The world of Tibet in stories and news
December 2011
Sonam Brauen and daughter Yangzom Brauen discuss Across Many Mountains, Sonam's story of escape from Tibet.
Posted in Features
November 2011
Self-immolations - a report and a tribute; a truckload of Tibet; meditation for busy people and more
Posted in Features, Shows
April 2011
An experienced translator for a Tibetan lama talks about the art of making sense
Posted in Open Mind
September 2010
The little known history of Buddhist violence, Murder in the high Himalaya, massive mudslides and flooding and how we all think like addicts.
Posted in Shows
When a Chinese border patrol opened fire on a group of Tibetans trying to escape into Nepal, a group of mountaineers captured the killing of a 17-year-old nun on video.
Christal Smith explores the little-known history of Buddhist violence with Michael Jerryson, author of the book "Buddhist Warfare."
May 2010
Why the Dalai Lama matters, art as refuge for Tibetan kids, a musician's Indian sojourn and a wrapup of the news.
China's best bet for winning global respect is the Dalai Lama himself, says eminent Tibet scholar Robert Thurman.
June 2009
Journalist Adi Ignatius, co-editor of the book Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhou Ziyang, reads an excerpt from the book.
A more complete version of Christal Smith's interview with Adi Ignatius about the secret journal of a Chinese premier.
Climate emergency in Tibet and worldwide, Tiananmen anniversary (no tweets) and the back door to enlightenment.
Za Rinpoche talks about what enlightenment is and tries to coax us into taking "the back door," rather than the front door, to enlightenment.
March 2009
Witness to history: 1959, Pico Iyer discusses what’s on the Dalai Lama’s mind, March '09 news roundup and examining the ‘serf question.’
Author Pico Iyer, who's known the Dalai Lama for around 30 years, talks about how the Tibetan leader is thinking at this critical historical juncture.
Posted in Analysis
We tackle the question: Did China actually liberate Tibetans from the yoke of feudalism, as Beijing claims?
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