Dalai Lama: ‘I Am a Son of India’

[INDIAN007]

Then do not whine regarding "staple visa", thats our "honourable policy".

Good Luck with that

 

[StingRoy]

We are India’s chelas: Dalai Lama

“The relationship between India and Tibet is one of guru and chela,” said Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, at the first session of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2010. “We learnt a lot from Indian scholars. And I always introduce myself to western audiences as a scholar of Indian thought… So we are chelas. But you must agree that we have been reliable chelas,” he added with a chuckle.

The core of the message the Nobel peace prize winner delivered to the packed Darbar Hall of the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi was about finding inner happiness and compassion to promote peace and happiness in troubled times.

Quoting the eighth-century Buddhist scholar from Nalanda, Shantideva, the Dalai Lama said, “You cannot cover the whole world’s thorns with leather. But it’s enough to cover only your feet. Similarly, by controlling your own anger you can overcome your enemies.”

Giving the example of a Tibetan monk who spent 19 years in a “Chinese gulag”, he said, “When he came to India and met me, he said he was afraid in the prison. Was it for his life? No, he said he was afraid that he would lose compassion towards the Chinese people. That’s the Tibetan way.”

Prayers help believers to stay on the path of compassion. For non-believers, which he reckoned made up the majority of the world’s population today, “the secular way to warm-heartedness” must come through introspection and lived experiences, he said.

The leader of the Tibetan people also said that prayers alone don’t help when it comes to improving the lot of whole communities – for that, concerted action is needed.

“I was in Bihar recently to unveil a Buddha statue… The state’s chief minister said Bihar was more prosperous with the Buddha’s blessing. When it was my turn I said had it been because of the Buddha then the state would have prospered long ago,” said the Buddhist monk.

The questions at the end of the session brought in fresh energy to the interaction.

Hindustan Times Editor-in-Chief Sanjoy Narayan, who moderated the morning session, asked the Dalai Lama for a way to address the issue of disenchantment that seems to be rife among today’s youth.

The 75-year-old monk replied, “Our generation belongs to the 20th century, a century of violence during which more than 200 million people were killed. This century is new yet… But whether it will be as violent will depend on the young people of today. If they can shun the hypocrisy and artificial things of the previous generation and enrich their inner wealth, it’s possible.”

Suhel Seth, co-founder of Equus advertising agency, asked the Dalai Lama on his “succession planning”.

To this the Tibetan leader said with a laugh, “It isn’t a serious question to me. But the Communist government is looking at it very seriously… It’s for the Tibetan people to decide… If I die in the next few days, they may want to continue with the institution of the Dalai Lama. But if it’s 20, 30 years later, who knows?”

 

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[Vimana1]

 

[CardSharp]

Before this lovefest gets out of hand, I'd like to point out that there were plans by India to invade Tibet ahead of the Chinese in 1950 as a continuation of the British attempt to annex Tibet. They were abandoned because of military unfeasibly (I have the links to the lecture at the Australian national university)

Also the DL may be keeping quiet now because he needs Indian good will, but that sacred soil in AP? The Tibetan government still claims it for Tibet.

 

[INDIAN007]

Before this lovefest gets out of hand, I'd like to point out that there were plans by India to invade Tibet ahead of the Chinese in 1950 as a continuation of the British attempt to annex Tibet. They were abandoned because of military unfeasibly (I have the links to the lecture at the Australian national university)

Also the DL may be keeping quiet now because he needs Indian good will, but that sacred soil in AP? The Tibetan government still claims it for Tibet.

any links for your claims

 

[Vimana1]

Here come the Chinese trolls i dont understand if they can not stand the holyness the Dalai lama why they all come comment in a herd fashion all at once?? mind boggles

 

[Vimana1]

 

[CardSharp]

Here come the Chinese trolls i dont understand if they can not stand the holyness the Dalai lama why they all come comment in a herd fashion all at once?? mind boggles

Sorry that the truth does that to you. I would have let this little circlejerk go on but my gag reflex kicked in. Also my mistake the conference was held at the University of Westminster, London, not the Australian national U.







A Conference on ‘REVISITING THE CHINA-INDIA BORDER DISPUTE’

2-3 June 2010, University of Westminster, London.


FINAL PROGRAMME with Podcasts
Organiser: Dr Dibyesh Anand (Home_Page), Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), University of Westminster, London, UK. Email: D.Anand@wmin.ac.uk

Sponsors: DPIR (University of Westminster), Nirman Foundation and the Universities’ China Committee in London.

WEDNESDAY 2 JUNE

Venue: Fyvie Hall, 309 Regent Street, University of Westminster, London, W1B 2UW

1330-1400 Registration

1400-1430 Welcome Address by Roland Dannreuther (University of Westminster)

Introductory Address by Dibyesh Anand

1430-1530 Keynote One: Neville Maxwell (Australian National University, Australia), ‘Why the Sino-Indian border dispute is still unresolved after 50 years’

Podcast of Welcome, Introduction and Keynote One – Introduction and Neville Maxwell’s Keynote

Discussant: Alka Acharya (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)

http://chinaindiaborderdispute.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/session1.mp3

 

[Vimana1]

hehe

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

what harm can this old religious man do to china ?

Why do they hate him ?

 

[CardSharp]

hehe

Listen to the keynote speech from the conference, you'll learn something about this world. Knowledge can't hurt those with truth on their side right?

Dr Dibyesh Anand starts speaking at 4:30

and the keynote speech starts at 22:40

See I made it easy for you.

 

[Vimana1]

what harm can this old religious man do to china ?

Why do they hate him ?

They fear him they know he is respected and well received the world over, people listen when he speaks he has the ear of all the great world leaders.

 

[Brotherhood]

what harm can this old religious man do to china ?

Why do they hate him ?

Yeah, keep playing your inocent game by ignoring DL is head of exile government of tibet eh? it will be like i ask what harm can a "staple visa" do to India.

 

[BigTree.CN]

I have watched a documentary produced by Phoenix Satellite Television based on HongKong. It was mentioned in the documentary that before PLA marched into Tibet, Nehru was planning to forestall PLA by sending Indian troop to invade Tibet. However, India was having a conflict with Pakistan at that time, and he didn't have any spare troop that could be dispatched to Tibet. Therefore, Nehru perished that thought.

As far as i know, India has been harbouring a territorial ambition over Tibet for a very long time, which dates back to the time before the Independence of India. Nehru had a very ambitious plan of building a country made of all the countries in today's South Asia. And that plan includes separating Tibet from China, turning it into a buffer region between China and India, and annexing it when necessary.

India's ambition over Tibet explains well why she accepted Dalai Lama in the first place. And by refusing to stop hosting Dalai Lama and supporting those Tibetan secessionists, India is clearly sending us a message that her ambition over Tibet is not over yet.