Tag Archives: Tibetan

Terminal Illness & Dying: The Stages According to Tibetan Beliefs

For families caring for a terminally ill loved one, finding a balance during this highly emotional period is often challenging. With the physical and financial dynamics come the associated emotional toll the dying process has on not only the individual who is afflicted but also those who care about them. For those of Buddhist belief, […]

Review – Freedom in Exile, the Autobiography of the Dalai Lama

Few people have lived more turbulent, interesting lives than the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. He went from a poor little horse shepherd boy to the god-king of Tibet to an exiled Nobel Prize winner for witnessing the end of his race. Although published in 1990, Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama […]

Nepal’s Tibet Dilemma

Nepal’s Prime Minister Prachanda, during his visit to Beijing to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics and meet with the country’s leaders, said that Nepal wants to maintain a balanced relationship with both of its neighbors – India and China. This comes after speculations that Kathmandu is moving diplomatically closer to its communist neighbor, […]