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Fargo-Moorehead Spiritual Info

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HE Luding Khen Rinpche teachings

Minnesota Sakya Center welcomes H.E. Luding Khen Rinpoche to the Twin Cities for a series of teachings.  Please see the attached file for details.

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Dalai Lama followers turn veggie

From an on-line posting-

DHARAMSALA, APR 9 :  Tibetans here on Monday pledged to shun non-vegetarian food for a year in a bid to enhance their “collective merit” and dedicating it for the long life of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

A notice has been pasted to this effect at Tibetans staff mess declaring that it would refrain from engaging in the business of buying and selling of non-vegetarian supplies for one year from April 11, 2007 to February 2, 2008. The initiative was based on a directive from the Tibetan secretariat. A statement from the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile had earlier said the year 2007 is both “auspicious and ominous,” particularly for the Dalai Lama. When asked about turning vegetarian, head of the staff mess Machen Gendun said, “this is indeed a noble initiative to enhance the collective merit and dedicating it to the longevity of the Dalai Lama”.

Death Threats on HHDL

Reported on-line on www.dailyindia.com-

Pro-Tibet activists protest against assassination threat to Dalai Lama
From our ANI Correspondent

Bhopal, Apr 3: Pro-Tibet activists took out a protest march here on Tuesday against the reported threat to the life of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

Reports galore in the media about a possible assassination attempt on the Dalai Lama by Pakistan based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

'Mahatma Gandhi Tibet Freedom Movement' activists accused China of being behind the threats. They shouted slogans against and burnt posters of Chinese President Hu Jintao.

"The Dalai Lama receiving a threat from the LeT is a solid proof that the threat has been issued at the behest of China because China feels directly threatened by the ever increasing popularity of the Dalai Lama across the globe. China is also scared of the popular opinion tilting in favour of Tibet. We condemn this act and appeal to the Indian government and the rest of the world to ensure the safety and security of his holiness the Dalai Lama," said Mahesh Yadav, an activist.

The Dalai Lama has a three-ring security cover with the innermost guarded by special security persons of the Tibetan security department and the outermost by the Himachal Pradesh police.