For those who wonder if there is more to life, Sogyal Rinpoche may just have the answer. Anna King Murdoch reports. The one thing that is instantly noticeable about the Tibetan Buddhist teacher Sogyal Rinpoche is that he looks a really happy man.
For the first time, China has sentenced a dissident on charges of terrorism. Wang Bingzhang, a longtime resident of the United States, was jailed for life for allegedly plotting to blow up the Chinese embassy in Thailand as well as roads and bridges in China itself.
The rise of China as an important player in the global economy and political structure has far-reaching ramifications for various regions of the world, and the Middle East is no exception.
As an active supporter of the Tibetan people and their fight for freedom, I often have to work with pro-Palestinian, anti-Israeli, liberal, activists. My fellow Tibet supporters are baffled by my support for Israel: "How can you support Tibetan freedom (as my bumper sticker declares) and also support Israel who continues its occupation of Palestine."
They could have been unobtrusive about it. After all, tea parties marking the launch of non-governmental organizations are not generally presided over by heads of state.
America is all set to point the gun on Iraq's head. Colin Powell's address to the U.N Security Council was so well prepared, presented and deserved to convince not only the house to which he was addressing but also the international community at large.
A guide's traditional gift of a long white scarf, symbolic of hope for good relations, welcomes in the land isolated from the rest of the planet by the Himalayan mountains.
Lobsang Dhundup, aged 28, was executed Sunday (26 January, 2003) evening in Ganzi, a city near the Tibetan border in Sichuan province. The execution took place after a secret trial at the Sichuan Provincial Higher People’s Court.
