The Dali Lama

Dharmasala is the current home of the Dali Lama. Or as he's properly called, His Holiness the Dalia Lama. He's actually in town while I'm here, but he's been sick so he's had to cancel his normal talks he gives during the days. So no chance for me to hang with the man.

I did learn some interesting stuff about his situation though. I learned Tibet is screwed. The country of Tibet is like the Navajo nation in America. A small culturally unified group of people who are getting the shaft. China's plan is to overrun Tibet with Chinese people. Since there are over a billion Chinese, their plan will probably work.

Another interesting fact regards the Panchen Lama. The Panchen lama is the successor of the Dali Lama. The Panchen is chosen at a very young age by the Dali Lama and is educated and raised to follow in the footsteps of the man.

In China's attempt to continue their illegal rule over Tibet, they kidnapped the Panchen and probably killed him for all we know. He's been missing ten years. The worlds youngest political prisoner was eight years old. China then choose to pick their own Panchen and they decided he will be the next Dali Lama.

So when you watch the Olympics and see China is all their glory remember that this is the country that killed the next Dali Lama. Talk about bad karma. Whew... I'd hate to be those guys. Although living in the country that has the distinguished honor of being the only country on the planet to drop a nuclear bomb has it's own risks.