October 28, 2020 | The Death (parinirvana) of the Buddha, c.AD 20. Grey schist from ancient Gandhara. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London. At a time when many democracies are being undermined at home by corrupt politicians or threatened externally by would-be totalitarian regimes, perhaps a discourse the Buddha gave before his great passing, his mahaparinirvana, might provide an …
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Buying the Dragon’s Teeth 2020
July 1, 2020
Introduction to the 2020 (coronavirus) edition I used the example of the dragon’s teeth of Greek legend for the title of my 2004 book to convey the destructive and frightening quality of the malaise that Western leaders in their shortsighted eagerness to do business with China were introducing into their economies, national security and even …
A Pilgrimage to Old Tibet
February 21, 2020
Pilgrims from Jhangthang visiting Karmapa’s Monastery at Tsurphu in Tölung Cultural Monuments of Tibet Michael Henss, …
Buddha’s “Theory of Everything”
September 1, 2019
The voice of physicist Stephen Hawking was broadcast into space (toward the black hole 1A0620-00) after his memorial service on June 15, last year. I have no idea what utterances of his were selected, but for a science geek like me it surely could not have been more exciting than something he said nearly forty …
A PASSING TRAGEDY
July 11, 2019
Review of the film Sweet Requiem by Jamyang Norbu I was going to write the knockout review for Tenzing and Ritu’s new film The Sweet Requiem, but the poet Tsering Kyi from VOA beat me to it. She had seen the movie in early May at a special showing in Washington for the US Congress Human Rights …
Looking Back From Nangpa-la
July 1, 2019
I wrote this essay shortly after the “Nangpa-la shooting incident” and posted it on Phayul .com, Jan 7, 2007. I haven’t changed anything in the text. My facts and conclusions might be dated somewhat but seem to hold up fairly well, thirteen years later. I’ve added some stunning black & white photographs taken by my …
The Buddha’s Discourse on Defending Democracy
October 28, 2020
A Pilgrimage to Old Tibet
February 21, 2020
Buddha’s “Theory of Everything”
September 1, 2019
OCEAN OF IGNORANCE
June 15, 2019
POLITICAL CARTOONS FROM MARCH 1959
January 28, 2019
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The Buddha’s Discourse on Defending Democracy
October 28, 2020
Buying the Dragon’s Teeth 2020
July 1, 2020
A PASSING TRAGEDY
July 11, 2019
Looking Back From Nangpa-la
July 1, 2019
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OCEAN OF IGNORANCE
June 15, 2019
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The Buddha’s Discourse on Defending Democracy
October 28, 2020
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A Pilgrimage to Old Tibet
February 21, 2020
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A PASSING TRAGEDY
July 11, 2019
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Looking Back From Nangpa-la
July 1, 2019
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OCEAN OF IGNORANCE
June 15, 2019
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The Buddha’s Discourse on Defending Democracy
October 28, 2020
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A Pilgrimage to Old Tibet
February 21, 2020
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A PASSING TRAGEDY
July 11, 2019
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Looking Back From Nangpa-la
July 1, 2019
A Father-Daughter March 10 Story
February 4, 2019
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A Pilgrimage to Old Tibet
February 21, 2020
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Buddha’s “Theory of Everything”
September 1, 2019
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A PASSING TRAGEDY
July 11, 2019
Don’t Stop the Revolution! –– A Review
November 17, 2018
In Focus On The Roof Of The World
November 1, 2018
