Articles & Blogs

Preserving a Culture in Exile

In 1959, the People's Liberation Army of China completed the final occupation of Tibet and forced its leader, HH The Dalai Lama, to flee into exile. An estimated 80,000 Tibetans followed him to lead new lives as refugees in a foreign country. Sixty years later, while the Tibetan culture in…...

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Gorshey – Bringing Joy & Harmony to the Community

Tibetans have always loved to dance, and Gorshey, the traditional circle dance, has been popular for a long time. But of late, its popularity among Tibetan communities worldwide has gone through the roof. I'm trying to think of when this surge in popularity happened. There may have been more than…...

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Kadrin – Gratitude

As a Tibetan refugee, I’ve experienced a unique world. I’ve been thrown into the depths of poverty, yet life contrived to give me opportunities and a way to live in Montana, of all places. My life has been this fascinating blend of contradictions – being stateless for nearly sixty years,…...

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Rediscovering My Tibet

This winter, I came across a Youtube feed with a charming young Tibetan man. What captured my initial interest was the confidence and even joy with which he introduced himself. But as I sat back to watch my new favorite YouTuber, he took me on a tour that started from…...

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The Medicine of Altruism

Can a tweak in our attitude, the way we think and care about others make a fundamental difference in our happiness? The collective wisdom of the Tibetan spiritual tradition – the medicine of altruism strongly suggests that this is not only possible but within the grasp of each of us.…...

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The Pain & Privilege of Being Tibetan

Being a Tibetan in this day and age is both a pain and a privilege. The pain is more prominent – now, for over sixty years, we have been hounded from our homeland, driven into exile, stripped of our monasteries and even our dignity. We have no idea when even…...

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