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durée : 00:05:46 - par : Max Dozolme - Une chronique autour des airs traditionnels de l'album La Llorona (1998) de Lhasa de Sela. Un disque culte qui s'achève sur un moment de grâce, la reprise étonnante d'une mélodie du compositeur argentin Albert Ginastera : L'Arbre de l'oubli (1938). Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France
The builders of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway endured extreme cold, high altitudes, and immense hardship to complete what is now the world's highest-altitude railway. Two decades later, this engineering landmark has brought communities closer together, expanded access to travel, and reshaped life across Xizang. In this special episode of The Hub, Wang Guan and South African influencer Lara Netherlands travel from Xining to Lhasa aboard the iconic railway as it marks 20 years of operation.
The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism (Lexington Books, 2025) is a rich exploration of the history of Tibetan books during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Looking at this ‘golden age' of book production, Benjamin Nourse focuses on two core topics: What was driving Tibetan publishing in the eighteenth century, and what happened as a result of that growth? How should we understand Tibetan Buddhist ideas and practices related to religious books? Through individual chapters on publishing in Lhasa, Qing Beijing, Derge, Chone, and Labrang, Nourse shows how Tibetan books operated simultaneously as religious objects, political tools, and markers of cultural authority. Across each, we see books being used in different ways: as a way of cementing the authority of the Fifth Dalai Lama, as part of Beijing's emergence as a major center for Tibetan Buddhist publishing, and as objects that people engaged with through reading, chanting, translation, and ritual practice. This book should naturally appeal to those interested in Tibetan Buddhism, religion, and early modern Asia — but it is also a valuable contribution to book history, print culture, and the study of how the production of books can shape political authority and religious practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism (Lexington Books, 2025) is a rich exploration of the history of Tibetan books during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Looking at this ‘golden age' of book production, Benjamin Nourse focuses on two core topics: What was driving Tibetan publishing in the eighteenth century, and what happened as a result of that growth? How should we understand Tibetan Buddhist ideas and practices related to religious books? Through individual chapters on publishing in Lhasa, Qing Beijing, Derge, Chone, and Labrang, Nourse shows how Tibetan books operated simultaneously as religious objects, political tools, and markers of cultural authority. Across each, we see books being used in different ways: as a way of cementing the authority of the Fifth Dalai Lama, as part of Beijing's emergence as a major center for Tibetan Buddhist publishing, and as objects that people engaged with through reading, chanting, translation, and ritual practice. This book should naturally appeal to those interested in Tibetan Buddhism, religion, and early modern Asia — but it is also a valuable contribution to book history, print culture, and the study of how the production of books can shape political authority and religious practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies
The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism (Lexington Books, 2025) is a rich exploration of the history of Tibetan books during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Looking at this ‘golden age' of book production, Benjamin Nourse focuses on two core topics: What was driving Tibetan publishing in the eighteenth century, and what happened as a result of that growth? How should we understand Tibetan Buddhist ideas and practices related to religious books? Through individual chapters on publishing in Lhasa, Qing Beijing, Derge, Chone, and Labrang, Nourse shows how Tibetan books operated simultaneously as religious objects, political tools, and markers of cultural authority. Across each, we see books being used in different ways: as a way of cementing the authority of the Fifth Dalai Lama, as part of Beijing's emergence as a major center for Tibetan Buddhist publishing, and as objects that people engaged with through reading, chanting, translation, and ritual practice. This book should naturally appeal to those interested in Tibetan Buddhism, religion, and early modern Asia — but it is also a valuable contribution to book history, print culture, and the study of how the production of books can shape political authority and religious practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/central-asian-studies
The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism (Lexington Books, 2025) is a rich exploration of the history of Tibetan books during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Looking at this ‘golden age' of book production, Benjamin Nourse focuses on two core topics: What was driving Tibetan publishing in the eighteenth century, and what happened as a result of that growth? How should we understand Tibetan Buddhist ideas and practices related to religious books? Through individual chapters on publishing in Lhasa, Qing Beijing, Derge, Chone, and Labrang, Nourse shows how Tibetan books operated simultaneously as religious objects, political tools, and markers of cultural authority. Across each, we see books being used in different ways: as a way of cementing the authority of the Fifth Dalai Lama, as part of Beijing's emergence as a major center for Tibetan Buddhist publishing, and as objects that people engaged with through reading, chanting, translation, and ritual practice. This book should naturally appeal to those interested in Tibetan Buddhism, religion, and early modern Asia — but it is also a valuable contribution to book history, print culture, and the study of how the production of books can shape political authority and religious practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism (Lexington Books, 2025) is a rich exploration of the history of Tibetan books during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Looking at this ‘golden age' of book production, Benjamin Nourse focuses on two core topics: What was driving Tibetan publishing in the eighteenth century, and what happened as a result of that growth? How should we understand Tibetan Buddhist ideas and practices related to religious books? Through individual chapters on publishing in Lhasa, Qing Beijing, Derge, Chone, and Labrang, Nourse shows how Tibetan books operated simultaneously as religious objects, political tools, and markers of cultural authority. Across each, we see books being used in different ways: as a way of cementing the authority of the Fifth Dalai Lama, as part of Beijing's emergence as a major center for Tibetan Buddhist publishing, and as objects that people engaged with through reading, chanting, translation, and ritual practice. This book should naturally appeal to those interested in Tibetan Buddhism, religion, and early modern Asia — but it is also a valuable contribution to book history, print culture, and the study of how the production of books can shape political authority and religious practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/buddhist-studies
The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism (Lexington Books, 2025) is a rich exploration of the history of Tibetan books during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Looking at this ‘golden age' of book production, Benjamin Nourse focuses on two core topics: What was driving Tibetan publishing in the eighteenth century, and what happened as a result of that growth? How should we understand Tibetan Buddhist ideas and practices related to religious books? Through individual chapters on publishing in Lhasa, Qing Beijing, Derge, Chone, and Labrang, Nourse shows how Tibetan books operated simultaneously as religious objects, political tools, and markers of cultural authority. Across each, we see books being used in different ways: as a way of cementing the authority of the Fifth Dalai Lama, as part of Beijing's emergence as a major center for Tibetan Buddhist publishing, and as objects that people engaged with through reading, chanting, translation, and ritual practice. This book should naturally appeal to those interested in Tibetan Buddhism, religion, and early modern Asia — but it is also a valuable contribution to book history, print culture, and the study of how the production of books can shape political authority and religious practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion
The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism (Lexington Books, 2025) is a rich exploration of the history of Tibetan books during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Looking at this ‘golden age' of book production, Benjamin Nourse focuses on two core topics: What was driving Tibetan publishing in the eighteenth century, and what happened as a result of that growth? How should we understand Tibetan Buddhist ideas and practices related to religious books? Through individual chapters on publishing in Lhasa, Qing Beijing, Derge, Chone, and Labrang, Nourse shows how Tibetan books operated simultaneously as religious objects, political tools, and markers of cultural authority. Across each, we see books being used in different ways: as a way of cementing the authority of the Fifth Dalai Lama, as part of Beijing's emergence as a major center for Tibetan Buddhist publishing, and as objects that people engaged with through reading, chanting, translation, and ritual practice. This book should naturally appeal to those interested in Tibetan Buddhism, religion, and early modern Asia — but it is also a valuable contribution to book history, print culture, and the study of how the production of books can shape political authority and religious practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications
La entrevista es en Castellano. Mont Saint-Michel, un lugar impregnado de historia, ha estado habitado durante trece siglos. Esta "fantástica pirámide coronada por una catedral", bajo la protección del Arcángel Miguel, despierta la imaginación. Pero, ¿lo sabemos realmente todo sobre ella? Secretos y misterios rodean sus muros y la bahía... Arrojaremos luz sobre sus secretos con el investigador Bartolomé Bioque. Al igual que Chartres, Mont Saint-Michel ilustra a la perfección esta gran ley, bien conocida por todos los iniciados: la continuidad —cualesquiera que sean las oposiciones externas— entre dos grandes formas esotéricas superpuestas una sobre otra, obteniendo la nueva una predominancia natural en el plano religioso exotérico. Los parajes del Mont Saint-Michel y el islote vecino de Tombelaine ya eran lugares sagrados mucho antes del establecimiento del cristianismo en la Galia. Para la iniciación druídica, era sin duda uno de los lugares más venerados. Existe, por lo tanto, una completa continuidad entre las tradiciones celtas y cristianas. Bajo la cripta cristiana más antigua de la abadía se encuentra el santuario druídico, que permanece intacto hasta el día de hoy. Pero los celtas no crearon su esoterismo de la nada; aquí también surge la cuestión de una conexión con una tradición aún más antigua. En el siglo pasado, el Hiéron de Paray-le-Monial, una revista de iniciados católicos, se esforzó por demostrar el linaje tradicional e ininterrumpido que vincula el esoterismo cristiano con el druidismo y, más allá de este último, con la Atlántida, esa fuente primaria de las tradiciones occidentales. Cabe destacar que las autoridades religiosas emplearon un método indirecto, pero sumamente eficaz: la supresión sistemática (1); No se emitió ninguna condena explícita, lo que tiende a probar que este esoterismo estaba efectivamente vinculado al Círculo Interior de la Iglesia, al que sin duda pertenecían figuras como Charbonneau-Lassay; y cualesquiera que sean las acciones coercitivas que se puedan tomar contra las autoridades religiosas exotéricas, todavía existen límites que nunca se pueden traspasar. Todo el esoterismo tradicional, aunque sus defensores lo padezcan, permanece inexpugnable en sus principios, y con razón. Según una curiosa tradición, el santuario druídico subterráneo del Mont Saint-Michel se construyó alrededor de un manantial que, en realidad, provenía de un pozo artesiano. Se dice que el nivel freático de este pozo, que circulaba a gran profundidad, también se encontraba en otros lugares sagrados, algunos muy alejados de Occidente, como Lhasa, la capital del Tíbet. Aquí encontramos las nociones relacionadas con el inframundo y Agartha, que René Guénon ilustró en su obra "El Rey del Mundo", en la medida en que es posible hacerlo de forma accesible a la comprensión común. En cuanto a la figura del Arcángel San Miguel, hay mucho que decir sobre su significado esotérico. Por un lado, es un símbolo concreto de la victoria de las fuerzas de la luz sobre las fuerzas negativas; una victoria que, además, no podría consistir en la aniquilación de estas últimas (el Arcángel no mata al dragón, sino que lo somete), lo cual sería imposible, ya que las fuerzas de la involución desempeñan su papel necesario en el desarrollo de los ciclos cósmicos. Pero, por otro lado, San Miguel será también —este otro significado concreto derivado del primero— la entidad muy poderosa, especialmente protectora de los países de tradición celta, y de la Galia en particular. Según la tradición, existe una sociedad secreta extremadamente poderosa —prácticamente inexpugnable— que, a lo largo de los siglos, ha servido como puerta de entrada a una Sinarquía Blanca (en el sentido mágico de la palabra), asegurando la preservación de nuestro país, supremamente poderosa más allá de los cambios de régimen y a pesar de las más terribles convulsiones humanas. Se dice que esta sociedad, custodio de toda la herencia secreta tradicional celta y cristiana, fue, en particular, la fuerza impulsora de la misión de Juana de Arco. Y aquí, de nuevo, no se trata de la llamada «casualidad»: se dice que lleva, entre otros nombres significativos, el de la Orden de San Miguel, pues su patrón no es otro que el poderoso Protector celestial de la Galia. Se dice que uno de los dos tronos del soberano secreto —y jefe de la Orden— de Francia (2) está oculto en un templo subterráneo en el islote de Tombelaine, gemelo del Mont Saint-Michel. Cabe destacar que existe otro Mont Saint-Michel (Monte de San Miguel) en Penzance, al otro lado del Canal de la Mancha. Como por casualidad, también se encuentra en una antigua región celta: Cornualles, Inglaterra. El Arcángel San Miguel se revela claramente como una figura esencial del esoterismo cristiano vinculado al druidismo; los lugares puestos bajo su patrocinio directo son todos lugares mágicos y preservados, que escapan a la sumersión de las tierras. En efecto, la fundación de una abadía en este lugar no fue casual; ni tampoco —como podría sugerir una interpretación errónea— un intento ingenuo de suprimir las raíces mismas de una tradición anterior. Si bien las formas religiosas exotéricas pueden cambiar o entrar en conflicto, el esoterismo en sí mismo permanece inmutable bajo sucesivas formulaciones históricas; la idea de querer suprimir un esoterismo anterior carecía por completo de significado profundo para los iniciados que, sin duda, eran los monjes que fundaron la abadía. ¿Y si los muros que rodean Mont-Saint-Michel ocultaran entre sus cimientos un santuario subterráneo secreto, excavado en tiempos de los druidas y custodiado desde entonces por sacerdotes dedicados a su protección? Dado que la abadía es famosa, tiene miles de años y, además, es tan sagrada para los católicos como lo fue su roca de granito para los celtas antes de la construcción de un oratorio en el año 709, la posibilidad resulta tentadora. Constituye el hilo conductor de * La promesa del ángel *, un thriller arqueológico escrito por el sociólogo de las religiones Frédéric Lenoir y la novelista Violette Cabesos. «Hay que cavar la tierra para llegar al cielo»: una exhortación particularmente extraña cuando la pronuncia un monje decapitado.Las excavaciones e investigaciones que se llevan a cabo en el yacimiento, que este año celebra el milenio de la construcción de su iglesia abacial, han propiciado nuevos descubrimientos sobre su historia. Sin embargo, aún quedan muchas preguntas por responder, en particular sobre sus orígenes. La línea sagrada de San Miguel Mont Saint-Michel forma parte de una fascinante alineación geográfica conocida como "la espada de San Miguel". Se dice que esta línea conecta siete importantes santuarios dedicados al Arcángel, desde Irlanda hasta Israel. Skellig Michael (Irlanda) Monte de San Miguel (Cornualles, Inglaterra) Mont Saint-Michel (Normandía, Francia) Sacra di San Michele (Val di Susa, Italia) Monte Sant'Angelo (Apulia, Italia) Panormitis (Isla Symi, Grecia) Stella Maris (Monte Carmelo, Israel) Investigadores como el físico Luca Amendola han destacado la extraordinaria precisión de esta alineación, con desviaciones de tan solo unas decenas de kilómetros en una longitud de más de 4.000 km. Según la leyenda cristiana, esta línea representa el golpe de espada de San Miguel para repeler el mal, trazando así una serie de lugares de protección. Históricamente, estos santuarios solían construirse en cimas de montañas o islas aisladas, propicias para la contemplación. En Italia, esta línea también se manifestó como una ruta de peregrinación histórica: el Camino de San Miguel. Un viaje espiritual y geográfico único, en el corazón de una tradición que une fe, misticismo e historia. 