Buddha in the Time of Trump

[Maraya1969]

11. I remember what happened to the Tibetan Buddhists. What China did to them was horrific.

They lost their country. But they did not lose their compassion. If you have never seen the movie, "Kundun" I highly suggest it. It describes the reality of what they suffered.

And this story from His Holiness The Dalai Lama:

"One Tibetan monk... who had spent more than 18 years in a Chinese prison labour camp... told me that on a few occasions he really faced some danger. So I asked him, 'What danger? What kind of danger?', thinking he would tell me of Chinese torture and prison. He replied, 'Many times I was in danger of losing compassion for the Chinese.'"
- The Dalai Lama



I am one who freaks out and gets mad and yells all over this board sometimes. But when I get back to my basics I can feel peace.

There is always good in every bad. Everything that happens is there to help us achieve enlightenment.

"When the horse runs on wheels and the iron bird flies, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the face of the earth. And the Dharma will come to the land of the red men."

Guru Rinpoche, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism. The prophecy was made more than one thousand years ago.