"Why do people have to be this lonely? What's the point of it all? Millions of people in this world, all of them yearning, looking to others to satisfy them, yet isolating themselves. Why? Was the earth put here just to nourish human loneliness?"
�� Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart
“Party member officials and school-aged children are not allowed to enter the temple for worship.”
The board itself hanging on the door of a Tibetan monastery is significant in demonstrating how China controls Tibetan monasteries.#tibet#china
TIBET'S ENVIRONMENT
In recent years, China's exploitation of Tibet's natural resources has gathered pace significantly.
Tibetans have no power to protect their own land and must watch the economic benefits of its resources flow out of their country.
(From Free Tibet)
Announcing the release of the new book Voice for the Voiceless: Decades of Struggle with China for My Land and My People will be available on March 11. “In my role as the Dalai Lama, there is no issue more important than what I describe in these pages. My hope is that the book will stimulate fresh thoughts and conversations today and provide a framework for the future of Tibet even after I am gone.” For more information, visit https://t.co/ckXqXJlPAp