His Holiness the Dalai Lama advises Tibetans to live by Tibetan nature

Monday, June 28, 2010

Tibet.net
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving at the audience before giving his talk on 'Essence of happiness' in Yokohama, Japan, 26 June 2010. Photo / Tenzin Choejor / OHHDL

Tokyo: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the last leg of his 11-day visit to Japan met the Tibetans residing and studying in Japan. His Holiness advised them to conduct themselves properly abiding by the law of the land as the representatives of Tibetan people. He quoted a Tibetan proverb, "Yulchu thung ne yultrim khyer", just as you live by the water of the land; you need to follow its law also. His Holiness said we have a peaceful culture, overall the reputation of Tibetan people, wherever they are living, is very good. We should maintain and live by our peaceful and compassionate nature.
 
"As far as our struggle is concerned, it is a issue of justice. Truth is on our side; we are seeking genuine autonomy to practice our culture and religion. This is within the framework of Chinese constitution, so we should be confident about our issue. We may not be lagging behind in inner values, but we are lagging in modern education, so you all need to study hard to become an educated modern Tibetan with moral ethics." advised His Holiness.
 
Japanese Lawmaker Mr. Makino Seishu and about eight Japanese parliamentarians visited His Holiness to congratulate him for his successful tour in Japan.
 
After completing his 11-days tour successfully in Japan, His Holiness and the entourages left the country this morning.
 
This visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been a very successful one, soon after his arrival in Tokyo, Foreign Correspondents' Club Japan invited him for a press briefing wherein some 200 Foreign and Japanese media participated. His Holiness visited three big Japanese temples, Zenkoji and Saihoji in Nagano, and Sojiji Temple in Yokohama.

His Holiness interacted with school and university level students on two occasions. Around ten thousand people attended his Yokohama teaching and talk. People have come all the way from Mongolia, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan and China to attend His Holiness' teachings and talks in Japan. Everywhere, His Holiness was received warmly and people took keen interest in his teachings and talks.