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We interview Canadian author and journalist Arnold August, about his trip to Lhasa. We discuss the Tibetan language, culture, and identity from the perspective of two Western journalists who visit the region. What's the truth about Tibetan? Listen in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Bhutan, you see many houses and temples decorated with phallus symbols. Naturally, you ask: Why?This question leads to profound insights—and just might change your life.Who Was Drukpa Kunley?Drukpa Kunley was born in 1455 in Lhasa, Tibet. He became a monk and later a Lama, following the Tantric teachings. He was a deeply sincere seeker with great insights, and during his time in monasteries, he was admired for his wisdom.But he often asked uncomfortable questions—questions that mostly went unanswered.What if our discipline is driven by fear of punishment or a need for validation?What if we achieve a higher rank and feel proud of it? Isn't that motivation rooted in ego?Why do we need validation that we are "good"?Isn't our very search for enlightenment an ego trip?Why do we aspire to become a Lama or a Rinpoche?Might it not be better to just be an ordinary person?The Monk Who Left the MonasteryOne day, he left the monastery for good. He traveled through Tibet, teaching as he went—but he was just as likely to be found in taverns, drinking alcohol with ordinary people.When he visited temples, he would invite the monks to drink with him. If they refused, he would ask:"Are you afraid of the alcohol? Or are you afraid of breaking the rules? Or perhaps you're afraid of losing your status as an honorable monk?"The Saint of 5000 WomenDrukpa Kunley became known for his unconventional methods of enlightening others—especially women, which earned him the title "The Saint of 5000 Women." Women would sometimes seek his blessing through sexual intercourse.His intention was radical for his time: to show that enlightenment and a healthy sex life are not mutually exclusive. He sought to demonstrate that celibacy is not a requirement for spiritual realization.How the Mad Saint Saved BhutanAt that time, Bhutan was suffering from unfavorable signs that led to bad harvests. The people needed a solution to change their negative karma.They asked Drukpa Kunley for his blessing.He explained that Bhutan was under a curse from a goddess. To counter it, he introduced sexual Tantra to the kingdom. From that moment on, the curse was lifted, and the land prospered again.Teachings That ChallengeMany religious people came to him for advice. They would list all the practices and sacrifices they had already made on their spiritual path.His response cut through their seeking:"If you have done it the right way, why do you need my validation?"He taught that if you have built a genuine connection—a true faith—in God, you don't need anyone else to validate it.The Ego Trap of EnlightenmentDrukpa Kunley questioned the very goals of the spiritual path:In Buddhism, the goal is Nirvana, enlightenment, or freedom from rebirth.But he saw these as ego-driven aspirations. You cannot reach them, he suggested, because they were never truly separate from you to begin with.The Sufis say: Don't make a business out of your death. Surrender to God without conditions—not even for paradise.The true Christians, he observed, put God first in every decision, without conditions or bargaining.Why Do We Need Spiritual Titles?Drukpa Kunley also questioned the need for spiritual titles—Lama, Rinpoche, and so on. These, he pointed out, are creations of the ego.Purpose vs. FaithWestern philosophy has created a life built around purpose or mission—think of Tolstoy. This often happens, Drukpa Kunley might observe, when people have lost their faith in God.The danger of a purpose-driven life is that your purpose can be taken away. You can age, fall ill, or face war—and suddenly your mission is gone.But no one can take away your connection to God.Faith in God is infinitely superior to any earthly purpose.My Video: Drukpa Kunley: The Mad SaintMy Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast5/Drukpa-Kunley-The-Mad-Saint.mp3
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As I write these words, our Lhasa apso dog, Winston, lies curled up at my feet. He’d watched me move from where I had been—the chair next to him—to the dining room table. That extra ten feet had been too far away from me. I’ve been traveling for work a lot lately, and I think it’s getting to him. If I even hint that I’m leaving, or use the word “go,” he’s right on top of me. Practically clinging to me. In human relationships, someone being “clingy” isn’t normally a compliment. But I see in my dog’s clinginess a vivid portrait of trusting dependence—one that’s mirrored in Psalm 63. Here, David paints a picture of loving dependence upon God: “You, God, are my God,” he begins in verse 1. “Earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you.” In verse 3, he adds, “Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.” Near the end, we read, “I cling to you; your right hand upholds me” (v. 8). Like David—and maybe even a bit like my dog depends on me—I want to depend on God with my whole being, earnestly seeking Him. Sometimes, I do. Other times, my heart may be cooler, less trusting. But when I repent of my fickle mistrust and return to Him, I remember that He alone fills me. He alone is the one who will leave me “fully satisfied as with the richest of foods” (v. 5).
About This EpisodeThis episode marks the return of Mythic after a year and a half — and what a place to come back from. I recorded this conversation live at Pachalegria, a retreat and healing center in Zipolite, Mexico, at the close of my first men's tantra retreat. The man who led it — and built the place — is sitting right next to me.Martin Bilodeau is a Québécois public figure, social psychologist, and bestselling author of Awaken Your Inner Buddha, A Practical Guide to Modern Tantrism and Chronicles of an Urban Buddhist (all currently available in French). His path runs through indigenous shamanism, Tibetan Buddhism, and Tantrism, with lineages from Osho, Yogi Bhajan, and Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. He spent half his life in India, Asia, and traveling the world before founding Pachalegria in 2020.This is Martin's first English-language podcast.What We CoverWe use Martin's framework of four spiritual emergencies as Ariadne's thread into the labyrinth — not naming all four explicitly, but tracing the arc of a life spent following the thread of awakening from Buddhism into shamanism, Tantra, and finally into the act of building a living vision on a hillside in southern Mexico.Along the way we explore:Buddhism and the Inner World. Martin discovered Buddhism at 17 through the books of Alexandra David-Néal, the first Western woman to walk into Tibet. He consecrated his twenties to practice — two hours of meditation a day, temple visits in India and Nepal, annual retreats. But the real challenge wasn't the monastery. It was bringing the Dharma into daily modern life.Bodhicitta and the Belief That Changes Everything. The teaching that cracked Martin open: compassion as a way of seeing the world, not a feeling you wait to receive. The ego sees the world as something to take from. Compassion asks what you can bring. That single reorientation — from appetite to offering — underpins everything Martin does.Why "Emergency"? Martin spent nearly 15 years managing services for homeless, addicted, and delinquent youth in Québec. What he saw confirmed it: every wound is a wound of unlove. Every act of harm is a cry for it. If all our damage is created by the absence of love, love is the only thing that will heal it. That's not romantic. It's urgent.Tantra and the Body. We've never been more disconnected from our bodies than we are now. The body is always in the present moment — it's the mind that escapes. Tantra is the path that reconnects them: through breath, sensation, movement, and the radical act of feeling rather than managing life.The Minotaur in the Labyrinth. One of the most vivid mythic images in our conversation: the Minotaur as kundalini, as primal life force — not a monster to be slain but an energy that got trapped by the engineered maze of the mind. Daedalus built the labyrinth with his head. The Minotaur didn't need to be killed. It needed to be freed. And what frees it? Ariadne's love.Shame as a Control Mechanism. We were once invocators — beings who danced, screamed, and loved their way back to the divine. Then came 2,000 years of ideology that installed shame between us and our own bodies, our own power, our own direct experience of the sacred. Capitalism inherited that structure and kept it running. The antidote isn't permission. It's sovereignty.The King and Queen Were Never Meant to Rule Alone. Every true mythology pairs masculine and feminine — active and receptive, power and love, strength and empathy. A ruler disconnected from the soul force — the virgin princess in the tower, the yin inside — becomes narcissistic and abusive. Power without love is abuse. Love without power is passivity. They were always meant to be together.Shiva-Shakti and Cocreation. The feminine-masculine dynamic isn't about gender — it's about listening before acting, being receptive to what the world is telling you before you move. Martin guides groups this way: 70% listening intuitively before he leads. The Shiva-Shakti principle is the composition of wisdom.Zipolite and the Living Dream. And then there's the place itself — the last bohemian village, a hillside above the Pacific where people have been living freely since the early 1970s. No rules, no structure, naked on the beach at night, no violence. LGBT community, hippies, artists, locals, expats, tourists — all coexisting. The New York Times writes about it every year. And into this, Martin has built a utopia. Not finished. Expanding. Buying land, building with stones so the iguanas keep their nests, preserving what's real before the commercial wave arrives.We close with Joseph Campbell's line — dreams are private myths, myths are collective dreams — and the question it raises: what is the shared dream we're missing right now? What would it look like to stop begging for meaning from the outside and start imposing a little vision on reality?This is that conversation.Chapter Timestamps0:00 Welcome Back to Mythic — Recording Live from Zipolite, Mexico01:00 Introducing Martin Bilodeau: Author, Social Psychologist, Tantric Guide02:00 Pachalegria: "I Created Boston" — On Being Recreated by a Place02:30 The Four Spiritual Emergencies as Ariadne's Thread03:00 First Emergency: Buddhism — Alexandra David-Néal and the Call of Tibet04:00 Consecrating to the Path: Two Hours of Meditation, Temple Visits, Annual Retreats05:00 Bringing the Dharma into Daily Life — The Real Challenge06:00 Bodhicitta: The Belief That Changes Everything07:00 Ego as Attachment and Aversion — vs. Compassion as a Way of Seeing08:00 "The Best Way to Feel Love Is to Love"09:00 Why It's an Emergency: 15 Years with Homeless and Addicted Youth10:00 Putting Love Back at the Center — The Heart vs. the Mind11:00 The Mind as Dissector; Love as Radical Return to Essence13:00 Om Mani Padme Hum: Compassion as the Ultimate Protection14:00 Tantra and the Body: The Body as Portal to the Present Moment16:00 We Were Never This Disconnected From Our Bodies17:00 Mexico as Sensual Reconnection — Sweat, Stone Walls, Fish from the Ocean19:00 The Tantra Workshop at Pachalegria: Movement, Community, Breath20:00 The Minotaur in the Labyrinth — Kundalini as Primal Life Force21:00 Ariadne's Love: What Guides Us Back to Our Own Power22:00 Freeing the Minotaur: The Primal Force Needs to Devour the Ego, Not the Self24:00 The Real Fear Is Not Powerlessness — It's Power25:00 Leaving the US: The Machinery of Fear and Division, Seen from the Outside26:00 Shame as a Tool of Control: From Invocators to Beggars for Salvation28:00 Capitalism Inherits the Shame Structure of Religion29:00 "Where Is the Adult?" — Outsourcing Dignity and the Crisis of Sovereignty30:00 The Father Archetype and the Dearth of Authentic Leadership31:00 The King and Queen Were Never Meant to Rule Alone — Mythology as Template32:00 The Knight and the Princess: The Soul as the Virgin in the Tower33:00 Power Without Love Is Abusive. Love Without Power Is Passive.34:00 The Mind Separate from the Ego — Tantra, Breath, and Reconnection35:00 Shiva-Shakti: Cocreation and the Art of Listening Before Acting36:00 Martin's Vision: Building a Utopia at Pachalegria37:00 Zipolite: The Last Bohemian Village38:00 Coexistence, Impermanence, and Preserving Authenticity39:00 Is There Anything We Haven't Covered? — We Need to Be Dreamers40:00 "Dreams Are Private Myths, Myths Are Collective Dreams" — Campbell40:30 Our True Mythology Is Caring, Loving, and Sharing — That's It41:00 Pachalegria as a Living Dream — and Our Responsibility to Keep DreamingResources & LinksPachalegria — Retreat & healing center, Zipolite, Mexico: pachalegria.comMartin Bilodeau — Awaken Your Inner Buddha: A Practical Guide to Modern Tantrism (French)Martin Bilodeau — Chronicles of an Urban Buddhist (French)Alexandra David-Néal — Explorer and writer; first Western woman to enter Lhasa, TibetChögyam Trungpa Rinpoche — Tibetan Buddhist teacher; founder of ShambhalaYogi Bhajan — Kundalini yoga lineageOsho — Mystic and teacherJoseph Campbell — The Hero with a Thousand FacesThe Minotaur myth — Daedalus, Theseus, Ariadne, and the labyrinthBodhicitta — The Buddhist teaching of awakening mind; compassion as the pathOm Mani Padme Hum — The mantra of compassion in Tibetan BuddhismShiva-Shakti — The divine masculine-feminine principle in TantrismAbout Martin BilodeauMartin Bilodeau is a Québécois author, speaker, and spiritual guide whose work bridges social psychology, Tibetan Buddhism, indigenous shamanism, and modern Tantrism. He spent nearly half his life in India, Asia, and traveling the world, and worked for nearly 15 years as an organizer for services supporting homeless, addicted, and delinquent youth. He is the bestselling author of Awaken Your Inner Buddha and Chronicles of an Urban Buddhist (both in French), and the founder of Pachalegria, a retreat and healing center in Zipolite, Mexico. He is also
In this episode, Dr. Watson narrates a remarkable story involving Sherlock Holmes' daring expedition in Tibet, uncovering secrets, solving murders, and navigating political tensions amidst mysterious circumstances. The tale blends adventure, cultural insights, and the classic Holmes deductive brilliance, all with a contemporary twist of storytelling.Uncover the hidden truths in Sherlock Holmes' most daring Tibet adventure—where forgotten identities, political intrigue, and murder collide in the shadow of Lhasa's sacred mountains. This episode reveals how Holmes, presumed dead for two years, cunningly navigates a web of international espionage, religious secrets, and deadly deception, all without ever setting foot in Tibet himself.You'll discover the surprising clues Holmes and Watson use to unmask a murderer in a monastery teeming with spies and secrets. We break down how a mere cigarette ash and a wax hand could crack an international conspiracy. Dr. Watson shares details of Holmes' narrow escape from a deadly avalanche, describing a perilous journey that tests both his wit and survival skills.Through intricate dialogue and vivid storytelling, you'll explore themes of loyalty, disguise, and the real meaning of heroism — all while unraveling a plot that could topple nations. Imagine being in Holmes' shoes, turning suspicion into truth with only the tiniest clues, in a landscape where danger lurks behind every corner.This episode is essential listening for fans of mystery, espionage, and adventure. It's a masterclass in storytelling that challenges you to see clues where others see chaos, proving that sometimes, the greatest mysteries are solved not by brute force, but by sharp observation and clever deduction.Perfect for mystery lovers, history buffs, or anyone craving a thrilling story of intrigue and intellect—press play and see the world through Holmes' eyes, one hidden detail at a time.
