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Un quinto monje tibetano se prende fuego en China

En la provincia de Sichuan hubo disturbios el fin de semana después de que las autoridades chinas quitaran una bandera tibetana y una foto del Dalai Lama de un edificio gubernamental.

  EL UNIVERSAL

lunes 3 de octubre de 2011  11:10 AM

Pekín.- Un monje tibetano volvió a prenderse fuego en el suroeste de China en protesta contra la ocupación del Tíbet, informó la organización activista Free Tibet.

La policía extinguió el fuego y se llevó al monje, agregó la organización con sede en Londres. No quedó claro cuál es la suerte que corrió el monje procedente del monasterio de Kirti en Aba (Ngaba), ubicado en la provincia de Sichuan, indicó DPA.

Cuatro monjes de la región se habían prendido fuego ya este año. Dos murieron en marzo y agosto, otros dos procedentes del mismo monasterio pudieron ser salvados hace una semana.

El monje llevaba una foto del Dalai Lama, el líder espiritual de los tibetanos, y pidó libertad religiosa para el Tíbet, según el comunicado de la organización. Las informaciones no han sido confirmadas hasta ahora por fuentes del exilio tibetano. Los medios estatales chinos no informaron al respecto.

En la provincia de Sichuan hubo disturbios el fin de semana después de que las autoridades chinas quitaran una bandera tibetana y una foto del Dalai Lama de un edificio gubernamental. Según el gobierno tibetano en el exilio, unos 200 monjes y otros tibetanos participaron en la protesta en la localidad de Serthar.

cientos de tibetanos protestan

BEIJING (AP) — Cientos de tibetanos protestaron en una provincia china que hace frontera con el Tíbet en el Día Nacional de China, pero no hubo violencia, según reportes dados a conocer el domingo.
Radio Free Asia informó que la protesta se realizó el sábado después de que oficiales retiraron una bandera tibetana y una imagen del exiliado Dalai Lama en el 62do aniversario del gobierno comunista.
Un aviso en una página de internet del gobierno tibetano en el exilio informó que la protesta fue en la ciudad de Seda, en la provincia de Sichuan, pero no ofreció más detalles.
El área se vio afectada por la tensión social tras los mortíferos disturbios en Lhasa, la capital tibetana, en marzo de 2008.
A finales de septiembre, dos monjes tibetanos se prendieron fuego en otra zona de Sichuan a manera de protesta contra el férreo control de China en las prácticas budistas. Los monjes fueron rescatados por la policía y sufrieron quemaduras leves.

El Dalai Lama recibirá el premio Mahatma Gandhi dela Paz

El Dalai Lama Recibirá el Premio Mahatma Gandhi de La Paz en Sudáfrica

The Indian Times | 2 de octubre de 2011
JOHANNESBURG: El Dalai Lama recibirá el premio Mahatma Gandhi dela Paz, anunció aquí hoy, la nieta del legendario líder indio, Ela Gandhi, durantela Gandhi Jayanti* y pidió al gobierno de Sudáfrica que conceda la visa al líder espiritual tibetano para visitar el país.

Mahatma Gandhi

El Premio Internacional Mahatma Gandhi dela Pazyla Reconciliaciónle será conferido al Dalai Lama de 76 años en los Premios Satyagraha anuales a celebrarse en el Durban City Hall el próximo domingo.
El evento es una de las muchas invitaciones que el Dalai Lama ha aceptado durante la visita propuesta a Sudáfrica de esta semana, en medio de la preocupación de que, bajo presión china,  el gobierno sudafricano pueda no concederle la visa.
La visita estuvo motivada por la invitación de su compañero laureado con el Premio Nobel dela Paz, el arzobispo Desmond Tutu, para que el Dalai Lama se una a las celebraciones por su 80º cumpleaños, el viernes.
Negando que la visa estuviera siendo dilatada debido a la visita a China, el más grande socio comercial de Sudáfrica, del vicepresidente Kgalema Motlanthe, la semana pasada; las autoridades sudafricanas dijeron el viernes, que la visa está aún “bajo consideración”, a menos de una semana de comenzar su visita. Ya antes, en 2009, se le había rechazado la visa al Dalai Lama.
Expresando la esperanza de que la visa sea emitida en tiempo, Ela Gandhi dijo que el premio sería entregado al representante del Dalai Lama, en caso de su ausencia.
“Desde que él es un jefe espiritual y no político, no debería haber problema en emitir la visa para el Dalai Lama”, dijo.-
* Fiesta nacional que se celebra enla Indiapara conmemorar el aniversario del nacimiento de Gandhi. (N del T)

Day 2am - In Praise of Dhammadhatu

ardio Free Asia Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   Sept. 29, 2011                                                                                                                                        
Contact: Rohit Mahajan 202 530 4976 mahajanr@rfa.org

Radio Free Asia Commemorates 15 Years of ‘Bringing Free Press to Closed Societies’

WASHINGTON, DC – Radio Free Asia (RFA) today commemorated the 15th anniversary of its first broadcast on this date in 1996. RFA President Libby Liu stressed RFA’s critical role of “bringing free press to closed societies” through its nine language services that provide accurate, objective news and information for people living in six Asian countries that restrict free speech and media freedoms.

