The great Tenzin Tsundue

I have many idols. There are many historical or contemporary figures I admire. I do not admire anyone wholly, but rather I find a specific notion/nature a person has to be enticing.

One of my heroes is the great Tenzen Tsundue. Though he has slowly started to understand "the way of the Dalai Lama", his is not the same path. I must admit, even I understand the strategy the Dalai Lama is doing (he knows he can't win a head-on battle), but than I see him hob-knobbing with the likes of Richard Gere (while his people suffer) and it infuriates me.

So a man like Tenzen Tsundue takes my heart. He once said the following:

Seeking Buddhahood is one thing, and freedom for a country is another. We are fighting for freedom IN the world, and not for freedom FROM the world.

I can't agree anymore. No doubt I - as a believer of Sanatana Dharma - must admit that non-violence is tantamount to violence, but as the Lord Buddha (for he is my "Physician") said as he was dieing: "I say this: all conditioned things are subject to decay, strive with diligence for your liberation". It is the notion of diligence and liberation I would like to highlight.

The government of China has shown its diligence. It's purpose: to destroy Tibetans and Tibetan culture. To colonize Tibet. So far they have succeeded because Tibetans just do not have the "strength" to fight them. It is sad. Martin Luther King Jr. once paraphrased Einstein by saying:
"the greatest sin of our time is not the few who have destroyed, but the vast majority who sit idly by".

Well, I am quite disillusioned by the Dalai Lama's "idle actions". I await the words of Tenzen Tsundue, who as far as I am concerned is the DeshNayak of Tibet. Hopefully he can succeed in freeing Tibet! :)

Please take a look at the mans writings. They are lovely. I particularly love "Between the Dragon and the Elephant". Here is a link: www.friendsoftibet.org/tenzin