Em 1920, a exploradora Alexandra David -Néel estava em uma tenda acompanhada de um monge no Tibet. Alguém entrou lá e cumprimentou os dois. Poderia ser uma cena banal, não fosse o fato de que esse monge deveria existir apenas na imaginação da viajante. A criação de um Tulpa, um ser imaginário que ganha vida própria independente, é apenas um detalhe de uma das biografias mais interessantes já vistas. De fugitiva juvenil a cantora de ópera a esposa entediada a mendiga tibetana a ermitã numa caverna, Alexandra viveu tudo.Este é mais um episódio do Escuta Essa, podcast agora quinzenal em que Denis e Danilo trocam histórias de cair o queixo e de explodir os miolos. Duas vezes por mês, sempre às quartas-feiras, no seu agregador de podcasts favorito!Ajude o Escuta Essa a voltar a ser semanal! Faça parte do Clube dos Escuteiros agora mesmo em apoia.se/escutaessaMande seus comentários e perguntas no Spotify, nas redes sociais, ou no e-mail escutaessa@aded.studio. A gente sempre lê mensagens no final de cada episódio!...NESTE EPISÓDIO-O livro em que Alexandra David-Néel conta sua viagem a Lhasa é o “My Journey to Lhasa”, que fez sucesso internacional.-A obra em que ela conta com mais detalhes a experiência e suas impressões da Tulpa é o “Magic and Mystery in Tibet”.-Barbara e Michael Foster escreveram, em 1998, a biografia "The Secret Lives of Alexandra David-Neels", sobre a movimentada vida da exploradora.-Outro livro com detalhes de suas aventuras pelo mundo é o “Alexandra David-Neel: Portrait of an Adventurer”, de Ruth Middleton.-A historiadora brasileira Carmen Lícia Palazzo escreveu o artigo “Alexandra David-Néel: uma orientalista percorrendo a Ásia”, sobre as viagens da francesa para diversos cantos do continente que ela estudava. -Em 2014 a revista Vice publicou uma matéria sobre “a nova moda de criar amigos imaginários”, onde conta o caso dos fãs de My Little Pony interessados no conceito de Tulpa.-A pesquisa sobre Tulpas citada no episódio é o “Varieties of Tulpa Experiences: The Hypnotic Nature of Human Sociality, Personhood, and Interphenomenality”, de Samuel Veissiere, doutor em Filosofia, publicado pelo. Centro Integrado Universitário de Saúde e Serviços Sociais do Oeste da Ilha de Montreal....AD&D STUDIOA AD&D produz podcasts e vídeos que divertem e respeitam sua inteligência! Acompanhe todos os episódios em aded.studio para não perder nenhuma novidade.
"Som kvinde føler jeg et særligt ansvar, for at give vildskaben og eventyrlysten videre til mine døtre". Skuespiller Danica Ćurčić elsker den vildskab, der bor i den amerikansk-mexicanske musiker Lhasa de Selas stemme. En vildskab, som hun selv brugte til at rejse ud i verden, tage på eventyr og finde sit kald som skuespiller. En vildskab, som hun håber at kunne give videre til sine døtre, der ligesom Lhasa og Danica skal finde deres egne stemmer og feminine styrker i fremtidens skøre verden. I ugens Portrætalbum kan du lære den dansk-serbiske skuespiller bedre at kende igennem Lhasa de Selas fantastiske album "The Living Road". Det dumpede ned i Danicas liv i 2003, da hun lige var startet på "Film & Medievidenskab" på Københavns Universitet, men allerede vidste at livets eventyr skulle byde på meget mere end akademiske bøger og fredagsbarer på Amager. Udsendelse nr.: 219 Vært: Anders Bøtter Klip og lyddesign: Emil Germod Produceret af: Tania BaagøSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hypnosis for Dog Handlers: Calm Your Mind, Free Your Dog In this fascinating episode, host Laura Reeves welcomes Radek Blažo, a dog show enthusiast and certified hypnotherapist from Slovakia, whose two passions — purebred dogs and cognitive behavioral hypnotherapy — have collided in a surprisingly powerful way. Radek's dog journey began at age 15 in Slovakia, when his father took him to visit breeders and he fell in love with Lhasa Apsos. He eventually traveled to Italy to learn the craft of handling and later came to the United States, where mentors like Melissa Pepke and professional handler Barbara Beisel shaped his understanding of the sport. He now works with Tibetan Terriers alongside close friends while maintaining deep roots in the Lhasa community. After a career pivot into journalism and then into cognitive behavioral hypnotherapy — which he studied through a college in the UK — Radek had a lightbulb moment at a dog show. Watching a clearly skilled handler fall apart in the breed ring, with her anxiety visibly transferring to her dog, he realized he could bridge his two worlds. The science backs him up. Research from the University of Bristol confirms that dogs can detect human emotions through scent and actually change their behavior in response to stress, fear or sadness. As Radek puts it, you can fake a smile but you can't fake your hormones — dogs smell adrenaline, sweat, and the full cocktail of anxiety whether you want them to or not. The result is a feedback loop Laura aptly calls a "death spiral": the handler gets nervous, the dog reacts, the handler gets more nervous and so on. Radek's online course addresses this from multiple angles. He begins by teaching the psychology behind show-day triggers — being judged, time pressure, negative self-talk — and walks students through breathing techniques and cognitive tools to interrupt anxious thought patterns. Hypnosis then provides a practice environment where handlers can mentally rehearse calm, focused performances far more often than real show weekends allow. Laura shares her own story of showing Spinone Italiano Adele at Madison Square Garden, describing the intense mental focus required to hold her sensitive dog together in that overwhelming environment — and how it worked. Radek connects this directly to the tunnel-vision technique he teaches in his course. His program is available online and accessible worldwide, making it a resource for owner-handlers everywhere who know what to do in the ring but struggle to do it when it counts. Whether you're a nervous novice or a seasoned exhibitor who still gets the jitters, this episode offers a genuinely new lens on one of the sport's most common — and least-discussed — challenges.
Community meals for students in France, who are increasingly facing hardship. Kids react to France's proposed social media ban for the under-15s. And the French explorer who became the first Western woman to travel to deepest Tibet. Recent data shows one in two university students in France are skipping a meal each day and relying on food handouts. In response, the government is extending a 1-euro meal scheme – introduced during Covid for those on bursaries – to all university students as of May. Student union rep Marian Bloquet outlines why the problems go far beyond food. We also report from the Cop1ne community kitchen in Paris. Run by students for students, it provides cheap, home-cooked food, but also company and solidarity. (Listen @3'20'') As France prepares to ban children from social media, kids weigh in on their use of the platforms and how they would like to see them regulated. Cybersecurity expert Olivier Blazy considers the technical challenges and privacy issues raised by such a ban. (Listen @20'20'') The adventurous life of the French explorer Alexandra David-Néel, who in the winter of 1924 became the first European woman to reach Lhasa, Tibet's "forbidden city". (Listen @14'10'') Episode mixed by Cecile Pompeani. Spotlight on France is a podcast from Radio France International. Find us on rfienglish.com, Apple podcasts (link here), Spotify (link here) or your favourite podcast app (pod.link/1573769878).
