Samdhong Rinpoche : uncompromising truth for a compromised world : Tibetan Buddhism and today's world

This Is The First-ever Series Of In-depth Dialogues With The Current Prime Minister Of The Tibetan Government-in-exile, Samdhong Rinpoche, Presenting His Views On The Plight Of Tibet And Tibetan Buddhism In The Face Of The Communist Chinese Invasion. Pt. I. The Long Road To Now -- Origins -- Biological Evolution -- Societies -- Culture -- Governance -- Economies -- Industry And Commerce -- Law -- Philosophy -- Religion -- Morality -- Spirituality -- Science -- Art -- Complexity And Escapism -- Civilization And Decline -- The Future In Prospect -- Pt. Ii. The Modern Individual -- The Dialogues -- Pt. Iii. Humankind In Samsara, On Earth, And In The Universe -- The Gap Between Governments And The Governed -- Law As Moral Sufficiency -- Environmental Destruction -- International Influence And Expansionism -- Power -- Violence And War -- America And The Superpower Principle -- Toothless International Law -- The Ideal -- A View On This Millennium -- Pt. Iv. Tibet -- The Modern World's Hidden Tragedy -- The Invasion And Occupation Of Tibet -- Tibet At The United Nations -- The Cultural Revolution -- Post-maoist Policies -- The Scope Of Abuse -- Religious Persecution -- Two Statements From April 2003 --^ Plunder And Destruction For China's Benefit -- Population Transfer. China's Final Solution For Tibet -- The Status Of Tibet -- What Tibetans Want -- The Response From Beijing -- The Karma Of Tibet -- Tibet And Taiwan : Contrasting Stances -- Preserving Dharma And Buddhist Culture In Tibet -- The Future Vision Of Tibet -- Losing Patience With Non-violence -- Pt. V. Satyagraha And Ahimsa (truth-insistence And Non-harmfulness) -- The Dialogues -- Pt. Vi. The Foundational View -- Buddhadharma -- The Life Of Siddhartha Gotama -- The First Noble Truth : The Truth Of Suffering -- The Second Noble Truth : The Truth Of The Causes Of Suffering -- The Third Noble Truth : The Truth Of The Cessation Of Suffering -- The Fourth Noble Truth : The Eightfold Path -- Karma -- Rebirth -- Interdependent Origination -- Impermanence, Suffering, Not-self -- The Five Aggregates -- Compassion -- Wisdom-compassion And The Six Perfections -- Bodhicitta And Skilful Means -- The Bodhisattva --^ The Inner And Outer Lama -- Study And Practice -- The Vajrayana -- View, Conduct, Meditation -- Taking Refuse -- The Dialogues. Conceived, Recorded, And Edited By Donovan Roebert ; Foreword By His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama. Includes Index. Series Page ......Page 2 Title Page ......Page 4 Copyright Page ......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 8 FOREWORD......Page 12 PREFACE......Page 14 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 20 THE VENERABLE SAMDHONG RINPOCHE......Page 22 PART I: THE LONG ROAD TO NOW......Page 28 INTRODUCTION......Page 30 The Dialogues......Page 34 PART II: THE MODERN INDIVIDUAL......Page 88 INTRODUCTION......Page 90 The Dialogues......Page 94 PART III: HUMANKIND IN SAMSARA, ON EARTH, AND IN THE UNIVERSE......Page 104 INTRODUCTION......Page 106 The Dialogues......Page 107 PART IV: TIBET−THE MODERN WORLD’S HIDDEN TRAGEDY......Page 140 INTRODUCTION......Page 142 PART V: SATYAGRAHA AND AHIMSA (TRUTH-INSISTENCE AND NON-HARMFULNESS)......Page 188 INTRODUCTION......Page 190 The Dialogues......Page 194 PART VI: THE FOUNDATIONAL VIEW−BUDDHADHARMA......Page 206 CONCLUSION......Page 260 GLOSSARY OF TERMS......Page 264 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES......Page 266 INDEX......Page 268