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87Proverbs from Tibet
This collection of proverbs from Tibet was compiled and translated in English by Marion Duncan. A lot of profound,thought-provoking quotations and general observation about life.
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73President Obama - Give Back the Prize
President Barack Hussein Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. Go figure. It is not hard to understand this one. But for those of you that don’t, I’ll let Fidel Castro spell it out for you. “Former...
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73We Can Do It! Aung San Suu Kyi & Dalai Lama
Today is Burma's Prime Minister Elect, Aung San Suu Kyi's 64th Birthday. She's been in the news a lot over the past several years, as she is not only the leader of the National League of Democracy, a...
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82The Nine Billion Names of God
This particular story was written, in a way, by two science fiction authors at two different times, decades apart. Each has his own anthology of stories built around this masterpiece that concerns the Names of God and a UNIVAC-like computing machine...
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71Animals and Perfumes (Musk)
Musk is one of the animal’s products which is considered as the best odor in the world. It has a magical effect of soothing the soul and strengthening the inner organs as well as the outer body if applied...
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64ZiuZhaiGou- Adventures of a 8 year old boy
ZiuZhaiGou, 9 villages in a valley. I came here with my uncle in the summer of 2006. After climbing a mountain 14,000 ft. we proceeded to explore the national Tibetan park which was absolutely amazing.
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77Tibet: an extraordinary land and its people
During the many years I lived in South Asia for many years, I was able to spend time in Tibet. It is an extraordinary place, home to many interesting people, and a land of diverse ecosystems. I have been...
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76Traveling from Lhasa to Gyantse
The driver and the tour guide sat in the front seat of the jeep, and I sat in the back seat with my eyes glued to the window, as we traveled from Lhasa to a small town called Gyantse. We saw prayer flags...
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70Dreaming of Tibet
My first encounter with Tibet, in this lifetime, was when I was about eleven years old. I knew absolutely nothing about Tibet, about Buddhism, or even about meditation. At that age, I saw a Doctor...
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75Drepung Monastery in Tibet
I met up with my tour guide Gyantzing, and the driver took us to Drepung Monastery, an eleventh century monastery just outside of Lhasa. “Drepung” means “rice heap.” Gyantzing explained that sacred...
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