This week, an interview we just conducted with Madeleine Wattenbarger and Axel Hernández of the Cooperativa de Periodismo in Mexico and Ambar Ruiz of Radio Zapote about the case of autonomous resistance and repression in the Mazateca community of Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón in Oaxaca, Mexico, so named for being the birthplace of the Cipriano Ricardo Flores Magón, revolutionary Mexican anarchist who was murdered by medical neglect by the US prison system in 1922 (check out our 2022 episode on the history). We talk about the rise to economic and political power of the family of Manuel Zepeda and his daughter Elena, their weaponization of the judiciary against community defenders resisting a hijacking in 2014 of the traditional community assembly and the years of organizing by Mazateca women whose loved ones face long prison sentences. We also speak about the case of Miguel Peralta, a Mazateca anarchist challenging his 5 decade sentence related to this case, as well as the recent murder by medical neglect while in prison of militant anarcho-punk Yorch Esquivel at the hands of the Mexican state at the behest of UNAM. Media mentioned: Observatorio Memoria y Libertad: https://observatoriomemoriaylibertad.org Facebook and Instagram Radio Zapote: https://radiozapote.org/ Avispa Midia: https://avispa.org/en/ Cooperativa de Periodismo Instagram and Youtube: https://www.instagram.com/chingadamadrx/ Cooperativa de Periodismo Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSIrcSb3v_q8hxD1iqulLSw Groups to follow: Mazatecas Por Libertad (facebook) Presos Politicos de Eloxochitlan de Flores Magon (facebook) Further reading: "A Oaxacan Indigenous Community Fights a New Round of Bogus Charges," NACLA "Communal care, backbone of resistance in Oaxaca," Ojalá Excerpts of our translation of the MANIFESTO OF THE FEMALE SELF-DEFENSE FORCES IN SUPPORT OF FREEDOM (June 2023, translated & narrated): https://ahuehuete.substack.com/p/eloxochitlan And finally, a letter from Miguel Peralta to Yorch, narrated by Miguel Peralta Announcements Xinachtli Phone Zap Continues First up, Chicano anarchist prisoner Xinachtli (state name Alvaro Luna Hernandez) was transferred on December 23rd from a hospital in Galveston back into solitary at McConnell Unit in Texas as punishment for the call-in campaign. He's still lacking access to an ADA-accessible bathroom and shower unit and has not had his property or commissary card returned. According to his supporters, Xinachtli is still experiencing weakness in his legs and has now been forced back into a completely inaccessible space, where he faces a serious risk of another life-threatening fall or injury. Xinachtli's supporters demand remains: Xinachtli must be moved out of McConnell into an ADA-accessible facility that can address his medical needs. McConnell has already proven it can't and won't provide adequate resources to care for Xinachtli in his current state. They are putting his life in danger. Updated phone blast at https://bit.ly/xphoneblast Instagram at @FreeXinachtliNow McConnell Unit: +1 361 362 2300 McConnell Unit Director Angela Chevalier +1 361 362 6328 TDCJ Executive Director: +1 936 437 2101 To learn more about his case, check out our interview with Xinachtli from late 2024, or the earlier recording of him telling the story of his case. Prisoners for Palestine Hunger Strike Continues Four members of the Prisoners for Palestine collective, which we covered in our November 30th 2025 episode, continue their hunger strike with 3 of them at around or beyond 60 days without food as of this recording. As the situation is shifting daily, we suggest you get updates for ways to provide solidarity and the current demands of the hunger strikers at PrisonersForPalestine.org Imam Jamil Al-Amin, Presente! Revolutionary Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, returned to the ancestors on November 23, 2025 after 25 years in federal prison. The Imam was convicted in 2002 for the murder of a sheriff's deputy and Al-Amin continued to be incarcerated despite the video-taped confession of another man with the means and the motivation for the killing. You can find a brief writeup and further readings, right before notes about the state murder by medical neglect of Yorch in the December 10th issue of In Contempt Stop Cop City RICO Dismissed Judge Farmer finally decided to dismiss the RICO charges against the 61 defendants in the Stop Cop City case on the grounds that they were filed improperly. This doesn't remove the domestic terrorism or arson charges against some remaining defendants, and the state says it will refile the RICO charges but for now that's a little off our comrades' plates. To learn more, check out our latest episode on the subject from October. Jessica Reznicek In Transitional Housing Catholic Worker and pipeline saboteur Jessica Reznicek has entered transitional housing and left prison, proper. You can read her address to the public at the ABCF website. To hear an interview on her case, check out the one linked in our shownotes. You can write directly to Jess at: Fresh Start Women's Center (Women's Residential Correctional Facility) 1917 Hickman Rd, Des Moines, IA 50314 Northumberland 2 Has Some Charges Dismissed Judge Rosini dismissed 11 charges total between defendants Cara and Celeste—including one count of ecoterrorism and several misdemeanors. The two friends from Massachusetts were accused of liberating hundreds of minks from a fur farm in PA that kills thousands of minks every season. As Phily Anarchist Black Cross says: There is a pretrial conference in February. After that will come trial. While this is big and exciting news, the case isn't over yet. Cara and Celeste still have many charges to fight. Trial will come with extra costs on top of the other legal fees. You can donate and learn more at phillyabc.org/nu2 Prairieland Defendants Trails Scheduled Finally from DFW Support Committee: A date has been set for the start of the Prairieland Defendants' federal jury trial: February 17th! We have been told by multiple lawyers this date is very unlikely to change. The North Texas federal court circuit in Fort Worth is well know for being fast and firm with trial dates. Also, Dario Sanchez's state trial is set for 1/12 in Johnson County. This is not a lot of time! We're calling on supporters everywhere to do everything you can to help the defendants get the best defense possible. That means continued fundraising for expert witnesses and other trial expenses, writing letters to keep their spirits up, and raising awareness to highlight the importance of this case. If you're able to come to DFW for the trial please do! We will have other concrete asks soon, so please stay tuned! Letter writing info is available at: https://dfwdefendants.noblogs.org/getinvolved/ Fundraiser links: https://www.givesendgo.com/supportDFWprotestors https://www.gofundme.com/f/get-artist-des-revol-an-immigration-attorney https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-maricelas-family-while-she-fights-for-justice . ... . .. Featured track: De Cara A La Pared by Lhasa from La Llorona
EPISODE 639 - Deepa Anappara - Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, Letters to a Writer of Colour and The Last of EarthDeepa Anappara's debut novel Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line was named as one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time and NPR. It won the Edgar Award for Best Novel, was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020, and shortlisted for the JCB Prize for Indian Literature. Time included it in its list of ‘The 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time'. It has been translated into over twenty languages.Anappara is the co-editor of Letters to a Writer of Colour, a collection of personal essays on fiction, race, and culture, published by Random House (US) and Vintage (UK) in 2023. Her second novel, The Last of Earth, will be published by Random House in the US, and Penguin Random House in India, in January 2026, and by Oneworld in the UK in February 2026.She has a PhD in Creative-Critical Writing and an MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) from the University of East Anglia, Norwich. She teaches creative writing and is a mentor on the South Asia Speaks mentorship programme for emerging writers in South Asia. Anappara was born in Kerala, southern India, and worked as a journalist in India for eleven years. Her reports on the impact of poverty and religious violence on the education of children won the Developing Asia Journalism Awards, the Every Human has Rights Media Awards, and the Sanskriti-Prabha Dutt Fellowship in Journalism. Book: THE LAST OF EARTHFrom the award-winning author of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line comes a stunning historical novel set in nineteenth-century Tibet that follows two outsiders—an Indian schoolteacher spying for the British Empire and an English “lady” explorer—as they venture into a forbidden kingdom.1869. Tibet is closed to Europeans, an infuriating obstruction for the rapidly expanding British Empire. In response, Britain begins training Indians—permitted to cross borders that white men may not—to undertake illicit, dangerous surveying expeditions into Tibet.Balram is one such surveyor-spy, an Indian schoolteacher who, for several years, has worked for the British, often alongside his dearest friend, Gyan. But Gyan went missing on his last expedition and is rumored to be imprisoned within Tibet. Desperate to rescue his friend, Balram agrees to guide an English captain on a foolhardy mission: After years of paying others to do the exploring, the captain, disguised as a monk, wants to personally chart a river that runs through southern Tibet. Their path will cross fatefully with that of another Westerner in disguise, fifty-year-old Katherine. Denied a fellowship in the all-male Royal Geographical Society in London, she intends to be the first European woman to reach Lhasa.A polyphonic novel about the various ways humans try to leave a mark on the world—from the enduring nature of family and friendship to the egomania and obsessions of the colonial enterprise—The Last of Earth confirms Deepa Anappara as one of our greatest and most ambitious storytellers.https://www.deepa-anappara.com/Support the show___https://livingthenextchapter.com/podcast produced by: https://truemediasolutions.ca/Coffee Refills are always appreciated, refill Dave's cup here, and thanks!https://buymeacoffee.com/truemediaca
Situada a 3.650 metros de altitud, en la meseta más alta del planeta, Lhasa es uno de esos lugares donde la historia, la espiritualidad y la geografía se mezclan hasta formar un destino casi mítico.Gracias por estar aquí —¡ya superamos los 1,200 episodios y el millón de escuchas! Es pura magia gracias a ti, y me encanta compartirla.https://cesarsar.com/378-tibet-el-sabor-agridulce-del-himalaya/✈️ Recuerda, en mi web www.cesarsar.com propongo algunos viajes conmigo a diferentes lugares del mundo. Vámonos!
During the just-concluded National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, millions of travelers across China were able to travel light—sending local specialties and souvenirs home through China's fast-growing parcel delivery network. For many, the packages may have even arrived before the travelers themselves.在刚刚结束的国庆中秋双节假期期间，中国数百万游客得以轻装出行——通过中国快速发展的包裹快递网络，将当地特产和纪念品寄回家中。对许多人而言，这些包裹甚至可能比他们先到家。According to the State Post Bureau of China, the nation's postal and courier industry handled 7.23 billion parcels during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, which ended on Wednesday, maintaining stable operations amid a surge in tourism and holiday consumption. The daily average parcel volume exceeded 900 million, reflecting robust consumer demand and the growing vitality of the country's holiday economy.中国国家邮政局数据显示，在周三（10月8日）结束的八天国庆中秋假期期间，全国邮政快递行业共处理包裹72.3亿件，在旅游和假日消费激增的背景下保持了运营稳定。日均包裹量超9亿件，反映出强劲的消费需求和中国假日经济日益增长的活力。Courier companies embraced new "express delivery + culture and tourism" models, setting up service outlets, smart lockers and self-service boxes at railway stations, airports, hotels and scenic areas. The move offered travelers greater convenience while turning tourism flows into new consumption momentum, the bureau said.国家邮政局表示，快递公司推出“快递+文旅”新模式，在火车站、机场、酒店和景区设立服务网点、智能快递柜和自助寄件箱。此举为游客提供了更大便利，同时将旅游人流转化为新的消费动力。In popular destinations such as Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Sanya in Hainan province, and Lhasa in the Xizang autonomous region, shipments of local specialties rose sharply during the holiday. By collaborating with merchants, courier companies helped create a "travel–purchase–ship" consumption loop. At scenic spots like Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou, Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, and Beijing Road in Guangzhou, themed courier stores and parcel lockers catered to tourists' needs for shipping souvenirs and luggage.在新疆维吾尔自治区喀什市、海南省三亚市、西藏自治区拉萨市等热门旅游目的地，假期期间当地特产的寄递量大幅增长。快递公司通过与商家合作，助力打造“旅游—购买—寄递”消费闭环。在杭州千岛湖、厦门鼓浪屿、广州北京路等景区，主题快递门店和包裹寄存柜满足了游客寄递纪念品和行李的需求。This year's "golden week" sparked strong travel and consumption momentum nationwide. By optimizing operations and diversifying services, courier firms enriched travel experiences and unlocked new consumption potential, according to the bureau.国家邮政局指出，今年“黄金周”在全国范围内激发了强劲的旅游和消费势头。快递公司通过优化运营、丰富服务类型，提升了游客的出行体验，并释放了新的消费潜力。Ahead of the holiday, shipments of popular festive goods—including mooncakes, hairy crabs, seafood, meats and fresh fruits—surged. To ensure freshness and efficiency, companies established collection points and cold-chain warehouses in provinces such as Guangdong, Guizhou, Jiangsu and Hubei, allowing goods to be dispatched directly from production sites. They also optimized trunk routes, boosted air freight capacity, and adjusted transport resources dynamically to meet the seasonal rush.假期前夕，月饼、大闸蟹、海鲜、肉类、新鲜水果等热门节庆商品的寄递量大幅上升。为保障商品新鲜度和配送效率，快递公司在广东、贵州、江苏、湖北等省份设立集货点和冷链仓库，实现商品从产地直接发运；同时优化干线运输路线、提升航空货运能力，并动态调整运输资源，以应对季节性物流高峰。On the final leg of delivery, companies adopted multi-warehouse coordination and intelligent dispatching systems to achieve "nearby delivery", speeding up services.在配送末端环节，快递公司采用多仓协同和智能调度系统，实现“就近配送”，提升了配送速度。According to the bureau, China's postal and courier sector continues to enhance service capacity while deepening integration with the cultural and tourism industries. By innovating diversified consumption scenarios, it is injecting new vitality into the holiday economy and supports stable consumption growth.国家邮政局表示，中国邮政快递行业在持续提升服务能力的同时，正深化与文旅产业的融合。通过创新多元化消费场景，快递行业为假日经济注入新活力，并助力消费稳定增长。 State Post Bureau of Chinan.中国国家邮政局 /steɪt pəʊst ˈbjʊərəʊ ɒv ˈtʃaɪnə/courier companies (in China)n.（中国的）快递公司/ˈkʊriə ˈkʌmpəniz (ɪn ˈtʃaɪnə)/
What China adventure is complete without a trip to majestic Lhasa? Learn all the Chinese you'll need to get yourself to Tibet and into the most famous attractions. Just remember to be wary of the altitude sickness! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1481
This is a story about the love, life and death of a beloved family pet named “Wiggles” that brought joy to his adopted family and all he came in contact with. Children and Adults alike will learn about some of the funny experiences Mister Wiggles had living and moving around with his military family, and playing with his best friends “Angel” and “Yo-Yo” and the love that all pet owners have for their family dog. Children will learn about the natural beauty and sadness of death, and appreciate the love a dog brings to families, even in death. Here is what just one typical readers said about the book....Amanda Rose: Hi Robert I read your book last year when I sat on a plane... I made excuses for my tears saying was sad to be leaving the sun & beach behind. It's a fab story & so glad you shared it with us. OMG this story is a must read for all dog owners it is written from the heart with all the highs and lows of a furbaby parent, I laughed and cried as all furbaby parents have been or will go through these experiences in their babies short lives. I have have been through losses of many furbabies in my life so far and at the minute have 2 Lhasa's and 1 pug. As I have no children they have all been my babies and is so hard to let them go but we never want them to suffer either but memories still makes me chuckle and each one has a special place in my heart thank you for this story
Since 1951, when Tibet was formally annexed into the People's Republic of China, Tibet has been a battleground between China's efforts to assert control and the Tibetan people's struggle to preserve their cultural and religious identity. This past August, Xi Jinping made a surprise visit to Tibet, his second since becoming China's top leader in 2012. Less than two months earlier, the Dalai Lama, now 90 years old, announced that his office, not China, would choose his successor when he passes. A few months before that, the Dalai Lama revealed in a memoir that he would reincarnate outside of China. The PRC insists that the next incarnation – the 15th Dalai Lama – will be born inside PRC territory and approved by the Chinese government. What are Beijing's interests in Tibet and how has Xi Jinping pursued them since coming to power? What is likely to occur after the Dalai Lama's passing? I'm delighted to have as my guest today Tendor Dorjee. Tendor is an adjunct assistant professor of political science at Columbia University, a senior researcher at the Tibet Action Institute, and the inaugural Stephanie G Neuman Fellow at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies. He recently co-authored an article in Foreign Affairs titled Beijing's Dangerous Game in Tibet”.Timestamps[00:00] Start [02:08] Beijing's Key Interests in Tibet [04:06] Xi Jinping's Approach to Tibet [07:00] Internal and External Drivers of Tibet Policy [08:08] Xi's Recent Visit to Tibet [11:34] Infrastructure Developments and Expansionism [15:27] Beijing's Succession Plans and Tibetan Reactions to a Future Dalai Lama [20:27] Risk of Unrest and Crackdowns [25:43] Implications for Neighboring States
Niuniu's Xizang journey continues! From chats with locals to discovering hidden gems of Xizang culture, every moment feels like a new surprise. Come join the ride and see what's next!(07:40) Step into the heart of Lhasa's old city—Barkhor, the bustling street where history, culture, and daily life come alive.(09:36) These days, 旅拍—travel photography—has become a huge trend in China. But what exactly does this blend of journey and photography offer to travelers?
