"Regardless of the region we are from, the religion we follow, or the views or positions we hold, for the benefit of Tibet as a whole, we must do what is important and let go of what is minor—it is important not to mistake gold for brass or to reduce sandalwood to ash before selling… Continue reading NOT KNOWING HISTORY IS “LIKE A MONKEY IN A DARK FOREST”: The deliberate ‘disrupting’ and subsequent cancellation of the 17th Karmapa’s teaching and activities, Q & A in Tibetan parliament about the meeting, and the importance of knowing one’s history and origins