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Legislating Reincarnation?

Adam Elenbaas
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If you're a Chinese citizen and you'd like to travel to Tibet, it's now only a $46 ticket onto a fifteen-car passenger train and a two day ride to reach Lhasa from Beijing. For Chinese citizens this means chimes, bells and temples for sightseeing. For the Chinese government, it's even better -- an influx of Chinese culture and commerce will mean the slow dissolution of the cultural and national borders that still stand strong since the Chinese takeover of the 1950's.

As if that isn't enough, Chinese officials are now demanding that future lamas obtain permission from the Chinese government before reincarnating. Of course, this is an obvious effort to zero-in on the next Dalai Lama.

To create a law which attempts to mandate the astral and non-linear realms between the living and the dead is about as useful as using Myers-Briggs tests to solve conflicts in the Middle East.

Good luck China!

Comments

Soul Toll $$$

Submitted by Tristan Gulliford on Fri, 09/21/2007 - 13:03.
"To create a law which attempts to mandate the astral and non-linear realms between the living and the dead is about as useful as using Myers-Briggs tests to solve conflicts in the Middle East." Haha how absurd. It always amuses me when governments go out of their way to try to flaunt their illusory power.

haha

Submitted by Adam Elenbaas on Fri, 09/21/2007 - 13:07.
:-) I had a good laugh when I read this article. Adam Elenbaas

Don't forget, China is a 2-Headed Dragon

Submitted by Enoch2012 on Fri, 09/21/2007 - 14:10.
It sounds funny and laughable, until you realize that China has no intentions of fun-and-games relations with Tibet. In 'Tibet: Cry of the Snowlion' the viewer is presented with a pretty bleak picture of the future of this legendary Buddhist culture. China is systematically removing Tibetans and their Buddhist culture from this place, while at the same time building cheap transit and encouraging Chinese nationals to move to this isolated part of the 'country'(as Tibet wishes to be free from Chinese rule). Recently, as noted in a USAToday story (sorry I don't have the link), China has instituted a so-called 'comfortable living program' in which thousands of Tibetans are being forced from their homeland to build their own 'modern' houses inside accepted Chinese territory. That is just he tip of the iceberg of social-injustice and genocide taking place in Tibet through the actions of the Chinese COMMUNIST Gov't.

China is mentioned so frequently in the press, yet the irony is that the stories rarely mention the brutality and oppressive nature of the countries ideology. When China's food was found to be tainted, they EXECUTED the official in charge of that sector. Imagine if the head of the FDA were executed for tainted spinach! Then there was the case of the crash-landing plane, in which Chinese officials claimed 0 deaths and minor injury's; Can we trust a country's official line when their goal is to achieve a society reminiscent of a George Orwell novel (1984). The Chinese aren't just master of double-think, it's ingrained in their culture.

The atrocities of Chinese government must be brought into the full light of scrutiny and the world needs to wake up and realize that while they may be our friends and provide us with cheap goods today, they will have no qualms about taking back from the whole world when their time to shine fully arrives. China, a benevolent and peaceful, future super-power? Not even close, and with no guilt or shame thanks to double-think. Stay informed and check out the movie mentioned above. There's so much more that can be discussed about this issue. It's certainly no laughing matter.

laughter

Submitted by Adam Elenbaas on Fri, 09/21/2007 - 14:30.
You should find my upcoming interview with Thomas Laird interesting. He just wrote a book called "The Story of Tibet," a co-authored history of Tibet that he wrote with the Dalai Lama. He has some interesting things to say as well. In the meantime, why not laugh? It is impossible to legislate realms of spirit. No matter how dire or deserving of serious attention an issue may be, there is always room for laughter, especially with something as silly as the attempt to legislate reincarnation. It's only through laughter or tears that we wake up. Laughter is just as valuable to catharsis as anything else. Adam Elenbaas

how about

Submitted by jacobmarley on Mon, 09/24/2007 - 01:09.
how bout reincarnation is a beautiful idea

new dalai lama

Submitted by nitelite on Sat, 09/22/2007 - 23:30.
rumor has it the new dalai lama is in chile, and the current dalai lama was granted asylum there. apparently the new power spot on the globe is northern chile, in the mountains. this info comes from the always controversial drunvalo melchizedek. i have no proof of any of this so dont ask. if you do have proof, please post it!

Slight problem with that

Submitted by VajraGuru on Thu, 10/11/2007 - 10:11.

The new Dalai Lama can't be in Chile because he does not exist. I think you perhaps do not understand what reincarnation means. The new Dalai Lama is not born until the old one dies, and the old one (current) is living in Northern India, which is where he was in fact granted asylum and has been residing for decades!

"Become a detective of existence" - Prem Wat