All the news sources claim that it is just a routine check up on a minor stomach ache. Apparently “There is nothing major to feel concerned about,” his personal secretary Tenzin Taklha told AFP. Hopefully that is all the news to report on his health. Normally stomach pain is minor news, however he turned 73 this summer and is certainly getting on in years. The Chinese government has refused talks with him or to return to the spiritual head of Tibet, and many claim that is espacially true with his growing age. The Chinese government are eager to appoint their own lamas (eg. Panchen Lama) whenever possible to maintain a better control of the monastic influence over Tibetans. Hopefully he will return to health and continue his good work.
“The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart.”
Above is a picture I took of him in 2003 at the Kalachakra intitation in Bodhgaya, India.
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