(If you're wondering what the "dam" is about, or why it's mispelt (it's not), just listen...) After a short intro, we jump into the first headline of the week: China Celebrates 80th Anniversary of Defeat of Japan and End of WW2 (1:16). Next, we jump right into China’s 60th Anniversary celebration of subjugating Tibet (12:01), followed by a look at the “run-of-the-river” dam being built in Tibet along a stretch of the river that flows through the world’s deepest canyon (16:51). Finally, today’s show ends with an extended interview with my buddy Jake, who tells some stories after working with us in China a little more than a decade ago.(22:51). Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me (@chinaadventures) on Twitter/X where I post new/unique Chinese city prayer profiles every single day. Also, you can email me any questions or comments (bfwesten at gmail dot com) and find everything else, including my books, at PrayGiveGo.us! NEW! China Compass is finally on iTunes: https://app.dropwave.io/feed/show/china-compass China Communist Party Appropriates WWII Victory As Its Own https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/with-grand-parade-china-projects-its-version-of-war-history-and-its-place-in-the-world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Beleaguer Tibet “Celebrates” 60 Years of Chinese Rule (1965-2025) https://www.deccanherald.com/world/chinas-tibet-marks-anniversary-with-songs-dances-reminders-of-communist-rule-3690809#google_vignette Some Things Never Change: Annie Taylor’s Failed Venture to Lhasa (1800s) https://web.archive.org/web/20110929041743/http://www.omf.org/omf/us/resources__1/omf_archives/china_inland_mission_stories/a_lady_s_adventures_in_tibet Yarlung Tsampo Dam and Grand Canyon https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medog_Hydropower_Station https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-of-the-river_hydroelectricity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarlung_Tsangpo_Grand_Canyon Pray for China Interceding for all the Cities of China PrayforChina.us Pray for China places of the week (Or, follow @chinaadventures daily…) https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-sep-8-14-2025 Subscribe to China Compass and leave a review on your preferred podcast platform. Follow us on Twitter/X (@chinaadventures), and find much more @ PrayGiveGo.us. Luke 10, verse 2, the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Talk again soon!
(If you're wondering what the "dam" is about, or why it's mispelt (it's not), just listen...) After a short intro, we jump into the first headline of the week: China Celebrates 80th Anniversary of Defeat of Japan and End of WW2 (1:16). Next, we jump right into China’s 60th Anniversary celebration of subjugating Tibet (12:01), followed by a look at the “run-of-the-river” dam being built in Tibet along a stretch of the river that flows through the world’s deepest canyon (16:51). Finally, today’s show ends with an extended interview with my buddy Jake, who tells some stories after working with us in China a little more than a decade ago.(22:51). Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me (@chinaadventures) on Twitter/X where I post new/unique Chinese city prayer profiles every single day. Also, you can email me any questions or comments (bfwesten at gmail dot com) and find everything else, including my books, at PrayGiveGo.us! NEW! China Compass is finally on iTunes: https://app.dropwave.io/feed/show/china-compass China Communist Party Appropriates WWII Victory As Its Own https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/with-grand-parade-china-projects-its-version-of-war-history-and-its-place-in-the-world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Beleaguer Tibet “Celebrates” 60 Years of Chinese Rule (1965-2025) https://www.deccanherald.com/world/chinas-tibet-marks-anniversary-with-songs-dances-reminders-of-communist-rule-3690809#google_vignette Some Things Never Change: Annie Taylor’s Failed Venture to Lhasa (1800s) https://web.archive.org/web/20110929041743/http://www.omf.org/omf/us/resources__1/omf_archives/china_inland_mission_stories/a_lady_s_adventures_in_tibet Yarlung Tsampo Dam and Grand Canyon https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medog_Hydropower_Station https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-of-the-river_hydroelectricity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarlung_Tsangpo_Grand_Canyon Pray for China Interceding for all the Cities of China PrayforChina.us Pray for China places of the week (Or, follow @chinaadventures daily…) https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-sep-8-14-2025 Subscribe to China Compass and leave a review on your preferred podcast platform. Follow us on Twitter/X (@chinaadventures), and find much more @ PrayGiveGo.us. Luke 10, verse 2, the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Talk again soon!
Der chinesische Staats- und Parteichef demonstrierte in Lhasa seine Macht. Doch dabei ging es um viel mehr: Er soll topfit wirken. Heutiger Gast: Katrin Büchenbacher, Auslandredaktorin Host: Simon Schaffer Der T[ext unserer Auslandredaktorin](https://www.nzz.ch/international/xi-jinping-in-tibet-demonstration-von-macht-und-vitalitaet-ld.1898849) über den Zustand von Xi Jinping. Die beste Idee: [Ein Digitalabo der NZZ](https://abo.nzz.ch/home/).
Xi Jinping encabezó en Lhasa las grandiosas celebraciones del 60.º aniversario de la región autónoma del Tíbet, durante una visita excepcional en la que hizo un llamamiento a la 'unidad interétnica'. El presidente chino realizó el miércoles su segunda visita como jefe de Estado a la región autónoma del Tíbet, un territorio montañoso del suroeste de China cuya historia está marcada por una larga alternancia entre la independencia y la soberanía de Pekín. En esta ocasión, Xi Jinping no escatimó en festejos para celebrar seis décadas de control sobre el Tíbet. Obsequiado con la khata budista —el pañuelo sagrado tibetano que engalana las ceremonias— y ante 20.000 funcionarios y habitantes locales de “todos los grupos étnicos”, según las autoridades, el líder chino habló sobre la necesidad de "guiar el budismo tibetano en la adaptación a la sociedad socialista". Una "adaptación" que no es un mero ajuste cultural o teológico, sino una estrategia de control del Partido Comunista Chino, según cuenta Anna Ferrer, doctoranda en historia en la Universitat Pompeu Fabra y especialista en el conflicto. "Xi quiere lograr con el budismo tibetano lo mismo que con el resto de religiones permitidas en China", afirma Ferrer. La República Popular China, aunque atea, permite la práctica de ciertas religiones bajo estrictos parámetros gubernamentales que regulan la jerarquía eclesiástica. Y es en este punto donde Pekín se encuentra con un reto mayúsculo. El Dalái Lama, líder espiritual de los budistas, ha cumplido 90 años en la India, donde reside el gobierno tibetano en el exilio desde 1959. El escenario para su sucesión es aún incierto y complejo. Él mismo "había llegado a apuntar a la posibilidad de no reencarnarse", dice Ferrer. Si se reencarnara, la historiadora advierte que "es posible que exista una fragmentación entre un candidato elegido por el gobierno tibetano en el exilio y otro que contaría con el apoyo del gobierno chino". Pekín, por su parte, se aferra a la legitimidad del "proceso de la urna de oro", un método de designación de sucesores que data de la dinastía Qing y que la portavoz del Ministerio de Exteriores de China, Mao Ning, defendió como la única herramienta válida para designarlo. "El gobierno chino implementa una política de libertad de creencias religiosas, pero existen regulaciones sobre asuntos religiosos y métodos para gestionar la reencarnación de los budas vivientes tibetanos", dijo entonces Ning. La comunidad internacional y la propia comunidad tibetana se enfrentarían a la difícil decisión de reconocer a uno u otro, lo que podría conducir a una división religiosa. La dificultad de la sucesión de los líderes budistas ya se hizo patente con el Panchen Lama, la segunda autoridad del budismo tibetano. Anna Ferrer explica que "el candidato avalado por el exilio tibetano acabó desapareciendo en circunstancias que nunca han terminado de aclararse". En su lugar, el gobierno chino impuso su propio candidato, generando una división profunda: "el exilio tibetano sigue reconociendo la legitimidad de ese candidato, de ese niño al que las autoridades chinas hicieron desaparecer en 1995", mientras que el candidato apoyado por Pekín ejerce como Panchen Lama dentro del Tíbet. Históricamente, la relación entre Tíbet y China ha sido compleja, "alternando periodos de vínculo matrimonial o relaciones patrón-sacerdote con otros de 'independencia relativa'", cuenta Ferrer. Tras la proclamación de la República Popular de China en 1949 y de que el gobierno de Mao Zedong se propusiera recuperar el control sobre el Tíbet, los objetivos de Pekín se han cumplido exitosamente. Según Ferrer, el gobierno chino "quiere terminar de ejercer un control efectivo sobre la religión budista tibetana, desde lo que es la práctica de los fieles hasta la jerarquía religiosa y también las normas en cuanto al culto". De su éxito dependerá la autonomía espiritual del Tíbet.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has attended a gala marking the 60th founding anniversary of Xizang Autonomous Region in Lhasa.
China has celebrated the 60th founding anniversary of the Xizang region, with the country's leader attending a celebration in Lhasa (01:17). The foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan and Pakistan have reached a deal on cooperation during their dialogue in Kabul (15:16). The Israeli military is calling up tens of thousands of reservists as it prepares to take control of Gaza City, a move that has drawn much criticism from the world (25:22).
Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Xizang to celebrate the 60th founding anniversary of the Autonomous Region in southwestern China (01:14). China will showcase new-generation armaments during its Victory Day parade on September 3rd (08:18). India's prime minister has hosted China's foreign minister and said the two countries are partners, not rivals (19:59).
Venerable Lama Konchok Sonam is the Spiritual Director of the Drikung Meditation Center. Born in Lhasa, Tibet, Lama Sonam began his Buddhist training when young within the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. At the age of 18, Lama Sonam took full ordination and became a monk (Gelong). Lama Sonam then went on to complete a retreat on Ngondro (Common and Extraordinary Preliminaries) and the Five-Fold Path of Mahamudra under H.H. Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche and Gelong Yeshe. Lama Sonam received teachings and blessings from more than twenty-five great masters, including Nyedak Rinpoche, his beloved main teacher, and the Most Venerable Pachung Rinpoche, the renown scholar and retreat master at Drikung Thil monastery. Lama Sonam served as disciplinarian at Jang Chub Ling monastery, in Dehra Dun, India. This difficult position required an extremely vast knowledge of the Dharma, and inspirational deep inner qualities. Lama Sonam has also served as the personal attendant to H.H. Chungtsang Rinpoche, H.E. Drubwang Rinpoche, Tongkar Tulku, and H.E. Thritsab Rinpoche, and tutored American tulku Thadag Rinpoche (Jack Churchward). On June 9, 2003, Lama Sonam arrived in Boston to be the Resident Lama at the Drikung Meditation Center. Lama Sonam has shown himself to be expert in both the theoretical and practical aspects of training the mind through meditation and Vajrayana methods for awakening our Buddha Nature. In the fall of 2005, Lama Sonam started the Jowo Rinpoche Statue Project to benefit the Boston area, the United States, and the world. Lama Sonam began to realize his vision of bringing the blessings of Buddhism, from Buddha Shakyamuni and countless other enlightened masters from the East- India, Nepal, and Tibet, to the United States by creating a pilgrimage site. Arriving in May of 2008, the centerpiece of the pilgrimage site is an eight foot tall gilded, jewel-encrusted bronze, the U.S. Jowo Rinpoche Statue. The magnificent U.S. Jowo Rinpoche statue is a replica and spiritual emanation of the most revered Jowo Rinpoche statue that was made at the time of the historical Buddha and brought to Lhasa, Tibet in 641 AD.
Norbu Dramdu is the Founder of Dreamer Education, a private institute for kids from kindergarten to high school in Lhasa. Being a passionate dreamer himself, he's been devoted to helping children in the region realize their dreams. What is his story? What fuels his passion? And what do his students say about him?
