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"Forgiving is the biggest discipline. Through forgiving others, I receive forgiveness. Everyday is a new day. One mustn’t turn ones back on the new day, being stuck in a rut. If one unties oneself and becomes free, the world, too, opens wide."

On Monday 11 October, a captivated crowd got together in Brighton for "Rangzen", an awareness-raising concert calling once again for a Free Tibet.

Kalsang Dickey fled Lhasa to take part in the Miss Tibet contest. Last week, Manraj Grewal saw her live out her dream.

The medicine of Tibet used to belong to a very narrow circle of sorcerers and lamas, who created their potions reading mantras and ancient charms.

Tibet Foundation is very pleased to announce it's annual Tibet Foundation Day, to be held on Saturday 23rd October 2004 at the Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

In a silent answer to ongoing Chinese government efforts to eradicate Tibetan Buddhism, a pair of local practitioners have fashioned a new temple for their faith in downtown Salt Lake City.

A mysterious compulsion drew Gaby Naher to Tibet. She tells Suzy Baldwin how she found her cause. Had Carmen Callil been easier to get on with, Gaby Naher might never have met the Dalai Lama and never become interested in Tibet.

"We have learned that the Tibetan administration here has been very successful in following a democratic system of governance. And we are really surprised to see people still fleeing Tibet," said Mr. Olav Gunner Ballo

American China Watcher John Kamm says the reason for China inviting envoys of the Dalai Lama for talks may partly be on account of "Beijing's desire to appear open and receptive to dialogue on how to best address the question of Tibet."

The new Miss Tibet is swimsuit-shapely, talented, articulate and dedicated to Tibetan culture and the Dalai Lama. Tashi Yangchen is a 24-year-old computer engineer from Sikkim, India.