“Since our first broadcast 15 years ago, Radio Free Asia has risen from a small band of broadcasters to become an award-winning global media organization operating in some of the world’s most challenging media environments,” Liu said. “Built on a rock-solid foundation of objective journalism, RFA prides itself on bringing free press to closed societies through our dedicated, professional team of reporters.”

Michael Meehan, the chair of RFA’s corporate board and a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, added, “RFA’s mission is more important than ever in this age of revolutionary communication changes that drive the global hunger for trustworthy, timely news and information. Audiences in Asia consistently turn to RFA as a credible news source and to express opinions and ideas without fear on the airwaves and online.”

RFA’s many highlights over the years include interviewing high-ranking North Korean defectors, breaking the news to the world about the Tibetan uprising in March 2008, launching the first weekly listener Q&A program with Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi after her release from house arrest last year, obtaining exclusive interviews from Chinese artist Ai Weiwei about his recent imprisonment, covering the landmark Khmer Rouge trial, and first reporting the incident that led to the Uyghur ethnic unrest in China’s Xinjiang region in the summer of 2009.

In addition to providing exclusives, RFA hosts call-in shows and discussions with experts on technology, health, human rights, and politics. This engages audiences on interesting, timely issues and perspectives to which they would otherwise have little, if any, access. Over the years, this multifaceted programming has earned numerous prestigious awards for RFA’s Mandarin, Cantonese, Tibetan, Uyghur, Burmese, Korean, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese language services, as well as RFA’s online multimedia team. These include multiple Edward R. Murrow and Gracie Allen awards, in addition to top prizes from respected organizations such as Amnesty International, the Hong Kong Journalists Association, the Society of Environmental Journalists, and the International Women’s Foundation, among others. In 2009, New York Festivals Radio Program and Promotion Awards, in an international competition, declared RFA “Broadcaster of the Year” and bestowed seven medals to its broadcasters and services. 

Accolades have also come from opinion leaders in Asia, including the Dalai Lama (who recently visited RFA’s Washington headquarters), Aung San Suu Kyi, and Uyghur exile leader Rebiya Kadeer, among many others. Earlier this year, RFA launched its multimedia 15th anniversary website, which provides the behind-the-scenes story of its origins to the present (including the audio of its maiden broadcast by RFA’s Mandarin service).

“We at RFA are encouraged by the high praise and awards won since we began. But there is no greater validation of our work’s importance than the trust earned daily from our growing audiences,” Liu said.  

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Radio Free Asia is a private, nonprofit corporation broadcasting and publishing online news, information, and commentary in nine East Asian languages to listeners who do not have access to full and free news media.  RFA’s broadcasts seek to promote the rights of freedom of opinion and expression, including the freedom to “seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” RFA is funded by an annual grant from the Broadcasting Board of Governors.

Rohit Mahajan

Media Relations Manager

Radio Free Asia

Email: mahajanr@rfa.org

Desk: (202) 530-4976

Cell: (202) 489-8021

www.rfa.org 

students for a FREE TIBET-

Dear Mike,

Last week, at a United Nations reception in New York, I had an unexpected opportunity to speak with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a central figure in the struggle to end apartheid and racial discrimination in South Africa.

I had entered the event in order to hand a letter to the Nepalese Prime Minister, urging him to protect the lives of 23 Tibetan refugees at risk of being sent back to Tibet, and seeing Archbishop Tutu's iconic smile was a welcome sight.

He had just given a powerful speech about advancing the rights of women and children. As he was leaving the reception, smiling and waving to the crowd, even giving high fives to those who stretched out their hands, I greeted him with a khata and introduced myself.

Upon hearing the word Tibet, his eyes lit up. Then, shaking his head in what seemed like a mix of expectation and frustration, he said, "I really hope my government will have the courage to let the Dalai Lama visit our country."

He was referring to his invitation for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to attend his 80th birthday celebration next week, and his fear that the South African government might cave in to China's pressure and refuse the Dalai Lama a visa.
In 2009, South Africa denied the Dalai Lama a visa to attend a peace conference because of Chinese government pressure, a move condemned by many South Africans and people of conscience worldwide.

One can reasonably assume that China's long arm of oppression is a factor in South Africa's decision to delay His Holiness's visa announcement. Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has been in Beijing this week for bi-lateral talks. 

