Chinese observers are undoubtedly monitoring movements by US nuclear submarines in and around the Bay of Bengal, and New Delhi's construction of a nuclear submarine base there. As a result, Beijing is getting antsy about threats lurking on its southwestern front.

Yading could be the location for the world's highest mid-range anti-ballistic missile defense system: using the elevation and low latitude, interceptors launched from the plateau could "hitch a ride" on the centrifugal force of the Earth's rotation.

Leung said this would mean that the PLA could use anti-ballistic missiles launched from Yading to put down Indian or US missiles fired either from bases onshore or from vessels in the Bay of Bengal area while they were still ascending, in a "blocked shot manner".

This article originally appeared on Asia Times.

Image: Reuters

Living Tibetan Spirits - The Cold War in Asia. Yading, Tibet.

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LIVING TIBETAN SPIRITS DEMAND TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY AS PRECONDITION FOR DEMOCRACY

LIVING TIBETAN SPIRITS DEMAND TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY AS PRECONDITION FOR DEMOCRACY

 

Living Tibetan Spirits demand 'Transparency and Public Accountability' as precondition for Democracy, Freedom, Peace, and Justice in Occupied Tibet. Further, Living Tibetan Spirits absolutely reject Cold War Era Secret Diplomacy.

Living Tibetan Spirits demand the United States and India to formally recognize Tibetan Government-in-Exile and conduct Diplomacy with Dignity to show Respect and to Honor Tibetan National Identity.

 

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US ENVOY JUSTER CALLS ON DALAI LAMA

 

Clipped from: https://www.thestatesman.com/india/us-envoy-juster-calls-dalai-lama-1502631324.html

DALAI LAMA

US Ambassador Kenneth Juster called on Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at his official palace here on Friday, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said.

During the two-day visit, which concluded on Friday, the Ambassador met high-ranking officials of the CTA, including President Lobsang Sangay twice.

The CTA also hosted a dinner reception followed by cultural performances at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts for the visiting dignitary, a post on the CTA’s website said.

Following the audience with the Dalai Lama, the Ambassador said he had discussions on a wide-range of issues with the Dalai Lama.

He expressed that he was particularly inspired by the Dalai Lama’s views on how inner peace of individuals can be spread and bring broader peace to mankind, said the post.

He also said he requested the Dalai Lama to visit the US again in the future.

The Ambassador was accompanied by a four-member delegation from the US embassy, comprising Special Assistant Anood Taqui and Deputy Political Minister Counsellor Derek Westfall.

The Dalai Lama, who believes in the “middle-path” policy that demands “greater autonomy” for the people in Tibet, is viewed by the Chinese as a hostile element who is bent on splitting Tibet from China.

He lives in exile along with some 140,000 Tibetans, over 100,000 of them in India. Over six million Tibetans live in Tibet.

The Tibetan exile administration is based in this northern Indian hill town, but is not recognized by any country.

 

 

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MAY DAY CELEBRATION – SLAVE IN FREE COUNTRY

MAY DAY CELEBRATION – SLAVE IN FREE COUNTRY

On Tuesday, May 01, 2018 I celebrate MAY DAY as "LAW DAY" to ask Americans to reject 'The Public Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996' or PRWORA. This Public Law is unfair, and unjust for it is not consistent with Constitutional Law, the Supreme Law of this Free Nation. Documented immigrants are permitted to work and pay taxes while they reside in the United States for their entire lifetime but not allowed to retire from work. In my analysis, this Public Law of 1996 reintroduced Slavery, Serfdom, Forced Labor, and Involuntary Servitude for Senior Aliens cannot retire at all.

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PRESIDENT EISENHOWER PROCLAIMS LAW DAY – MAY 01, 1958 – HISTORY.com

 

 

Clipped from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-eisenhower-proclaims-law-day?

American Revolution

1958

On this day in 1958, President Eisenhower proclaims Law Day to honor the role of law in the creation of the United States of America. Three years later, Congress followed suit by passing a joint resolution establishing May 1 as Law Day.

The idea of a Law Day had first been proposed by the American Bar Association in 1957. The desire to suppress the celebration of May 1, or May Day, as International Workers' Day aided in Law Day's creation. May Day had communist overtones in the minds of many Americans, because of its celebration of working people as a governing class in the Soviet Union and elsewhere.

The American Bar Association defines Law Day as: "A national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law. Law Day underscores how law and the legal process have contributed to the freedoms that all Americans share." The language of the statute ordaining May 1 calls it "a special day of celebration by the American people in appreciation of their liberties and? rededication to the ideals of equality and justice under law."

On a day that, in many parts of the world, inspires devotion to the rights of the working classes to participate in government, Law Day asks Americans to focus upon every American's rights as laid out in the fundamental documents of American democracy: the Declaration of Independence and the federal Constitution. The declaration insists that Americans "find these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal," and guarantees the rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The Bill of Rights amended to the Constitution codifies the rights of free speech, free press and fair trial.

Law Day celebrates the legal construct for the determination of rights that the revolutionary leaders of the 1770s, hoping to prevent the sort of class warfare that went on to rack Europe from 1789 to 1917, were so eager to create.

 

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