The Political Philosophy of the Dalai Lama : Selected Speeches and Writings / Edited by Subhash Kashyap, Foreword by Lobsang Sangay

includes index and biblioraphy

I. Exile and after : Beginning of the Tibetan tragedy 1 Into exile ...3 2 Tragedy in crimson ...6 3 The tibetan coundrum ...10 4 Legal status of tibet ...12 5 Tibet under the occupation of chinese forces ...20 II. Towards freedom and democracy 6 Democracy as collective responsibility ...25 7 Need for a constitution ...30 8 Drafting a constitution ...38 9 Guidelines for future tibet policy ...46 10 The middle- way approach ...57 11 Tibetan freedom, Buddhism and culture ...68 12 Freedom of tibet ...77 13 Achievements of the central tibetan administration ...85 14 Struggle for self-rule ...92 15 Responsibilities of members ...98 16 Democracy and corruption ...103 17 Good wishes to the asswmbly ...105 18 Institutionalization and democratization ...107 19 Introduction of genuine democratic governance ...109 20 Turmoil in tibet ...111 21 Sino-tibetan relations ...115 22 Tibetan diaspora in a modern democracy ...118 23 The important institution of democracy ...121 24 Moving with the reality of the situation ...123 25 Modernizing the tibtan political system ...126 26 Establishment of a democratic system ...131 27 First democratically elected leader ...136 28 The next dalai lama ...139 III.Exposition of the tibetan issue 29 Trivute to Mahatma Gandhi ...153 30 Power of truth and non-violence ...156 31 Tibet as an occupied country ...166 32 Policy of engagement with china ...174 33 Contribution of tibetan culture and buddhism to the world ...179 34 Oneness of humanity ...188 35 Contacts with the chinese ...196 36 Problems of ignorance ...198 37 Friendship and mutual trust ...205 38 Inside tibet ...213 39 Audacity of hope ...216 40 Fears and tears ...221 41 The state of siege ...225 42 Assimilation of tibetan identity ....228 43 Thanking india ...235 44 The tibetan people and the natiuon ...243 45 The real issue of tibet ...249 46 Need for transparency ...257 47 Being human ...268 48 Tibet : A third pole ...282 49 A sensitive political issue ...287 50 Meaningful autonomy : A realisic solution ...290 51 Self immolations ...295 52 Nonviolent struggle ...297 53 In conversation ...301 IV Sino-Tibetan relations 54 Seeking truth from facts ..309 55 Five point pesce plan ...313 56 Strasbourg proposal ...320 57 Embracing the enemy ...325 58 Mutual trust for negotiation ...332 59 Lasting and genuine happiness ...334 60 Final solution ...346 61 Relations between the peoples ...348 62 An appeal to the chinese ...353 63 Message to the chinese ...355 64 Nobel peace pize 2010 ...359 65 Building trust ...360 V Tibetan national uprising 66 Preservaion of tibet`s unique spiritual heritage ...369 67 A century of peace and dialogue ...375 68 China is transforming ...380 69 Dialogue in the spirit of compromise and reconciliation ...385 70 Policy of merciless repression ...390 71 Tibetan issue : A challenge and an opportunity for china ...394 72 Commitment to the middle way ...398 73 Genuine autonomy for the tibetans ...401 74 Achieving genuine equality and unity ...405 75 China`s lack of lefgitimacy in tibet ...409 76 Sino tibetan dialogue ...413 77 Oppression in tibet ...420 78 Development of political authority ...424 VI Universal responsibility 79 Violence to violence ...431 80 Universal responsibility and environment ...434 81 Universal responsibility as key to human survival and progress ...439 82 Century of dialogue and discussion ...441 83 Non violence to contrrol terrorism ...443 84 Universal responsibility in the modern world ...446 85 Human rights, democracy and freedom ...459 86 Sense of global responsibility ...465 VII Compassion and world peace 87 Compassion and the individual ...473 88 Buddhism and democracy ...483 89 Buddhism and spiritual tourism ...489 90 Approach to world peace ...493 91 The reality of war ...508 92. Disarmament for world peace ...511 93 The global community ...514 VIII Environment and ecology