The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu are loved and respected by millions for their tireless work for peace, justice and humanity. The two men share one of the greatest friendships in history.

As the Archbishop turns 80, the South African government should honor this leader whose vision and moral force have helped the country achieve its freedom. It would be simply criminal for President Zuma to stop these two Nobel laureates from meeting in a country that for many Tibetans is physical proof of the power of nonviolent action.

The Tibet support group, South African Friends of Tibet, has been advocating for His Holiness's visa at the government and civil society level. Now, they've asked for global support.

Please sign a petition to South Africa's Minister of International Relations urging her to grant the visa:

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5380/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=8275

If you can, please also write your own personal letter to the South African government. You can find contact information here: http://www.info.gov.za/aboutgovt/contacts/min/intrelcoop.htm

Together, we must join Archbishop Tutu in appealing to South Africa's democratically elected government to honor the history of its own freedom struggle and grant the Dalai Lama a visa.

With hope and solidarity,






Tendor
Executive Director

P.S. If you can, please support SFT's work for Tibetan freedom:
https://secure3.convio.net/sft/site/Donation2?df_id=1345&1345

References:

SFT's letter to the South African Ambassador to the United States:
http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/article.php?id=2355

South Africa: Issue Visa to Dalai Lama (Human Rights Watch):
http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/09/29/south-africa-issue-visa-dalai-lama
Dalai Lama’s invite to Tutu’s party vexes China-friendly South Africa (Globe & Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/africa-mideast/dalai-lamas-invite-to-tutus-party-vexes-china-friendly-south-africa/article2184739/

South Africa Denies Chinese Pressure on Dalai Lama Visa (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15117833

le programme du mois d'octobre va débuter avec Lama Gyourmé

Chers Amis,
le programme du mois d'octobre va débuter avec Lama Gyourmé.
Lama Gyourmé va nous initier à la pratique de Tcheu le week end du 8 et 9 octobre (10h et 15h).
Durant deux jours il vous proposera un apprentissage de ce rituel, les sessions comporteront de la pratique, du chant et de l'entrainement à la cloche et au damaru.
Cette pratique est commune et respectée dans toutes les écoles du bouddhisme tibétain
C'est une pratique d'accumulation de mérites qui a la réputation de lever les obstacles.

Tcheu ou « trancher » est un moyen habile pour amener le pratiquant à l'expression directe de la vacuité, pratiquer ce rituel est le moyen le plus efficace pour trancher l'attachement au « moi ».
Nous mettrons à votre disposition des damarus et des cloches pour ceux qui n'en possèdent pas, ce sont des instruments rituels qui seront utilisés conjointement avec des chants reconnus pour leur beauté. Lama Gyourmé nous donnera des conseils pour que chacun se familiarise avec ces instruments.
Ce week- end est donc vraiment accessible aussi bien aux débutants qu'aux pratiquants confirmés.
Dimanche 9 octobre, Christophe Richard reprend le cycle des quatre dimanche d'introduction au bouddhisme.
A 10h Christophe expliquera l'historique du bouddhisme, les principaux préceptes, la journée se terminera par un débat de questions-réponses.
Le coût de la journée est de 10€ si vous restez pour le déjeuner.
Vous devez vous inscrire à : contact@vajradharaling.org
RETRAITE de Lama Detchen du 30 octobre au 2 novembre 2011

Début le 30 octobre à 14h30 et fin le 2 novembre à 17h00
30 et 31 octobre : Yoga tibétain de Kalou Rinpotché
1er et 2 novembre : Méditation du calme mental
Accessible à tous.
Possibilité de ne participer qu'à l'un ou l'autre de ces modules.

Le Yoga tibétain de Kalou Rinpotché traite des points essentiels du Bouddhisme, améliore l'équilibre énergétique, facilite la méditation et clarifie la voie.Il purifie le corps par des exercices physiques simples, la parole par la récitation de mantras et l'esprit par des visualisations.

La Méditation du calme mental est abordée par des exercices graduels, selon la méthode du Mahamoudra du IX Karmapa.

Intersessions : en SILENCE avec des exercices complémentaires selon le niveau ou des pratiques personnelles.

Lama Detchen est une femme occidentale laïque qui, à l'issue de la retraite traditionnelle, enseigne le Dharma depuis 10 ans.
Une boîte d'offrandes est à disposition pour remercier l'enseignante par un don anonyme.

SOIREE du 31 octobre : échange sur les thèmes de la séparation et du deuil.

Pour informations complémentaires sur le contenu du stage : l.detchen@sfr.fr
Réservation - Frais d'hébergement et repas à régler à Vajradhara Ling : contact@vajradharaling.org

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