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 Self-Immolations in Tibet

Last Updated: October 30, 2012, 14:00 EST

Tsewang Kyab
Lhamo Tseten
Tsepo
Tenzin
Dorje Rinchen
Dhondup
Lhamo Kyab
Tamdin Dorje
Sangay Gyatso
Gudrub
Yangdang
Lobsang Damchoe
Lobsang Kelsang
Lungtok
Tashi
Chopa
Dolkar Tso
Lobsang Tsultrim
Losang Lozin
Tsewang Dorjee
Dickyi Choezom
Ngawang Norphel
Tenzin Khedup
Tamdin Thar
Rikyo
Dargye
Dorje Tseten
Choepak Kyap
Sonam
Chimey Palden
Tenpa Darjey
Lobsang Sherab
Sonam Dargye
Lobsang Tsultrim
Jamyang Palden
Gepey
Dorjee
Rinchen
Tsering Kyi
Nangdrol
Damchoe Sangpo
Lobsang Gyatso
Tenzin Choedron
Sonam Rabyang
Rinzin Dorje
Losang Jamyang
Sonam Wangyal
Tsultrim
Tennyi
Tenzin Phuntsog
Palden Choetso
Dawa Tsering
Tenzin Wangmo
Norbu Damdrul
Choepel
Kayang
Kelsang Wangchuk
Lobsang Kelsang
Lobsang Kunchok
Tsewang Norbu
Phuntsog
Tapey

Mooncake

Master of Two Swords

Miyamoto Musashi

buddha truth

We will all get old

We will all get sick

And we will all die

borobudur

You yourself must strive.

The Buddhas only point the way.

Those meditative ones who tread the path

are released from the bonds of Mara.

Buddha

Kindness

my religion

"My religion 

is very simple.

My religion is kindness."

H. H. the 14th Dalai Lama

A to Zen

this exhausted mind

Rest in natural great peace

This exhausted mind

Beaten helplessly by karma and neurotic thoughts

Like the relentless fury of the pounding waves

In the infinite ocean of samsara

Rest in natural great peace

rest

the end of suffering

what matters most ?

Each morning 

we are born again.

What we do today 

is what matters most. 

-Buddha

Peace is prized above victory

death in the midst of life

musashi 

the great teacher

the sound of the bell

compassion

"If you want others to be happy, 

practice compassion. 

If you want to be happy, 

practice compassion." 

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

you are blessed

How much do you really need?

Do you have a roof over your head?

Then you are blessed.

Do you have rice in your bowl and are not hungry?

Then you are blessed.

Do you have clothes to cover your body and keep you warm?

Then you are blessed.

Do you have love and compassion in your heart?

Then you are the richest person alive.

Warrior for peace

"The Way of the Warrior has been misunderstood. It is not a means to kill and destroy others. Those who seek to compete and better one another are making a terrible mistake. To smash, injure, or destroy is the worst thing a human being can do. The real Way of a Warrior is to prevent such slaughter - it is the Art of Peace, the power of love." Morihei Ueshiba.

atisha

The greatest effort is not concerned with results

The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything

The greatest patience is humility

The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways

The greatest magic is transmuting the passions

The greatest generosity is non-attachment

The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances

The greatest worth is self-mastery

The greatest precept is continual awareness

The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind

The greatest achievement is selflessness

The greatest quality is seeking to serve others

...Atisha...

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