Most of us know the story of The Pied Piper of Hamelin - in high school, it was one of the poems that I gleefully recited out aloud, reveling in its humor and jingling rhymes.
eyes got glued and moistened by the remembrance column containing the above message from a loving father to his daughter who is no more in this world but still alive in his heart. The black and white passport size photograph of
In June 2005 I visited my native homeland, which is now known as Kandze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. This prefecture is not in the Tibet Autonomous Region but is situated to the east of the Yangtse River in Sichuan Province.
Today's human rights violations are the causes of tomorrow's conflicts. Today AIDS has become one of the most devastating diseases humankind has ever faced. Since the epidemic began, more than 60 million people have been infected with the virus.
During a talk at the Constitution Club in New Delhi this February, His Holiness the Dalai Lama stressed the importance of a systemic study of the Buddhist philosophy. His Holiness believes that merely having a faith in the religion may not be adequate and emphasized the need for an actual
My parents gave me the name Yangkyab Gyal. This name means "Victorious Deeds of the Holy Spirits." I wonder, now, how my parents were so courageous to do so when I was born in 1966.
Running into the flames with his charred flesh hanging like rags off his limbs, Jampa Tenzin, a monk, was hoisted by his fellow protesters as he continued to demonstrate.
Exactly 47 years ago to the day, uncertainty and fear reigned over Lhasa. It had been nine years since troops from the People’s Liberation Army had marched in. Nine years of empty promises,
Vignettes aside, this year’s Kalachakra held at Amaravati will be remembered as the first-ever vegetarian Kalachakra – attendees knew that they were not allowed to eat meat and none of the on-site restaurants and food stalls sold
"All the people who are born in this world are given, through their past actions, the work that is appropriate for them. This is the work set for me. Thus, I have wandered through the realm, expending my human life on learning."