On today's podcast, we're going to talk about ways in which Lhasa's historical architecture – from its historic temples to some industrial relics – is being carefully repurposed into modern cultural and artistic spaces that blend heritage with innovation.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche emphasizes the importance of this precious human body. He says that it's extremely rare to find. Therefore, while we have the opportunity to practice Dharma, we should secure a good rebirth, especially a perfect human rebirth, to continue to practice Dharma.Rinpoche explains that rebirth in the deva realm makes it much harder to generate renunciation compared to the human realm. He likens this difference to the monks in Lhasa who came from wealthy families living nearby. They had a lot of distractions and often couldn't complete their studies. In contrast, many of those from remote regions became great scholars. They lived a real ascetic life in the monastery; their whole attention was focused on study. He gives the example of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche, who was not just a great scholar but also a great yogi.Rinpoche says that real Dharma practice is letting go of the evil thought of attachment to the eight worldly dharmas. Due to self-cherishing, clinging to this life arises. When our actions are stained by clinging to this life, they become non-virtuous. Thus, the self-cherishing thought is so harmful, it makes our precious human life totally empty.Rinpoche completes the last section of Pabongkapa Dechen Nyingpo's discourse: “Part eight: How to combine the elements of taking refuge and reflecting on the suffering of the lower states in order to meditate on them jointly”. He explains that the main point is that if you have the right doctor and the right prescription, you need to follow them. Your goal is to achieve liberation from samsara; therefore, you need to realize true suffering, the true cause of suffering, and then actualize the true path. So, you start with the renunciation of samsara by relying on the one who reveals the path, the Sangha.From April 10 to May 10, 2004, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave extensive teachings during the Mahamudra Retreat at Buddha House in Australia. While the retreat focused on Mahamudra, Rinpoche also taught on a wide range of Lamrim topics. This retreat marked the beginning of a series of month-long retreats in Australia. Subsequent retreats were held in 2011, 2014, and 2018, hosted by the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo.Find out more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, his teachings and projects at https://fpmt.org/
For episode 263 of the Metta Hour, we are continuing our Anxiety Series with a re-release of a conversation with Dr. Richie J. Davidson, PhD, that originally aired in 2023.In this series, Sharon is speaking with Mental Health experts, providers, and different researchers for tools to work with anxiety in increasingly challenging times. This is the fourth episode in the series. Richie Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds. He is best known for his groundbreaking work studying emotion and the brain. A friend and confidante of the Dalai Lama, he is a highly sought-after expert and speaker, leading conversations on well-being on international stages such as the World Economic Forum, where he serves on the Global Council on Mental Health.Join Richie's upcoming course The Science of Flourishing: Well-Being Skills for Daily Life. Save 20% off the course using the coupon code METTA20.In this episode, Sharon and Richie discuss:• How Richie came to this path• Meeting Daniel Goleman and Ram Dass• How Danny Goleman brought Sharon to her first retreat• The term “Mental Health”• Innate Goodness• Believing in Growth Mindset• A vision of possibility for ourselves• The role of systemic oppression in mental well-being• Intergenerational Resilience• Richie's four pillars of well-being• Personal mental hygiene• “The road to Lhasa goes up and down” - Mingyur Rinpoche• The value of community and teachers in mental health • Richie driving Mingyur Rinpoche• Contemplative Neuroscience• The Science of Flourishing Course• Richie's new book project• The conversation closes with a guided meditation led by Richie.To learn more about Riche's work or his different books, you can visit his website and check out the Center for Healthy Minds.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
ཟླ་བ་འདིའི་ཚེས་ ༢ རེས་གཟའ་པ་སངས་ཉིན་གྱི་ཕྱི་དྲོ་རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་རྒྱལ་ས་ལྡི་ལིར་བོད་མི་རྩོམ་པ་པོ་ཁོར་ཚ་ཚེ་རིང་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་ལགས་ཀྱིས་བརྩམས་ཆོས་ Little Lhasa ལྷ་ས་ཆུང་ཆུང་ཞེས་པའི་བཙན་བྱོལ་བོད་མིའི་གནས་སྟངས་དང་འབྲེལ་བའི་དཔེ་དེབ་སྐོར་བགྲོ་གླེང་གནང་ཡོད་པ་རེད། དེ་ཡང་ India International Centre (IIC) འམ་རྒྱ་གར་རྒྱལ་སྤྱིའི་ལྟེ་གནས་ཁང་དུ་གོ་སྒྲིག་ཞུས་པའི་དཔེ་དེབ་བགྲོ་གླེང་དེ་བཞིན་ Jindal ཇིན་ཌལ་མཐོ་རིམ་སློབ་གྲྭའི་སློབ་དཔོན་ལྕམ་སྐུ་ Dr. Swati Chawla འབུམ་རམས་པ་སོཝ་ཏི་ཆཝ་ལཱ་ལགས་ཀྱིས་གཙོ་སྐྱོང་དང་། དཔེ་དེབ་དེའི་སྐོར་དངོས་སུ་བཀའ་འདྲི་དང་གླེང་མོལ་གནང་མཁན་ Shiv Nadar ཤིཝ་ནཱ་དཱར་གཙུག་ལག་སློབ་གྲྭ་ཆེན་མོའི་སློབ་དཔོན་ལྕམ་སྐུ་ Kaveri Gill ཀཱ་ཝིརི་གྷིལ་ལགས་ཡིན་པ་རེད། ལྷ་ས་ཆུང་ཆུང་ཞེས་པའི་ཁོར་ཚ་ཚེ་རིང་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་ལགས་ཀྱི་དཔེ་དེབ་དེའི་དཔར་ཐེངས་དང་པོ་དེ་ཉིད་ཕྱི་ལོ་ ༢༠༠༦ ལོར་གནང་ཡོད་པ་དང་། ཕྱི་ལོ་ ༢༠༢༤ ལོར་ Speaking Tigers ཞེས་པའི་དཔེ་བསྐྲུན་ཁང་ནས་སླར་ཡང་འདོན་སྤེལ་ཞུས་པའི་དཔར་མ་གསར་པ་དེའི་ནང་ཁ་སྣོན་གྱི་གནས་ཚུལ་མང་པོ་ཞིག་བཀོད་ཡོད་པ་རེད་འདུག དེ་ཡང་བགྲོ་གླེང་དེའི་ཐོག་རྩམ་པ་པོ་ཁོང་གིས་དེབ་དེ་ནི་བོད་མི་རང་གི་ངོས་ནས་བོད་ཀྱི་གནད་དོན་དང་འབྲེལ་བའི་ཨིན་ཡིག་ཐོག་སྤེལ་བ་འགའ་ཤས་ཡོད་པའི་ཁྲོད་ནས་གཅིག་ཆགས་ཀྱི་ཡོད་ཅིང་། ལྷག་པར་དཔར་མ་གསར་པ་དེའི་ནང་བོད་མི་ལས་འགུལ་བ་དང་། སྒྱུ་རྩལ་བ། ནང་ཆོས་ཉམས་ལེན་པ། ཆབ་སྲིད་བཙོན་ཟུར། ནུབ་ཕྱོགས་སུ་གཞིས་ཆགས་པའི་བོད་མི་ཁག་གཅིག་ལ་བཅའ་འདྲི་ཞུས་ཏེ། བོད་མི་རང་གི་ངོས་ནས་བོད་ཀྱི་གནས་སྟངས་གསལ་སྟོན་ཁ་སྣོན་གནང་ཡོད་པ་འགྲེལ་བརྗོད་གནང་སོང་། བགྲོ་གླེང་དེའི་ཐོག་བོད་དོན་དོན་གཉེར་ཅན་དང་། རྒྱུན་ལྡན་རྩོམ་རིག་སྒྱུ་རྩལ་ལ་དོ་སྣང་ཡོད་པའི་མི་གྲངས་ ༥༠ ལྷག་ཙམ་མཉམ་ཞུགས་གནང་ཡོད་ཅིང་། བགྲོ་གླེང་གྲུབ་རྗེས་རྩོམ་པ་པོ་ཁོར་ཚ་ཚེ་རིང་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་ལགས་ཀྱིས་འདི་ག་རླུང་འཕྲིན་ཁང་ལ་རྩ་བའི་བོད་ཡིག་ནང་འབྲི་དགོས་རྒྱུ་ཧ་ཅང་གནད་འགག་ཡིན་རུང་། ད་ལྟའི་ཆར་ཕྱི་རྒྱལ་དུ་གནས་འཁོད་བོད་མི་གཞོན་སྐྱེས་མང་པོར་དམིགས་ཏེ། ཁོང་རྣམ་པར་བོད་ཀྱི་རིག་གཞུང་དང་ལོ་རྒྱུས་ཁག་ངོ་སྤྲོད་དང་། མི་རིགས་གཞན་ལའང་བོད་ཀྱི་ངོ་སྤྲོད་ཡོངས་ཐབས་ཀྱི་གནད་འགག་སོགས་ལ་དམིགས་ནས་ཨིན་ཡིག་ཏུ་བྲིས་པ་ཞིག་ཡིན་པ་མ་ཟད། ཁོང་རང་ཉིད་ཆུང་དུས་ཨ་ཕས་གཏོང་ཡིག་འབྲི་སྟངས་སླབས་ཏེ་རིམ་པས་རྩོམ་ལ་དགའ་ཕྱོགས་ཀྱིས་དེབ་དང་རྩོམ་ཡིག་སོགས་སྤེལ་ཐུབ་པའི་གནས་སྟངས་བྱུང་ཡོད་སྐོར་འགྲེལ་བརྗོད་གནང་སོང་། གཞི་རྩའི་རྩོམ་པ་པོ་ཁོར་ཚ་ཚེ་རིང་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་ལགས་ཁོང་ནི། བཙན་བྱོལ་ནང་འཚར་ལོངས་བྱུང་བ་ཞིག་ཡིན་པ་དང་། ཁོང་ནས་གསར་འགོད་པའི་སློབ་སྦྱོང་དེ་ཐའེ་ཝན་ནང་གནང་སྟེ། ཁུལ་དེའི་ཐའེ་པེ་དུས་བབ་གསར་ཁང་དུ་ལོ་ཤས་རིང་ཕྱག་ལས་གནང་། དེའི་རྗེས་སུ་ཨེ་ཤི་ཡའི་ཁུལ་གྱི་གསར་ཁང་མང་པོ་ཞིག་གི་ནང་ཁོང་གིས་རྩོམ་ཡིག་སྤེལ་ཡོད་པ་མ་ཟད། […] The post རྒྱལ་ས་ལྡི་ལིར་ལྷ་ས་ཆུང་ཆུང་ Little Lhasa ཞེས་པའི་བརྩམས་སྒྲུང་དེབ་སྐོར་བགྲོ་གླེང་གནང་བ། appeared first on vot.
