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A Recent View of Tibet ■ V "5 ♦,* * * *■♦.♦ ♦••♦'•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦' Bulk Rate m U.S. Postage Paid Ithaca, NY 14851 Permit No. 746 V Address Correction RequestedRequ SoNEWSLETTER AND CATALOG WINTER SUPPLEMENT 1995 Snow Lion Publications, PO Box 6483, Ithaca, NY 14851 607-273-8519 ISSN 1059-3691 Volume 10. Number 1 W News from the roof: A recent view of Tibet by Dr. Nick Ribush they are nowhere to be seen. More- helped make the right decision. over, Tibetan members of the Com- Finally, if even group discussion It's official: the Dalai Lama is an munist party or those simply em- didn't work, officials would "help" enemy of the people. Since Bill ployed by the Chinese are not al- them realize the truth. Freedom of Clinton reneged on all his promises lowed to display pictures of the thought, Chinese style. to care about Tibet, renewed MFN Dalai Lama in their homes. Worse, Why the big deal about pictures for China, and de-linked future they are not even allowed to main- of the Dalai Lama? Ask anyone trade considerations from human tain a Buddhist altar. Furthermore, who has been to Tibet. About the rights abuses, a brave new policy those who have sent their children only thing Tibetans ask foreign towards Tibet seems to have to India, which is the only place tourists for are pictures of His Ho- emerged. they can get a decent Tibetan edu- liness. And if you go to Tibet, they We are now witnessing the cation, have to bring them back to are the best thing you can bring. fourth Chinese view of Tibet's true Tibet soon, or they will never be To Tibetans in Tibet, pictures of the His Holiness. She would have loved approached the room, without leader. At first, His Holiness had allowed to return. Dalai Lama are the Dalai Lama, and to go to India to see him, but was looking back, he muttered just been kidnapped by rightist imperi- The picture edict actually came the thing Tibetans want more than too iD to make the journey. All I loudly enough for me to hear, "Ri- alists and smuggled to India. Next, down in September. Tibetans were anything else is for His Holiness to could do was tape a message from diculous! Running like a thief." while he might not have been kid- offered three ways of deciding that return to Tibet. Unfortunately, pic- her to His Holiness, and send it to Once inside, we had to turn up the napped, he was under the influence getting rid of Dalai Lama pictures tures are the best we can do at the him when I got out. TV' before he would speak. Walls of the rightist clique. More recently, was the right thing to do. First, by moment. Another Tibetan wanted to talk have ears. Freedom of expression, there was nothing wrong with him, reflecting deeply, they could come I have recently returned from my to me in my hotel room. On the Chinese style. if only he'd renounce all thoughts to their own conclusion that His fourth trip to Tibet. One day, on the appointed day, he was waiting for Outside, other Tibetans would of independence for Tibet. Since Holiness was indeed an enemy of roof of a small Lhasa monastery, I me in the lobby. When I came be glad to chat, but when any even the big July meeting on Tibet, he's the people, and take their pictures met a nun in her fifties. She started through the front door, without a slightly controversial topic came all bad. Even his picture. down. If that didn't work, groups crying and, pointing to her greying second glance, he started off ahead up, they would look around ner- Last year, photographs of His would be organized for the slightly hair, explained that she was upset of me down the corridor towards vously and say that they" really Holiness were for sale all around recalcitrant, and through discus- because she knew she would die my room, so that nobody would couldn't comment on that. For ex- the Barkor—dime a dozen. Now sion with others, they would be before having the chance to meet suspect we were meeting. As we Continued on page 9 Thinley Norbu to Lead THE PATH TO Dudjom Empowerments ENLIGHTENMENT INTERVIEW WITH LAMA H.H. the Dalai Lama translated by Glenn H. Mullin THARCHIN RINPOCHE 237 pp. #PAEN $14.95 Rinpoche, can you tell us trine has not been previously es- amining them as an analyst buys these people as their secular something about your activi- tablished. gold. Accept nothing out of mere leader. Therefore, this teaching of ties here in the West? When I reflect on my teacher's faith in me." The problem with the "every action seen as perfect" can The last time I saw my root request and what I want to do with practice of seeing everything the easily become poison for me in my teacher, His Holiness Dudjom the rest of my life, and I think about