Friday, November 11, 2005

VIDEO-Free Tibet

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While in Mcleod Ganj, what was once a bumper sticker on a car or a t shirt became very personal to us. For those of you who do not know about the situation in Tibet, China violently invaded Tibet in 1949 and has murdered over 1 million Tibetans since then, as well as destroying anything to do with their culture or religion. It is a serious problem and right now George Bush has the power to hold China accountable but is not. If you are interested please visit Free Tibet.org to learn about the issue.

We have spent days strolling around the town, talking with the monks and Tibetan refugees who have all, every single one of them, made the dangerous and arduous escape over the Himalayas from their Chinese occupied homeland to safety here in Northern India. One man's story particularly struck me. He is a Tibetan massage therapist named Gampo who made the journey 7 years ago. He was the only one in his family to have done so and therefore is away from his Mom and Dad and his 6 brothers. He could not stand the repression involved with living there and decided he had to leave. He has not seen his family since, but his Mom and Dad will make the journey here in February to visit him for 3 months before they return to Tibet, it will most likely be the last time he sees them…
There are thousands of stories like Gompos all over Mcleod Ganj/Dharmasala, India. Yet these people, in large part due to their faith in Buddhism and the peaceful and compassionate leadership of the Dalai Lama have remained hopeful, forgiving, and happy despite the fact that over 1.2 million Tibetans have been killed by the Chinese. It seems ironically appropriate that we kill off the people who have been studying the human mind and consciousness for thousands of year and have the potential to unlock so many secrets about ourselves and ways of knowing if we would only let them.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow, this video really touched me, and moved me to tears, thanks for making this and be safe on your travels. Thanks

4:07 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Really inspiring, great film work, it really touched me, Thanks and Free Tibet!

9:36 PM  

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