 Dearest
Friends @ CAS,
It is a tragedy yet again to
witness political-power lust overwhelming conscience,
rationality, justice and spirituality in a land so steeped
supposedly in lord buddha's teachings.
remembering the Dharma as The
spinal core of CAS, how could the beings ( @
CAS ) not appeal to our friends to pray for light and goodness
to prevail in the face of such grotesque montrosity ??!!
where there is muted silence
from fear or ignorance, may we learn to stand strong
and speak the truth out of compassion and fearlessness
for the good of all --
Keeping in mind EVERY protagonist
in the tragedy ......
"OM AH HUNG BENZA
GURU PEMA SIDDHI HUNG !!"
CAS of Thousand-Arm
Chenrezig
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His Holiness
supports call for democracy in Burma
TibetNet
Monday, 24 September
2007
Dharamshala: His Holiness
the Dalai Lama conveys his sincere
appreciation and admiration
to the large number of fellow Buddhists
monks for advocating
democracy and freedom in Burma.
In his message on 23
September, His Holiness said, "I extend my support
and solidarity with
the recent peaceful movement for democracy in Burma."
"I fully support their
call for freedom and democracy and take this
opportunity to appeal
to freedom-loving people all over the world to
support such non-violent
movements," His Holiness added.
His Holiness further
said, "As a Buddist monk, I am appealing to the
members of the military
regime who believe in Buddhism to act in
accordance with the
sacred dharma in the spirit of compassion and
non-violence.
"I pray for the success
of this peaceful movement and the early release
of fellow Nobel Peace
laureate Aung San Suu Kyi." His Holiness further
said.
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Video
of Murder in Myanmar
CNN
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Burma's
saffron courage
Sep 28, 2007 04:30
AM
Toronto - Canada
The blood of Buddhist monks beaten by soldiers ran red yesterday at the Ngwe Kyar Yan monastery in Yangon, Burma's capital. Troops mowed down protesters in the city core, killing several on the spot. Yet amid the chaos and the carnage, an old man dared to face down the army, shouting: "You eat food given to you by the people. Yet you kill people and you kill the monks." He spoke for a nation. Many of Burma's 50 million desperately poor people feel they have little left to lose, after an era of military rule that dates back to 1962. Gen. Than Shwe's incompetent junta triggered the "saffron revolution" the army is now trying to crush, by raising prices last month on diesel fuel, natural gas, chicken, eggs and cooking oil. People who earn less than $1 a day were driven to desperation in a country flush with oil, gas, minerals and timber. And Burma's revered Buddhist monks are keenly aware of the grassroots suffering. Saffron- and red-robed monks have been leading crowds of up to 100,000 people in the largest protests since 1988. What do people want? Freedom for Burma's democratic icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who won a 1990 election only to be shunted aside and held in house arrest. They also want democracy. Burma's democrats can expect little support. The United Nations Security Council has feebly urged "restraint." The United States has stiffened sanctions. Canada, which shuns the junta, has denounced the army's violence. But countries with real sway over Burma's junta - China, India and Russia - are doing a cynical business as usual. After blocking U.S. and European efforts to have the Security
Council condemn and sanction the junta, China and Russia are
urging "restraint." India wants "reconciliation. But ultimately, the Burmese people, armed only with begging bowls and raw courage, will prevail over this darkness and these crimes. Their defiance of the junta shames the craven democrats of India and Russia. And it no doubt gives China's unelected masters nightmares. |
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