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“For many educated Westerners,” writes today's guest, “ the idea that religion promotes violence and secularism ameliorates the problem is a settled certainty, a doxa, an unstated premise of right thinking. By no means do I deny that religious energies…can be turned toward destructive ends, especially by unscrupulous politicians in times of crisis and uncertainty… Nonetheless, concentration on or simply assuming religion's inclination toward violence insouciantly glides past a glaring reality of the twentieth century: namely, that regimes committed to secularism have not infrequently possessed just as much capacity for violence as, and often much more than, those tied to religious identity.” These are some of the observations with which Thomas Albert Howard begins his new book, Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History. It is a survey and a dissection of how certain types of secularism can lead to violence as furious as that of any religious fanatic. Thomas Albert (Tal) Howard (Ph.D, University of Virginia) is professor of humanities and history and holds the Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Chair in Christian Ethics at Valparaiso University. His previous books include The Faiths of Others: A History of Interreligious Dialogue (Yale University Press, 2021), which was the subject of our conversation in Episode 232 of this podcast. This is his third appearance on Historically Thinking; he also discussed the life and historical project of Jacob Burckhardt long, long ago in Episode 37. (The image is of two Tibetan Buddhists undergoing a "self-criticism session" in Lhasa sometime in 1966; from picryl.com)
Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses the extensive offerings that are being made at FPMT centers around the world and explains how to make charity by offering these on behalf of all sentient beings. In this way, every single offering becomes an offering from every single sentient being and they all gain merit. So, this becomes a great puja for the happiness of all sentient beings.Rinpoche says that each offering has ten benefits, but depending on which offering is made, the result is slightly different. He gives the example of incense, which has the particular result of pure morality.Rinpoche highlights that the purpose of offering is for the benefit of all beings. When making offerings to the Guru Puja merit field, the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, and all the holy objects of the ten directions, we should meditate that their essence is the root virtuous friend. Even though there are so many deities in the merit field, the essence is the guru, the root virtuous friend. Rinpoche goes into detail about the holy objects of Tibet, including the Shakyamuni Buddha statue in Lhasa, the Hayagriva statue in Sera Monastery, the Maitreya Buddha statue in Drepung Monastery, and the Sangdu Jampel Dorje statue in Reting. He also elaborates on the holy places of Nepal: Swayambhunath and Baudhanath stupas.To conclude the offering, Rinpoche advises us to offer the oceans of nectar food to every hell being, hungry ghost, animal, human being, sura being, asura being, and intermediate stage being. They fully enjoy the offerings, become liberated from all sufferings and its causes, and become enlightened.From April 10 to May 10, 2004, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave extensive teachings during the Mahamudra Retreat at Buddha House in Australia. While the retreat focused on Mahamudra, Rinpoche also taught on a wide range of Lamrim topics. This retreat marked the beginning of a series of month-long retreats in Australia. Subsequent retreats were held in 2011, 2014, and 2018, hosted by the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo.Find out more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, his teachings and projects at https://fpmt.org/
On 29 November 1995, Tibetan Buddhist leaders attended a secret ceremony in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa. They were present to witness the choice of the next Panchen Lama, a position in Tibetan Buddhism second in importance to the Dalai Lama. They were met by Chinese armed guards, sent to ensure Chinese influence over the choice of Panchen Lama. The Dalai Lama's choice of Panchen Lama had been kidnapped and disappeared six months earlier. Arjia Rinpoche, a senior Tibetan Lama, was at the ceremony. He speaks to Alex Strangwayes-Booth. This is a CTVC production.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they've had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America's occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.(Photo: Arjia Rinpoche in 2008. Credit: Mira Oberman/AFP via Getty Images)
'Alt.Latino' hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre do their best to keep up with new releases, but sometimes great music evades their radar. On this episode, the duo highlight some of the best songs they never got a chance to share during the year.Music We Missed in 2024• Sanje, "Buen Fantasma" (from 'De Repente Otra Vez')• David Lindes, "Te Vengo A Perdonar" (from 'Peace With A Lion')• Yung Dupe X Kimmø X PUGSPUGSPUGS, "Nube Negra" (from 'Políticamente Correcto')• Benjamin Walker, "Libre" (from 'LIBRE')• Lhasa de Sela et Yves Desrosiers, "El Cosechero" (from 'First Recordings')• Dom La Nena, "Pierre et les fleurs" (from 'LA VIE DE MA MÈRE')Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Last time we spoke about the first Encirclement Campaign against the CCP. Amidst ongoing attacks, the communist movement thrived in rural Jiangxi, even as urban support dwindled. Li Lisan championed urban uprisings, opposing Mao Zedong's focus on rural encirclement. Failed assaults on Nanchang and Changsha highlighted their discord. The Red Army's strategy shifted after capturing Ji'an, bolstered by peasant support. As the NRA prepared an encirclement, Mao proposed luring them deep before striking. Internal strife peaked with the Futian Incident, leading to a purge that solidified Mao's power but weakened the Red Army's defenses. Amidst internal strife, the NRA launched attacks on the Reds but faced fierce resistance. Lu Diping's forces encircled Donggu, leading to heavy losses as artillery mistakenly struck their own troops. The Reds capitalized on local support and guerrilla tactics, inflicting significant defeats on the NRA in Longgang and Dongshao. Despite Chiang Kai-Shek's attempts to reclaim territory, the Reds successfully executed a series of ambushes and strategic retreats. By the end of the campaign, the Jiangxi Soviet expanded significantly, validating Mao's strategies and shifting public favor towards the communists. #124 Sino-Tibetan War of 1930–1932 Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. For those who know their Sino history, we are drawing close to the year of 1931. This is arguably the year WW2 actually began, some of you might be confused by that statement, but I assure you mainland Chinese would argue this point very much. Once we breach that door its going to be a very long time before we can talk about the multiple other things going on in China. For example, a lot happens in China's northwest. So I thought it would be best to tackle some of that before we jump into the 15 year China War. Do forgive me for being a tease. So the first thing I wanted to talk about is the Second Sino-Tibetan War of 1930-1932. Now this is a huge can of worms as they say and to truly understand it we need to cover a lot of history. There has always been conflict between whatever we consider historically China and Tibet. Historians have often broken things down into three major conflicts during the early 20th century that led directly to the second Sino-Tibetan War. After the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, the 13th Dalai Lama closely monitored the political changes in mainland China and the situation of the central government's officials and military stationed in Tibet, preparing to organize Tibetan forces and initiate an anti-Han Incident movement. In March 1912, the Dalai Lama issued a "Public Letter" through the Ganden Palace via the Kashag. The Kashag was the governing council of Tibet during the rule of the Qing all the way to the 1950s. Following the release of this letter, the 13th Dalai Lama immediately formed a "Tibetan People's Army" of over ten thousand troops, deciding to use force to expel the Sichuanese army. The Tibetan forces first dealt with the Sichuan troops stationed in Yadong, Jiangzi, and Shigatse, and then besieged the Sichuan troops in Lhasa. Fearing being attacked from both within and outside, the Tibetan forces hastened to eliminate the Sichuan troops already within Tibet. The local Tibetan authorities also initiated an offensive against the region known as the Kham in the west of Sichuan. After 1939 this would be called Xikang, so to make things easier I will refer to it as such. The extensive eastward expansion of the Tibetan army shocked the entire nation, prompting military and political figures from Sichuan, Yunnan, and other areas to issue telegrams or contact the central government, demanding military action to quell the unrest and stabilize Tibet. In response to the chaotic situation in Tibet and Xikang, the Yuan Shikai government adopted a strategy of sending troops to suppress it. On May 25, 1912, Yuan Shikai issued an order for a westward expedition, and on June 14, the Beiyang government directed Governor of Sichuan,Yin Changheng to lead the troops westward. On July 10 Yin Changheng led 2,500 Sichuan troops westward from Chengdu. At the same time, Cai E also dispatched Yunnanese troops northward to meet the Sichuan army in Tibet. In August, the Sichuan army split into two routes: the southern route led by Zhu Senlin attacked Hekou, modern day Yajiang and Litang, defeating the Tibetan troops and capturing the key strongholds of Maguizong, Jianzibay, and Xie Luoluo, subsequently laying siege to Litang; the northern route was led by Liu Ruilin, who provided assistance to Chengdu and Batang. Meanwhile, the Yunnanese troops entered Tibet via the Nu River, capturing the gateway of Yanjing in northern Yunnan. At the end of August, Liu Ruilin attacked the eastern Tibetan stronghold of Chengdu. On September 3, Zhu Senlin's forces captured Litang and recaptured Gongjue, Sanyan, and Tongpu; shortly thereafter, the areas of Zhanhua, Baiyu, Daocheng, Xiangcheng, and Zha Ya also surrendered. On September 16, the western expeditionary army advanced westward from Chengdu, attacking Jiangda. By the end of September, the western expeditionary army had recovered all territories belonging to the late Qing dynasty's Sichuan-Yunnan border affairs department, except for the counties of Kema and Chayu in the southern route, and Dingqing represented by roughly 39 clans, Shobanduo, Lari, and Jiangda in the northern route. On September 12, the Beijing government ordered the change of Jiangda in Tibet to Taizhou Prefecture, Lari to Jiali Prefecture, and Shobanduo to Shodu Prefecture. On the 25th, Yin Changheng was appointed as the pacification envoy at the Sichuan border, overseeing the Xikang region, which was divided into the eastern and western border areas, governing the six prefectures of Kangding, Lihua, Ba'an, Dengke, Chengdu, and Jiahe, as well as the two states of Dehua and Ganzi. Just as the western expeditionary army was achieving victory and preparing to enter Tibet from Kangding, the British colonial authorities publicly intervened, trying to prevent the expeditionary army from entering Tibet. Under British pressure, Yuan Shikai was forced to order the Sichuan and Yunnan armies to delay their advance, effectively halting their progress at the Nu River line. At the same time, the Beiyang government's policy towards Tibet shifted from suppression to pacification. Although the Sichuan and Yunnan armies ceased their military actions against Tibet, the significance of the western expedition was profound, as it enabled the central government to basically recover Xikang and played a significant role in curbing the British colonizers and Tibetan separatist forces, preventing Tibet from repeating the fate of Outer Mongolia. Thus ended the first period of conflict. What proceeded was known as the Simla Convention, we actually covered that event in some detail a long time ago in this series. More or less the convention divided Tibet into Outer and Inner Tibet, which also were referred to as U-Tsang and western Kham, ie: Xikang. With the support and assistance of Britain, the Tibetan local government gathered troops in Eastern Tibet to confront the Sichuan army, aiming to use military force to advance the control area of the Tibetan government to Dajianlu. In September 1917, two Tibetan soldiers from the Lhoka area invaded the Sichuan army's defense zone and were captured and sent to Chengdu by the border troops. After questioning by Commander Peng Risheng, it was made clear that the captured Tibetans would have to be detained. Tibet sent a letter to negotiate, requesting the return of the captured Tibetans, to be handled by Tibetan officials. Peng, without assessing the situation, executed the captured individuals and sent their heads back, which obviously infuriated the Tibetans, leading them to mobilize a large force to attack En and Lhoka. The British immediately supplied the Tibetan army with 5,000 quick-firing rifles and 5 million rounds of ammunition to support a large-scale offensive against Enda County and Lhoka. By January 1918, Enda County had fallen, and the counties of Chaya, Ningjing, and Changdu were all under attack from the well-armed Tibetan army. In March, Ningjing County was lost, and the Chengdu garrison, who were quote “surrounded on all sides, though there was plenty of food in the city, had run out of ammunition.” In June, the Tibetan army captured Chengdu, and after accepting Peng Risheng's surrender, advanced rapidly eastward across the Ningjing Mountains and the Jinsha River, capturing the counties of Dege, Dengke, Shiqu, Baiyu, Gongxian, Wucheng, and Ningjing, until they were stopped by fierce fighting from the border troops at Ganzi. On August 8, 1918, the Dalai Lama expressed his unwillingness to oppose what he called “the Chinese benefactor” but agreed to ceasefire negotiations. On August 21, a ceasefire agreement consisting of thirteen articles was reached in Chengdu among Liu Zanting, a representative of the Sichuan border troops, Jiangbadan, a representative of the Tibetan side, and a representative of the British government. They agreed that the Tibetan army would withdraw from the recently occupied counties of Zhanhua and Ganzi and return them to the Sichuan border, while the remaining occupied counties would be managed by Tibetan officials. They also agreed to a ceasefire for one year starting from October 17, 1918, awaiting a resolution to the Tibetan issue from the central government and the Dalai Lama. This “Thirteen-Article Agreement” effectively recognized the Tibetan army's occupation of the border areas in legal terms. After this, Chengdu and the aforementioned seven counties west of the Jinsha River came under the control of the Tibetan local government. Thus ended the second period of conflict. Here we come to the year of 1930. Now a lot had occurred during the 1920's. The Beiyang government had tried to maintain the indirect administrative structures of the former Qing Dynasty. In the absence of effective Chinese political control over Tibet, implementation of national policy fell onto regional actors, in this case Fu Zuoyi in Suiyuan and Liu Wenhui in Xikang. Along the Qinghai/Amdo frontier, Sino-Muslim leaders like Ma Bufang projected military authority from the provincial capital of Xining. Now a lot of what we are about to talk about revolves around a place called Yushu. Yushu is a mountainous region of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau. The Tanggula Mountains form the southwestern boundary of Yushu, bordering Tibet. In the largely uninhabitable northwestern region of Yushu, you'll find the renowned Kekexili nature reserve and the railway connecting Xining to Lhasa. The main branch of the Kunlun Mountains, which splits Qinghai province into northern and southern regions, forms Yushu's northern boundary, while a branch of the Kunlun range, the Bayanhar Mountains, defines its northeastern edge. Yushu is the source of three of Asia's major rivers. The northeasternmost section of Yushu drains into the Yellow River as it flows towards Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu. Central and southeastern Yushu give rise to the headwaters of the Mekong and Yangzi, known locally as the Zhaqu and Tongtian rivers. The Qinghai provincial government emphasized the region's prominent topographical features—mountain ranges and river systems. Provincial reports meticulously described the mountain passes that link Yushu to key areas such as Lhasa, Chengdu in Xikang, Sichuan, Xinjiang, and Xining, along with the challenging passes within Yushu. Yushu is a very difficult terrain for communication and transportation, quite the obstacle for governance. The journey between the provincial capital and Yushu totaled over 1620 li, a highway connecting such a path would not be built until 1944. A strong local governance was found in the form of Tibetan tribes known as the 25 peoples of Yushu. Yet the Qinghai provincial government sought to govern the land and those in Xining viewed Yushu as a barbarian region, where pastoral nomadism reigned. They would speak of Yushu as being an endless steppe inhabited by barbaric people who wandered aimlessly. Yushu had a complicated economic geography with monasteries occupying the richest land and concentrating monetary, spiritual, and political power on the local scale and pastoral tribes migrating in the areas in between. The monasteries acted as sites for periodic markets of trade, throughout Yushu. As much as they were Tibetan Buddhist monasteries for religious devotion, they were also landowners with powers of taxation. The hereditary tribal ladders of the 25 peoples of Yushu were thus a secondary network of political and economic authority in Yushu. The pastoral tribes who traversed the borderless region of Yushu, Xikang and Kham confused outsiders. The Beiyang government, as I have said, tried to simply adopt the former Qing policies. For Yushu they were ruling through an indirect system of local headmen. Each tribe determined their title, either company commander or battalion commander and were responsible for bi-annual taxes and periodic military conscription to the government in Xining. One of these tribal leaders, Cai Zuozhen, the leader of the Buqing tribe came from Huangyuan, lying between Xining and the Riyue mountains. His father worked as a translator for the Xining tribute tax collection missions. The 1920's were continuous years of strife, especially between the tribes. No governing body really understood or had any real control over the region. In 1929 Yusuhu became an official county and on August 6th of that year, Ma Qi advocated an 8 point plan for calming her border problems. The plan included reconstructing a civilian government, promoting Tibetan Buddhism, opening more land for agriculture, training troops, establishing factories and mills, improving transportation and securing borders. He sought to implement all of this through the Yushu county government. However in the same year the Civil Affairs Bureau recommended adding 7 new counties some of which would carve chunks out of Yushu. The plan never materialized due to ongoing government difficulties, but remained on the table. In the meantime the government began a provincial level training program for self-government regions within Qinghai. 