More than a million Tibetans . . .
. . . died in our struggle and Tibet underwent incredible destruction
Their aim was independence
Even today, many Tibetans have not changed their mind . . .
. . . and still want independence
The Dalai Lama is a Buddha . . .
. . . someone who has the insight of the Buddha of Compassion.
Now, such an infinite sense of compassion . . .
. . . is beyond the capacity of mere humans like us
As humans, we get angry, bear grudges . . .
. . . feel a sense of nationalism. This is natural
Secondly, good thoughts alone don't necessarily bring good results
In our case . . .
. . . achieving autonomy through the Middle Way Approach . . .
. . . doesn't only depend on our initiative
Just like you need two hands to clap . . .
. . . goodwill from the Dalai Lama and the Exile Government alone . . .
. . . without the co-operation of the Chinese . . .
. . . it's like waiting for their mercy
Bhod gyalo!
Should the Dalai Lama return to Tibet?
Yes!
- Do we want full independence? - Yes!
We have enough evidence to prove . . .
. . . that this was a carefully premeditated plan . . .
. . . incited by the Dalai clique . . .
. . . colluding with domestic and overseas Tibetan separatist forces
The Tibetan people inside Tibet, even under the Chinese gun . . .
. . . chose to rise up and demonstrate.
In exile, we don't have the Chinese coming down on us
So it's important that we prepare to go to Tibet
Yesterday's protests called for the long life of the Dalai Lama . . . . . . and slogans were shouted for Tibet's independence
Also, in front of Lhasa's central temple . . .
. . . monks from Sera monastery . . .
. . . and their supporters were arrested
The monastery is under strict surveillance
We won't go!
Victory to Tibet!
Now I feel the biggest challenge in Tibet . . .
. . . is not at all the military threat from the Chinese Government . . .
. . . but an imperialist cultural invasion . . .
. . . because the imperialist cultural invasion in Tibet . . .
. . . can be observed in every little detail . . .
. . . whether it's in your habits and traditions . . .
. . . or in the environment you live in
The inpact and influence of these changes . . .
. . . leave you with no option but to give up or adapt.
The eventual consequence is likely to be that . . .
. . . there is no longer a "you" left - "you" will vanish in the end.
Dalai is the chief representative of a theocratic serf system.
This kind of serf system is the darkest system in human history.
It has no democracy, freedom, nor human rights . . .
. . . only the privileges guaranteed to serf-owners.
Dalai has always lived by lying.
The Chinese Government has fabricated a lot of lies.
One is that Tibetans in Tibet no longer have faith in the Dalai Lama . . .
. . . and won't listen to him.
This is one of their biggest lies and one of their worst . . .
. . . one that no one can believe . . .
. . . because Tibetans in Tibet do miss the Dalai Lama . . .
. . . despite him having been away for 50 years.
Oh, Precious One! (The Dalai Lama)
Oh, Precious One!
You are the symbol of peace in the world
You are the pride of the Tibetans Oh Precious One!
My greatest wish is for the Dalai Lama to return . . .
. . . but it doesn't seem likely.
Dalai Lama, I pray to you
I only have to hear his name . . .
. . . and I'm filled with faith, devotion and a deep sadness
They asked me, "Who sent you to shout for an independent Tibet?"
I told them, "No one sent me to shout, I did it on my own"
They said, "You're lying" They didn't believe me and immediately used an electric prod.
They poked my palms and bare heels.
When they jabbed me with the prod, I fainted with the pain.
Still not satisfied, they inserted the prod into my mouth.
I felt as if all my internal organs were burning.
I was imprisoned when I was young at the age of 20
But I feel those were my best and most meaningful years.
When the Tibetan people are rising up in Tibet . . .
. . . if the Chinese Government wants to protect their country . . .
. . . if they want stability, this isn't the way to deal with it.
Using guns will not bring stability.
You can't kill everyone with your guns.
More will rise up behind them!
Tibetans throughout the world will rise up!
This is what I want to tell the Chinese . . .
They wrongly accuse us. They don't trust us.
They think we went out to destroy, burn and rob, but we've done nothing.
They wrongly accuse us
They wouldn't let us go out
Those people you've just spoken to are all officials
They are not telling the truth.
We want human rights and freedom in Tibet!
We can't live under the Chinese any more
Under this oppression Buddha's teachings can't flourish
We want the Dalai Lama back! We have no rights, no freedom
We aren't allowed to see the Dalai Lama
If we stand up, we are pushed down
Religious freedom!
We want human rights!
- What do we want? - Independence!
- Down with . . . - . . . Hu Jintao!
They've come, they've come! They've come to our country!
The beggars, they have come The Chinese, they have come
The thieves, they have come The bandits, they have come
Look at the nomads No animals to be seen
Look at the farmers No farmland to be seen
Look at the city centre No Tibetans to be seen
Look at the Potala No blessings to be had
Look at the temples No statues to be seen Look at the schools No Tibetan to be learnt
Look at us exiles No one speaks Tibetan . . .
They've come! They've come!
If you're Tibetan It's time to regain independence!
Oh, youth of Tibet!
In this moment
It's not enough to have the desire
We must become the seed of freedom
It's not enough to have the desire
We must become the seed of freedom
When you don't have your land
You're only someone else's slave
If you can think now
We must get our independence!
Independence!
To go to Tibet now is our responsibility
I don't think it has to do with what the Dalai Lama tells us
If you have the courage to die for your people . . .
. . . you don't need to find excuses in his advice.
