"The principle of self-defence, even involving weapons and bloodshed, has never been condemned, even by Gandhi." - Martin Luther King, Jr. "Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defence against a homicidal maniac." --George Orwell "One need not destroy one's enemy. One… Continue reading VISITING PHUNTSOG DARGYE LING (PUJI SI 普濟寺) AND RE-VISITING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE 8TH KENTING TAI SITUPA: A historical and pilgrim’s account of the 18th Century Phuntsog Dargye Ling (Puji Si) monastery, the ongoing persecution of Karma Kagyu monasteries in Lijiang by violent Mongol-Gelug forces, personal pilgrimage observations (China/Tibet pilgrimage part 9)