50 graduates came out of this program, none came from or were sent to Yushu. By the late 1920's the region was being fought over by multiple parties for multiple reasons. There were 3 overarching reasons for why war would break out. Number 1 was because of the border disputes between Tibet and China. The Tibetans claimed areas inhabited by their people in the neighboring provinces of Qinghai and Sichuan were being ruled by warlords with loose connections to the Nanjing government. 2) There was a dispute between the 13th Dalai Lama and 9th Panchen Lama. To clarify the Panchen Lama is second to the Dalai Lama, to be more specific “the Panchen Lama is the reincarnation of Amithaba, the Buddha of Boundless Light, while the Dalai Lama is the reincarnation of Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig in Tibetan), the Buddha of Compassion. Traditionally, each acts as mentor to the other, and plays a key role in identifying the other's reincarnation”. Anyways the 9th Panchen Lama had been exiled and seen to be quite pro Chinese. 3) was the complex disputes of the people in regions like Yushu. Now the catalyst for the war was a chieftain from the town of Beri, which is in Yushu but is in an area claimed by Tibet, but under control of Sichuan. This chieftain whose name I cannot for the life of me find, seized items from the Targye Monastery. It is alleged the 9th Panchen Lama incited this action. The monks of the monastery rallied forces and took back the properties. The chieftain then asked for help from the governor of Sichuan, Liu Wenhui. Liu Wenhui unleashed forces into the area, forcing the Targye monks to ask for help from the Tibetan government who drove his men out. Thus began a series of clashes. The KMT Muslim official Tang Kesan was dispatched to negotiate an end to the conflict. Muslim General Ma Fuxiang, as head of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission, sent a telegram instructing Tang Kesan to break the agreement with Tibet, fearing political rivals in Nanjing were exploiting the situation. In the following years, Tibetan forces launched repeated attacks on Liu Wenhui's troops but were defeated multiple times. In 1932, the Tibetans rallied 6000 troops along the Jinsha river, an area that acted as the boundary between Yushu and Xikang. In response to the Tibetan threat, in March the Qing government established the Qinghai Southern Border Region garrison under Ma Bufang. Two brigades deployed in Yushu; the first brigade was led by Ma Xun and the 2nd by Ma Biao. The Tibetans invaded, but only Ma Biao's men were ready at the border as Ma Xun's were still enroute from the provincial capital. At the time of the attack Ma Biao had one camp of cavalry, alongside some headquarters personnel for a combined total of 400 men. He dispatched his secretary Wang Jiamei to Tibet to try and negotiate a peaceful settlement. It is believe he did this simply to delay the enemy as he immediately telegrammed Ma Bufang for reinforcements, but they would not arrive until mid-june. On March 24th the Tibetans attacked Lesser Surmang, gradually forcing their way into southern Qinghai. After 8 hours of battle, both sides suffered tremendous casualties. During that night within the county seat of Jiegu, Ma Biao convened a conference attended by chieftains, merchants and important town leaders. At the meeting, Ma Biao asserted “our strength is sufficient to protect the lives and property of Yushu's residents. Not only will we resist Tibetan incursions, but in the future we will tie our war horses at the gate of the Tibetan government compound!” However Ma Biao would find it quite difficult to make due on these promises. On March 26th, the Greater Surmang contingent of his forces met 500 Tibetans on the battlefield just southeast of Jiegu. As told to us by Cai Zuozhen “the Tibetans simply overwhelmed the undermanned provincial forces by at least five to one”. They retreated to a camp near Duolongduo where they quickly became surrounded by Tibetan forces. At the same time a detachment of other provincial forces at Lesser Surman, just 30 men were encircled by 100 Tibetans. The provincial forces continuously retreated in the face of an enemy 5-10 times larger than them. The Tibetans methodically seized territory heading north to encircle the county seat of Jiegu. At the same time a contingent of 300 troops from Xikang forded the Tongtian river to attack the monasteries at Labu and Xiewu situated on the two vital thoroughfares heading north to Jiegu. The Tibetans held a strong military position and in one incredible move sweeped and occupied all the areas surrounding Jiegu's southern portion, severing the county seats communication with Xining. Jiegu was the site of Yushu's county government and nominally held the headquarters of the southern Qinghai garrison, thus it was the key holding Xining's position in the southern borderlands. Now outnumbered 10 to 1 by the Tibetans and with their communications severed, the situation for Xining and the Qinghai forces was quite dire. It seemed likely the Tibetans would shut the door, locking Xining out. The Southern Qinghai border region garrison, a mouthful to be sure, under Ma Biao were digging in for a long drawn out defense of the Yushu county seat while Xining went into a frenzy of actions. On April 19th, Ma Lin and Ma Bufang telegrammed the Military affairs commission in Nanjing with strong recommendations for improving the situation. They wanted to move the Southern Qinghai garrison roughly 20 li west of Jiegu and station a regiment between Jiegu and Xining at Daheba to protect the lines of communication. They also requested 2000 rifles, 20,000 rounds of ammunition, 40,000 yuan and 5 wireless telegraphs. While this sounds like peanuts, but do remember Japan is currently full blown invading Manchuria. On the last day of april, Ma Bufang requested Ma Lin dispatch the Southern Qing Border Region garrison's 1st brigade commander Ma Xun, cause everyone's a Ma in this episode, to the southern front as Yushu's Pacification Commissioner. He also again stated he wanted a peaceful settlement to the conflict. 4 days later, Ma Bufang and Ma Lin telegrammed Xi'an announcing Ma Xun's appointment as “Yushu xuanwei shi”, the Yushu Pacification Commissioner. Yet it was not until May 24th, that Nanjing's response reached Xining via Xi'an. Within the communique, Chiang Kai-Shek approved their suggestions and would meet their requests for military aid although at lower levels than requested. Only one wireless telegraph set was sent by Nanjing, but it dramatically improved communications. On May 26th, Ma Xun departed Xining for Yushu with others stating “regardless of whether peace can be maintained, the communications route between the provincial capital and Jiegu must be protected at all costs”. Ma Xun departed with roughly a regiment of 100 troops, some provincial officials with Mongolian and Tibetan language skills, and a surveyor. Meanwhile Ma Bufang led another expeditionary force as far as Daheba, the site of a proposed garrison between Xining and Jiegu. Ma Xun's Mongolian and Tibetan specialists had orders from Nanjing to visit Qinghai and awe the “barbarians” into loyalty to the new government by offering them doctors, dentists, botanists and anyone who could dazzle the “backward superstitious locals”. For two months, Ma Biao and his men struggled to maintain Jiegu's defenses, till finally on June 18th, Ma Xun's group arrived. He would soon be followed up by 2 waves of reinforcements on August 20th and September 20th. Despite efforts made by Cai Zuozhen and other small contingents of Qinghai troops, the Tibetans simply have overwhelming numbers. The Qinghai troops however inflicted much more casualties upon them when they fought. A battle broke out on June 27th at the Changu Monastery, 5 li south of the county seat, where Qinghai forces led by Ma Biao defeated a Tibetan force twice their side who also enjoyed high ground advantage. The same forces also fought again near the Tongtian River due north of Jiegu where the Tibetans were forced to withdraw. It also seemed the Tibetans lacked adequate artillery, as was evident with their inability to take Jiegu. Many of the civilians within Jiegu noted the Tibetans fired over forty cannon rounds into the city, but none of the rounds exploded. On July 23rd, Ma Bufang dispatched a regiment led by La Pingfu to Yushu. Despite the combined forces of Ma Biao and Ma Xun engaging the Tibetans three times, they had still not seen the full strength of the Tibetans. There was a great concern on the Chinese side that the Tibetans were trying to lure as many in as possible before overwhelming them with numbers. Ma Bufang also dispatched reinforcements led by Ma Lu to the southern borderlands. On August 20th, La Pingfu arrived at Jiegu and freed the city of a Tibetan encirclement. La Pingfu's troops were exhausted from the incredible 20 day march through insane terrain, they quickly took up defensive positions. This allowed the forces of Ma Biao and Ma Xun to depart south with 800 local militiamen to attack the Tibetans. They found Tibetans in the dead of night. The Qinghai forces used Dadao dui swords to hack them during hand to hand combat. The Tibetans dispersed, but reorganized themselves the next morning. The Qinghai forces took some high ground and met the counter attack, this time decisively defeating the Tibetans who suffered tremendous casualties. After four months, the Jiegu encirclement seemed to finally be broken. Afterwards the Qinghai forces formed three groups to advance south to retake lost territory. Ma Biao and Ma Xun led route armies while La Pingfu followed behind. Ma Bufang ordered a punitive mission against the local Tibetans, hoping they would simply withdraw from Yushu peacefully. He also ordered law and order to be brought back to the region. Military commanders were to gather local religious and political elites who could deal with the inevitable issues like refugee waves. To further push the Tibetans to pull out orders were mandated that medical care be given to wounded Tibetan soldiers with promises of funding for their return journey to Tibet as POW's. Me Bufang also issued communiques to all the inhabitants of Yushu asking them to get their local leaders and militia to expel Tibetan soldiers, promising rewards. Cai Zuozhen's reports differed greatly from Ma Bufang's orders. Cai Zuozhen received reports for example that Ma Biao's men routinely killed POW's, attacked Tibetan civilians and robbed Tibetan merchants. Cai Zuozhen would go on the record to accuse Qinghai forces of burning entire villages, looting monasteries, raping women and even nuns. During this time folk songs emerged in Qinghai talking about bitter lives under the oppression of Xining overlords who conscripted soldiers, stole horses and property to feed themselves on “human soup” while the common people ate husks and chafe. It was often sung “the sun doesn't rise in the Ma Family's Qinghai” As the Qinghai troops continued advancing south they punished locals for helping Tibetans. One local headman in Nangqian who had helped Tibetans had 10,000 jin of Tsampa, 20,000 jin of barley, 3000 jin of yak butter, 200 head of cattle and 40 sheep commandeered by Ma Biao. Many headmen would be forced to give goods to Ma Xun, Ma Biao and La Pingfu, such things as pelts, antlers, horses and money. It was said Ma Biao took enough to be worth 2000 silver dollars from the nomads of Laxiu. During late August and early September, the Qinghai forces fought the Tibetans for the Surman region and the southeastern part of Yushu. They unleashed artillery on their enemy, trapping 2000 Tibetans soldiers into a confined area. They encircled them and systematically annihilated them, massacring 200. Little Surmang quickly came back under Xining's control as the Tibetans fled to Greater Surmang. On September 2nd, La Pingfu led 300 men to occupy the rear exit of Greater Surmang. Despite a valiant defense led by two of Tibet's best generals, they suffered a string of defeats and were forced to relinquish Greater Surmang. Then the third wave of reinforcements arrived from Xining, Ma Lu's brigade who came to Jiegu on September 20th. This effectively solidified the Qinghai position. Ma Lu, Ma Xun, Ma Biao and Ma Biao all met south of Jiegu at Batang where they agreed they would set out for the Jinsha River which marked the border between Yushu and Xikang. There they would decisively defeat the enemy upon the western shore at Xidengke. At the Qingke monastery, facing the Dengke river, a major connecting point to Changde was the Tibetan powerbase in the region. The monastery's defenses were very solid, 3 lines of over 5000 troops. On October 15th, the Qinghai artillery began raining hell upon the monastery as the infantry encircled the area. The Qinghai forces split their approaches attacking and moving while encircling. They were aided by Xikang troops who also bombarded the monastery from across the Jinsha river. The Tibetans could not withstand the joint attacks and gradually gave up their positions. The Qinghai and Xikang armies then connected across the river. Liu Wenhui led the Xikang forces and was communicating with Ma Bufang who ordered his forces to accept orders from the Xikang army. Many historians believed Liu Wenhui had coordinated this joint military campaign against the Tibetans, taking advantage of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. It seems Liu Wenhui thought it was an opportune time to “solve the Tibet problem once and for all”, this would have been a hell of an escalation. Liu Wenhui sent word to Ma Bufang who notified Chiang Kai-Shek of their joint operation. However Chiang Kai-Shek demanded they halt hostilities and try negotiations with the Dalai Lama. Meanwhile the Dalai Lama received reports of their string of defeats and the loss of territory east of the Jinsha river, so he agreed to begin negotiations. What came from this was the Qinghai-Tibetan Peace Treaty, which more or less just set everything back to pre-war status quo. The Tibetans would never again pose a serious threat to Qinghai's domination of Yushu. Yushu's strategic passes would remain in Qinghais control well into the founding of the Peoples Republic of China. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. While it would appear as a major side quest in the greater scheme of things, the small war between Tibet and Sichuan was just another example of how not unified China still was. Despite all the grand claims, the new Nanjing government was still overseeing quite a fractured nation, who were about to face the full might of the Empire of the rising sun.
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