We have resolved not to raise our fists.
The Chinese can cut us up or kill us
We're only using peaceful means in our march to Tibet
So I can't accept that it goes against the Dalai Lama's wishes.
What cost is our silence in the face of China?
A France with human rights, what are you doing?
As to the dialogue, China's position is clear and consistent . . .
. . . which Premier Wen Jiabao has clearly elaborated
Dalai must give up his so-called position for Tibet's independence . . .
. . . completely stop all activities to separate the nation . . .
. . . acknowledge that Tibet and Taiwan are a part of China.
The Chinese Government says the Dalai Lama seeks independence . . .
. . . or at least a covert form of independence
My understanding is the main reason is not that they don't believe him . . .
. . . or are suspicious of what he says.
It could well be that they do believe him
It's just that they don't want to give up their control of Tibet . . .
. . . the right they've exercised for the last 50 years.
What the majority of ordinary Chinese think of Tibet . . .
. . . is what I thought when I was in primary school
They still think that old Tibet was the darkest, the most barbaric . . .
. . . and the most backward society.
Even today's Tibet is considered backward and barbaric . . .
. . . although, of course, this is not openly stated
But whenever anyone looks at Tibet, it's from a position of superiority
I was kept there for one month . . .
. . . during which I was tied in one position . . .
. . . to a bar for two to three days and nights continuously.
During interrogations, they kept saying . . .
. . . "Did the Dalai Lama incite you?"
"Did the Dalai Lama tell you to loot, rob and burn?"
If there is real racial equality . . .
. . . freedom of expression and freedom of religion . . .
. . . why aren't we allowed to respect the figure . . .
. . . in whom we have faith in our hearts?
Right in front of our eyes . . .
. . . they stamp on pictures of the Dalai Lama . . .
. . . break the picture frames with their guns . . .
. . . shred his pictures and burn them.
We Tibetans are a religious people
When we see the picture of our lama being trodden under foot . . .
. . . we see these as irreparable acts.
So far, the dialogues have brought no result
It's as if the envoys went on vacation
That's what it says in the papers
Did those who died in the March Uprising die . . .
. . . for independence or the Middle Way?
The Middle Way is at its limit because China ignores it
Now, we have to go all out for independence
Since China has ignored the Middle Way . . .
. . . we'll now go for independence
Until Tibet is independent, this will be our struggle. This is our path.
The time has come for the Dalai Lama to change his policy
The Dalai Lama will never change his position!
Independence for Tibet is your desire . . .
. . . but it is something you cannot fulfil
So far, the Dalai Lama's Middle Way policy . . .
. . . hasn't been disseminated properly to our fellow Tibetans
That's why they are demanding independence
1.5 million of our brethren have died. This year there was bloodshed
Even if the Middle Way won and you returned to Tibet
. . . could you take down the Tibetan flag, raise China's flag and live under it?
Yes, if it benefits us, we can live under the Chinese
What we want is benefit. I told you . . . what we want is benefit.
In order to maintain the peace . . .
. . . and ensure the group's safety . . .
. . . you are forbidden to proceed any further
For many years
The Chinese tortured us
Until our flesh was stripped to the bone
In 1959
We stood up in desperation
For truth and for justice
Rise up, Tibetans!
People of the world, stand with us and support the truth!
May the Gods be victorious!
What the Chinese Government thinks about the Tibet issue . . .
. . . is that as long as the military and the power are in its hands . . .
. . . and they control the region, the problem does not exist.
The problem comes from overseas Tibetans led by the Dalai Lama.
So once the Dalai Lama no longer exists . . .
. . . no matter how much those outside try . . .
. . . to make their voice heard, no one will listen . . .
. . . as there will no longer be a powerful man . . .
. . . who the West pays attention to and who can organise exile Tibetans
Thus the problem would be solved
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The events of '59 . . . how we lost our country . . .
. . . these were like stories for us youngsters
But now, the recent uprising and its suppression . . .
. . . has unfolded in front of our own eyes
For the youth, it was a reminder of our past
It awoke the Tibetan people
Tibetans were reminded that the struggle . . .
. . . for truth and freedom does not rely on one or two persons
It's not just the Dalai Lama's responsibility . . .
. . . or Tibetans in exile, or only the educated ones . . .
. . . but the responsibility of each one of us
This has become very clear this time
Many lives will be lost in this struggle
If we look at the history of any nation, forget about independence . . .
. . . even for democracy, people have paid with their lives
So I feel we have to lose lives
Yet, as a follower of the Buddha and particularly as a monk
. . . to say, "We have to lose lives!", poses a dilemma for me . . .
. . . in terms of our traditional culture
Tibet belongs to us!
Victory to Tibet!
Tibet belongs to us!
We have to hold each other tight and show them . . .
. . . we're being stopped against our will
We don't want to be stopped!
Victory to Tibet!
Ours is a struggle of a people
It's not a struggle of one generation or a few selected leaders.
. . . nor is it to benefit a small minority
Tibetans always say, "The Dalai Lama knows best!"
That's a mistake and also dangerous to depend on one person
The Chinese also day, "Your Tibet problem is nothing . . .
"It's only dependent on one person
"If that person dies then the issue of Tibet will also die"
This is what they say, but this is absolutely not true!
Therefore, for generations we must work hard . . .
. . . and struggle. We must be prepared. That's very important.
Tenzin Gyatso, the heart and soul of our country
The Chinese separated us from our root lama
If the six million Tibetans unite
A time will come when . . .
The sun will reappear from behind the clouds