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Tibetans keen on results of 6th round of dialogue: Kalon Tripa
An impressive battery of Tibetan dignitaries, Gyalwa Karmapa Rinpoche, Chief Justice Commissioner and Justice Commissioners, Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Kalons, members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and the officials of the Central Tibetan Administration occupied the stage overlooking a mixed crowd of hundreds of Tibetans and foreigners, who packed the courtyard of Tsuglakhang, braving an inclement weather and intermittent downpour. Saying that the two envoys had yesterday returned to Delhi after concluding the 6th round of talks, Kalon Tripa underlined that despite the realistic popular sentiments of the sheer futility of entertaining any expectations from the authorities of PRC, the Tibetans must keep exerting their whole energy in forging a situation wherein Beijing is compelled to properly address the Tibet issue - rather than losing their fortitude and standing stock-still under weight of extreme pessimism. (Read press statement on the 6th round of dialogue.) Due to the force of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's non-violent struggle, the Tibetan issue has survived thus long - even China could not ignore responding to it - Kalon Tripa said, adding that if this force of non-violence is conscientiously beefed up by the entire Tibetan people, it can withstand every other power in this world. Every Tibetan must therefore sincerely and with full conviction exert themselves in the path of the Middle-Way Approach and non-violence, he added.
If the current international scenario is any indication, the Tibet issue may not see a speedy resolution, Kalon Tripa said, underlining that even if the Tibetan struggle lasted for centuries, it must sustained without any sense of despair or inertia - just as His Holiness always says: 'hope for the best, but prepare for the worst'. In order to achieve that, every Tibetan must take daily initiatives based on his or her own capacity and resources - mere expression of feelings or words will not suffice - Kalon Tripa said. Many Tibetans fail to appreciate that protest demonstrations, mass gatherings and marches are not the only ways of serving the cause - at times there are even indications of their lack of diligence, Kalon Tripa said. He said that even though Tibetans generally have their sense of commitment intact, many are often at a loss for the right ways of waging a movement - some even misinterpreted the Administration's appeal for the creation of a conducive environment for dialogue as virtual ban on all kinds of activism. After clear the air over the kinds of activism that will not jeopardize the efforts to forge a conducive environment for dialogue, Kalon Tripa then proposed 11 model action plans, which were broadly categorized as educational, social, economic, religion and culture. These plans include engaging in meritorious actions to enhance the collective merit of the Tibetan people; establishing close ties with all the people who have cultural, religious and linguistic affinities with the Tibetan people; sustaining Tibetan language and culture by providing an adequate level of modern education to the children; providing help for the education and health care of Tibetans in Tibet; spreading awareness on the current state of Tibet and clarifying misunderstandings and misinterpretations - including to the Chinese based in the Mainland China; preserving the unity and harmony of Tibetan community in exile; and others. |
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