These lines from “The Second Coming” have often been pressed into service in political writing (of the despairing kind) though they are generally misemployed to introduce or set out events that don’t quite come up to the urgency of Yeat’s doom-laden metaphysical vision.
On July 14th His Holiness the Dalai Lama began the first stage of the actual Kalachakra empowerment. Early in the morning, His Holiness left his hotel for the Verizon Center to continue with the preparatory self-generation prayers.
The 17th Karmapa has been finally permitted to visit the United States to attend Kalachakra Puja in Washington, DC. The Dalai Lama, along with his monks of Namgyal Monastery, is conducting the 11-day rituals. A few months ago, the Karmapa Lama made headlines when Himachal Pradesh
Adding voice to the global call to protest the official celebrations of what China claims the 60th anniversary of Tibet’s peaceful liberation, Tibetans and Tibet supporters protested in front of the Chinese Embassy in the nation’s capital Wednesday.
Three Kardze nuns arrested for carrying out peaceful protests last month have been sentenced to three year prison term each.In a press statement released earlier today the Dharamshala based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) cited sources in Tibet confirming the sentence.
In what is being described as an ‘appalling show of conduct’, Mr Tsewang Rigzin, president of the largest non-governmental organisation in exile was ‘rudely expelled’ from the Kalachakra venue
A high-ranking official in the Obama administration expressed regret at the Chinese government’s failure to engage in substantive dialogue with the Tibetans and warned China that its ‘counterproductive policies’ in Tibet
The same day Beijing appointed ‘TAR’ communist party chief Zhang Qingli called for a severe crackdown on the Dalai Lama’s activities, the Tibetan spiritual leader was honoured at the United States Congress with an award
Since you announced your retirement as leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, how has your life changed?
Dalai Lama: Not much change, because the last ten years, since 2001, we have had political leadership through election.
Tibetans and Tibet supporters world-wide are holding protests and campaigns to mark the Global Day of Action for Tibet: 60 Years of Oppression: China's Failed Tibet Policies.
