Recently, my family and
I attended a performance by the Tibetan monks from the
Drepung Loseling Monastery entitled "The Mystical
Arts of Tibet: Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World
Healing". As the performance started, the monks
proceeded onto the stage with a large photo of the Dalai
Lama. Simply, this was the purest display of joy,
dedication and harmony. Tears began to well up in my
eyes, unexpected and unexplained .
All at once, I felt joy, guilt, compassion and panic.
These men had truly attained enlightenment
and I could only imagine their sense of Spirit. Why
hadn't I done something before now to
aid these WORLD HEALERS? Was there still a chance for the
survival of their culture?
Group
consciousness among the Tibetan people is one of
compassion, love and uncertainty,
due to the presence of the People's Republic of China in
Tibet since 1949.
This has caused Tibetan's to flee from their homes to
safe refuge in India.
Their lands, that have been so brutally scarred and
desecrated, still hold the
sacred energy that was anchored there so long ago. They
may NEVER go back to them.
Their leader,the Dalai Lama has explained that he no
longer prays for independence,
but for cooperative living amongst ALL of the creatures
of this world.
Spoken with true love and compassion from a man who has
watched his
beloveds tortured and killed. Love within the struggle
and cooperation with ALL.
THIS IS SIMPLE. I begin within my own home, within
myself, right now.
For
information or to sponsor a monk contact:
Drepung
Loseling Institute- Tibetan Buddhist Center
2531
Briarcliffe Rd.,N.E., Suite 101, Atlanta, GA 30329
(404)
982-0051
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