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'SEN WEZYRA' by azzaro/link124 in some hours
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When I was in my teens and early twenties I read a lot of books about
Buddhism, mysticism and similar subjects as I searched, like you do,
for some deeper meaning to life than was being peddled by the consumer
culture in which I had grown up. One recurring subject in many of
these was Tibet, a mysterious country full of priests and monks,
secret traditions and spiritual understanding, which was always
written about in almost mythical terms as if it were more a legend
than a real place somewhere north of India. I was fascinated by this
ancient and inaccesible land where initiates could apparantly fly and
yogis would be buried alive for days only to be dug up again alive and
well after practising ancient techniques of bodily control, and I
started to search for more books about the country, it's people and
their beliefs.
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I came across many memoirs by westerners who, in the early years of
this century and at the end of the last, had been equally captivated
by the magic and mystery of this forbidden place and who, with minimal
equipment and in disguise, had tried to make the journey to Lhasa,
Tibet's capital, drawn by the wonders which must surely await anyone
who could finally make it through the inhospitable terrain and
unwelcoming authorities. For this was the era of great expansion by
Britain and Russia in central Asia and both nations had their eye on
Tibet's strategic location and rumoured mineral wealth, a fact of
which the Tibetans were only too well aware and had decided, as a
matter of self defence, to close their borders to all westerners in
order to protect their integrity and independence.
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Most of the attempts to penetrate the 'roof of the world' were doomed
to failure, often involving unthinkable hardship and sometimes even
death, as one explorer after another tried to overcome the physical
and political barriers in their path, but one book I came across told
a very differant story and changed my view of Tibet for ever. It was
the story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountaineer who found
himself in a British prison camp in India at the outbreak of World War
2 and who, with a fellow prisoner, resolved to escape and make the
journey to Lhasa. His adventure followed the same pattern as those
before, fraught with hunger, cold, accidents and fear of discovery,
but he succeeded in reaching his goal and incredibly became accepted
by the authorities in Lhasa, even becoming the Dalai Lama's personal
tutor and chief engineer of the country. His account of his seven
years in Tibet is a fascinating insight into the meeting of 2 cultures
and the friendships which developed but it also tells of events of
which, until reading this, I had had no idea and which shattered my
dream of ever making the journey to the magical land myself.
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For in 1950 the Chinese army invaded Tibet and soon occupied the
country, claiming that it was in fact a part of China. Under the
pretence of liberating the Tibetan's from feudal rule they set about
destroying the culture and traditions of the country, targeting
especially the monastaries which have always been the centre of
Tibet's religion, education and culture. Since the invasion nearly
all of the monastaries have been destroyed and over a million Tibetans
have been killed in one of the most brutal occupations in history. At
various times the Chinese have practically outlawed Tibet's religious
traditions and arrested thousands of monks and nuns, locking them up
in prisons which officially do not exist and, according to those lucky
enough to have escaped, applying the most brutal tortures which would
make even the Spanish Inquisitors cringe. The catalogue of human
rights abuses by the Chinese is staggering; an offence as seemingly
insignificant as owning a photograph of the Dalai Lama (Tibets exiled
spiritual and secular leader) carries the most horrendous penalty
whilst speaking out against the Chinese can severely shorten a
Tibetan's life span.
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A traditional imperial practice is to minoritise the indiginous
population of a country until they become an insignificant part of the
society and the Chinese are applying this with great enthusiasm. Most
teaching in schools is now in chinese and speaking the language is
essential for getting any reasonable employment, whilst Chinese
settlers are often given good jobs rather than Tibetans, irrespective
of their qualifications. Indeed, the Chinese are encouraging massive
settlement by their own people as part of a general plan to push out
the Tibetans and their culture; hundreds of thousands of settlers have
already moved in, encouraged by cash and employment benefits and in
some areas the Chinese actually outnumber the Tibetans, leaving them
the worst land and most menial jobs.
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In 1994 the Chinese government announced it's latest blow to Tibet; it
is now planning to build a railway through to Lhasa which, as well as
making it easier to continue their plunder and destruction of Tibet's
natural resources, will also make it even easier to move vast numbers
of settlers into the heart of the country and complete once and for
all the destruction of the Tibetan's culture and traditions. When I
chose the title 'Last Train To Lhasa' for my second album I was not
actually aware of this fact, the name being more of an ironic joke as
no trains run to Lhasa and it seemed incongruous that any should cross
the ancient, mysterious land I had so fallen in love with. The news
of the Chinese's plan now seems to symbolise the great spiritual and
cultural loss which is looming; instead of a country of deep devotion
and spiritual attainment with perhaps the greatest understanding on
the planet of the human soul and psyche developed over thousands of
years, Tibet will become another mess of iron and diesel, the chants
of the monks being replaced by the rumble of trucks and machinery, the
prayer flags and banners by concrete tower blocks and radio masts.
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We live at a time when we face some of the greatest challanges of our
history. Can we afford to lose a people and culture which has
understood and lived for thousands of years in harmony with an
eocsystem which we seem to be fighting a losing battle with? Can we
afford to let a vast repository of spiritual and human understanding
which could benifit us all be destroyed to make way for more mines and
factories which would only benefit some? The Tibetans will not use
violence in their opposition to their oppressors - can we afford to
wash our hands of them and accept that it is alright for the strong
and ruthless to dominate the weak and principled? Our governments may
not be prepared to stand up for what they say they believe in -
freedom, human rights, democracy - for fear of rocking the trade boat,
but we as individuals can; we can show our support for the Tibetan
people, we can push for our public servants to do something to help,
and at least the Tibetans will know that they are not alone in their
fight to preserve their culture and beliefs, that others around the
world also believe in the spirit, the heart and the dream of a world
free of power-weilding bullies and their silent allies who look the
other way.
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taken from banco de gaya homepage somewhere in thw whole net
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ascii respects goes to ---> acid, nemes!s, budgie, sundance, krs, boobba
yaneq, covenant, chosen, gulp, kempy, sharp.
hellos to these ascii forces ---> u'race and looker house. you rule.....
dedicated to two real goa-freaks ---> TIMER/IND and AZAZEL/TBL..........
what will be next ---> soon new big colly called "sukia monotone".......
cubism - monotoneous - goa - outer space - azzaro - new dimension - 1998
last comment ---> sorry for the less design, but pinguin need those shit
for yesterday :(
credits ---> all by me except some logos signed by other painters. thanx
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