a land of Tibet

Through My Eyes

With demonstrations for Tibet and work in the Grove I still haven't been able to work on the sculpture of Tara Drolma except to keep the sculpture moist. The terrible loss of life, both Tibetan and Chinese in the earthquake has been on everyone's minds and it hurts the heart. Tibetans have been holding prayer vigils, raising funds and even working with the Chinese in their nations of residence to help raise funds.

The Tibetan Government in Exile has asked for all Tibetans to cease protests in front of the Chinese embassies until the end of May. But of course, Tibet is a democracy so Tibetans are deciding for themselves what to do. Among my Tibetan friends, some are taking the three days of mourning to coincide with the three days of state mourning declared by China itself as a show of sympathy. In the meantime they steadfastly continue the effort by holding ceremonies for the Dalai Lama's long life and for the Chinese who have been killed in the tragedy.

And some are continuing the protests- because certainly the torture of imprisoned Tibetans and the arrests and killings will not stop for even one day so neither will they. The notion that the Dalai Lama initiated and somehow orchestrated the protests inside Tibet is rather silly! Tibetans are more than courageous and dedicated enough to stand up for their freedom through any weather...

This is a picture from Phayul taken in front of the consulate in NYC. The temperature is 50 degrees Fahrenheit and the wind drives the rain almost straight sideways through umbrellas, even raingear, sometimes so hard the cardboard flagpoles melt and droop over, and it is freezing to hold onto anything. As Shantideva says in the Bodhicharyavatara:

Heat and cold

The wind and rain

Sickness, prison, beatings

I will not fret about such things

for doing so will only aggravate my suffering

putting up with little things

will prepare me to endure much sorrow

In their compassion for the suffering of others Tibetans have been able to endure 50 years of brutal repression without losing their culture, their religion and their true nature. And so , in their compassion they rise up, even when the one they love so much tells them not to and they shout out in the darkness and the icy rain or go far from their homes to hold prayers for the suffering. Their compassion unites them more than ever and so the struggle goes on. I hope the world is watching closely- because it can learn much. There's a lot more to add but as usual two as one we'll add to the notes later beautiful one!

* courtesy of A Luminous Diamond (Bright) Crystal Show productions. The information for

the sketches is courtesy of the Footprint Tibet handbook by Gyurme Dorje.

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	Through My Eyes * With demonstrations for Tibet and work in the Grove I still haven't been able to work on the sculpture of Tara Drolma except to keep the sculpture moist. The terrible loss of life, both Tibetan and Chinese in the earthquake has been on everyone's minds and it hurts the heart. Tibetans have been holding prayer vigils, raising funds and even working with the Chinese in their nations of residence to help raise funds. The Tibetan Government in Exile has asked for all Tibetans to cease protests in front of the Chinese embassies until the end of May. But of course, Tibet is a democracy so Tibetans are deciding for themselves what to do. Among my Tibetan friends, some are taking the three days of mourning to coincide with the three days of state mourning declared by China itself as a show of sympathy. In the meantime they steadfastly continue the effort by holding ceremonies for the Dalai Lama's long life and for the Chinese who have been killed in the tragedy. And some are continuing the protests- because certainly the torture of imprisoned Tibetans and the arrests and killings will not stop for even one day so neither will they. The notion that the Dalai Lama initiated and somehow orchestrated the protests inside Tibet is rather silly! Tibetans are more than courageous and dedicated enough to stand up for their freedom through any weather... This is a picture from Phayul taken in front of the consulate in NYC. The temperature is 50 degrees Fahrenheit and the wind drives the rain almost straight sideways through umbrellas, even raingear, sometimes so hard the cardboard flagpoles melt and droop over, and it is freezing to hold onto anything. As Shantideva says in the Bodhicharyavatara: Heat and cold The wind and rain Sickness, prison, beatings I will not fret about such things for doing so will only aggravate my suffering putting up with little things will prepare me to endure much sorrow In their compassion for the suffering of others Tibetans have been able to endure 50 years of brutal repression without losing their culture, their religion and their true nature. And so , in their compassion they rise up, even when the one they love so much tells them not to and they shout out in the darkness and the icy rain or go far from their homes to hold prayers for the suffering. Their compassion unites them more than ever and so the struggle goes on. I hope the world is watching closely- because it can learn much. There's a lot more to add but as usual two as one we'll add to the notes later beautiful one! * courtesy of A Luminous Diamond (Bright) Crystal Show productions. The information for the sketches is courtesy of the Footprint Tibet handbook by Gyurme Dorje. ( please click here to return to my spinning for you!)