guru does as perfect is that it very relationship with my people and in Rinpoche, his final instructions what I can give to America and the easily turns to poison for both the my effective administration. I were for me to take care of the West, I feel the most profound gift guru and the disciple. Therefore, could think to myself, "They all see doctrine by teaching and establish- I could possibly give would be the This new edition of a founda- whenever I teach this practice, I al- me as a buddha, and therefore will ing the Dharma. He told me that gift of inner peace. We are so tional teaching by the Dalai Lama ways advocate that the tradition of accept anything I tell them." Too since I have been educated in wealthy materially, yet we lack the is now available from Snow Lion. "every action seen as perfect" not much faith and imputed purity of Dharma and have gained experi- ability to find true and lasting hap- The following is an excerpt, from be stressed. Should the guru mani- perception can quite easily turn ence in retreat, it was now time piness. Each of us has an inherent the chapter "Where the Guru and fest un-Dharmic qualities or give things rotten. I always recommend to share what I have learned with enlightened Buddha-nature and the Disciple Meet,' which we feel is im- teachings contradicting Dharma, that the teaching on seeing the others. His Holiness Dudjom ability to find inner peace and con- portant for Western practitioners. the instruction on seeing the spiri- guru's actions as perfect should not Rinpoche's son, Dorje Chang tentment. The way to find and re- tual master as perfect must give way be stressed in the lives of ordinary Kyabje Dungse Thinley Norbu veal the inconceivable qualities It is frequently said that the es- to reason and Dharma wisdom. practitioners. It would be an unfor- Rinpoche, advised me to stay and within each of us is through the sence of the training in guru yoga Take myself, for example. Be- tunate affair if the Buddhadharma, teach in America where the doc- path and techniques of Dharma. is to cultivate the art of seeing ev- cause many of the previous Dalai which is established by profound erything the guru does as perfect. Lamas were great sages and I am reasoning, were to have to take Continued on page 12 Personally I myself do not like this said to be their reincarnation, and second place to it. to be taken too far. Often we see also because in this lifetime I give Perhaps you will think: "The written in the scriptures, "Every ac- frequent religious discourses, Dalai Lama has not read the Lam ATTENTION: Please note our new editorial telephone number for tion seen as perfect." However, this many people place much faith in Rim scriptures. He does not know Sidney Piburn, Susan Kyser or David Patt—277-2168.Our/ax number phrase must be seen in the light of me, and in their guru yoga practice that there is no practice of Dharma 607-273-8508 is now a dedicated fax line to serve you better. You can Buddha Shakyamuni's own words: they visualize me as being a without the guru." I am not being fax us 24 hours a day on this number. buddha. I am also regarded by "Accept my teachings only after ex- Continued on page 15 NEWS H.H. The Dalai Lama Appoints Ven. Khensur Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche (Geshe Wangdak) As Head Teacher and Abbot at asfstts Namgyal Monastery Institute of Summer Programs & Retreats Buddhist Studies in Ithaca, NY Based upon requests received from around the country, the monks of Namgyal Monastery are offering two summer retreats this year, providing a wide range of exposure to Tibetan Buddhist studies and meditation practice suitable for beginners through advanced students. H.H. the Dalai Lama has ap- shouting, and sometimes even tantric practice and study and as- pointed Khensur Lobsang Tenzin pushing their opponents. The sumes an important monastic 4th Annual "Get Acquainted with Namgyal" Retreat: Rinpoche (a.k.a. Geshe Wangdak), stated purpose is to develop the teaching position. An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism a lharampa geshe from Drepung intellect of the practitioners, and A brilliant scholar and outstand- July 30-Aug. 6,1995 Loseling and former abbot of it is felt that direct dialectical con- ing practitioner, Khensur Rinpoche This retreat is characterized by individual attention from the monks Namgyal Monastery in Dharam- frontation accomplishes this goal (Geshe Wangdak) taught at the In- and a unique introduction to Tibetan Buddhism as practiced by the sala, India, as senior teacher at by training monks to defend philo- stitute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Dalai Lama's own personal monastery.
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