Covid-19 Coronavirus - Protect yourself and Your Loved Ones

Thank you for the kind messages sent to me. I’m sorry, once again, for my absence from social media but for the last 5 weeks I’ve been using my free time to closely follow news reports and study medical data, including post mortum reports, coming out of China and other parts of the world where there have been mild to severe cases of the Nova Coronavirus - also known as Covid-19.

I have many theories about why this virus has been allowed to spread the way it has but, since leaving my broadcasting days behind me, my only concern is to serve and protect humanity and not get into debates about whether, or not, it is man-made and/or government issue approved, nor whether it was created, or not, to eliminate a certain proportion of the population or especially pensioners and sick people who cost governments billions every year. I’m not here to speculate.

What I do want to do is give you are some facts and advice, based on medical evidence, that might just save someone’s life. 

FACT No.1 - A virus is not a living entity per se. It has no genetic coding of its own. This is why, normally, a virus cannot live outside a host for too long; i.e. on surfaces. It needs all the chemical makeup of a living cell in order for it to be able to reproduce itself. 

FACT No. 2 - We know Covid-19 is a virus. Therefore, in order to survive, it takes information from the person’s cells and reproduces itself within the cells. 

My observations and conclusions - from reading autopsy reports, is that the Covid-19 selectively reproduces itself within cells that are already diseased. Hence, you’ve probably heard on the news that China recorded many of the deaths as “caused by other underlying medical conditions.”

That is indeed correct. Covid-19, per se, is not deadly. The only reason it’s causing so many deaths is because the virus is essentially taking a person’s existing illness and turning it against them. This is why the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions are at a higher risk of more severe symptoms if they contract the virus. Why? Because the elderly, generally, tend to have some form of illness and, along with those with pre-existing diseases, they have weaker immune systems. In addition, with age and illness, there is a general lack of energy, which is crucial for fighting off any virus; even a common cold.

When I say pre-existing medical conditions, I’m also including mental health conditions. Why? Because any unhealthy psychological issues weaken the immune system as does stress, anxiety, fear, depression etc etc. The weaker a person’s immune system is, the less chances they have of fighting the Covid-19 virus and recovering from it. 

Stress and fatigue are huge factors in a weakened immune system. This is why healthy, young, doctors such as Dr Li WenLiang sadly died. All doctors and nurses in China are being overworked due to the sheer volume of patients. 

My observations and conclusions: - When we’re not in a very good mental space, when we’re tired, afraid, stressed and generally under a lot of pressure of some kind, our metabolic rate slows down or even stops. This means, our digestive system doesn’t work properly. Undigested food sits in the gut and ferments. You could say that this food fermentation turns into pure alcohol and the alcohol is nothing more than pure sugar, which bring me to the next point. 

FACT No. 4 - A virus needs sugar to reproduce. 

Every gravely affected country that has seen more fatalities and had a more rapid spread rate has a staple diet that consists of either rice or pasta. These are refined carbohydrates. When consumed, rice and pasta transform into pure sugar within the human body. 

My observations and conclusions - Since refined carbohydrates are pure sugar to the body, and a virus needs sugar to survive and reproduce, an obvious method of protection would be to reduce the consumption of ALL refined carbs. Eliminating the virus’s fuel means slowing down its reproduction or even stopping it. 

David Abel, who was stricken by the virus on the Diamond Princess, is diabetic. His condition was far worse than his wife Sally, who was also stricken by the virus. In fact, as of today, David is still infected by the virus while Sally has now tested negative. David’s Pneumonia was reported as being “acute” while Sally’s was reported as “mild.”

For me, this reinforces the thought that the aggressiveness of this virus is also dependent on a person’s blood sugar levels. Not only that. I believe that this Covid-19 virus needs a certain amount of carbohydrates to activate it, which might explain the massive difference in incubation periods between some people and others, which ties in with my point about the ambiguous test results, which bring me to the next couple of points.

This is only my intuitive belief but I think there’s a very strong connection between a person’s blood sugar levels and testing negative then positive within the space of a few days and without changing any variables except food intake, digestive ability (i.e. metabolic rate) and a person’s general state of immunity, which is dependent on their state of psychological and emotional well-being as well as their physical condition. 

FACT No. 5 - Until now, it was thought the incubation period for the Covid-19 was anywhere between 2 and 14 days. Yet, this last week, we saw the longest reported incubation period at 27 days. Personally, I think the Covid-19 can incubate for longer. If I’m right in thinking the virus needs a certain quantity of carbohydrates to be activated, then, theoretically, the incubation period could be indefinite or until the virus becomes permanently inactive. I don’t know if that’s possible. For it to become permanently inactive, it would have to die but we know that viruses don’t ever die. They just run their course, i.e. the body’s immune system just learns to deal with them by creating a defence that makes the body more resistant. This is why although antibiotics are good to combat bacterial infections, they’re not a good option for viral infections unless the viral infection is combined with a bacterial infection. 

When we have a viral infection, hopefully our bodies will be healthy enough to develop a fever. This is a good thing. It’s the body’s defence mechanism. The body raises it’s temperature to combat the virus because the body intuitively knows a virus can’t survive when it’s exposed to elevated temperatures. That’s why all virally infected materials should be boiled or burned to avoid further contamination. 

At the first hint of symptoms - stop eating for 24 - 72 hours. Replace food, coffees and teas with the following: 

Hot lemon juice with water, honey, garlic and turmeric 

Hot lemon juice with water, clove, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cilantro seeds and honey. 

Lots of water. 

2000mg of Vitamin C taken after eating a grapefruit, which should be taken in the morning. 

Take 2000mg of Echinacea 

For prevention do the following:

Maintain good levels of personal hygiene; i.e. by washing hands frequently, coughing and sneezing into a handkerchief, not putting objects in your mouth that might be passed along to someone else. 

Start your morning by drinking half a glass of water with the juice of half a lemon, 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and a small level teaspoon of Moringa Oleifera. It will cleanse your intestines, help to eliminate toxins and waste debris, hydrate and replenish your amino acids and vitamin deficiencies, which in turn will boost your immune system. 

Take a supplement of 1000 mg and of Vitamin C and 2 capsules of 500 mg of Echinacea while you’re eating your breakfast.  You could also add in a multivitamin and multimineral supplement. Unfortunately, unless you’re lucky enough to grow your own food or eat organic, food nowadays doesn’t contain enough nutrients to be sufficient for optimal maintenance of our immune system. 

Eat Garlic and Onions at least 4 days a week. It is preferable to eat them every day at least once a day in, what may seem like, a high dose to many who are not accustomed to eating this bulb. However, you should try eating or swallowing, in small manageable pieces, the equivalent of 3 cloves. 

Make sure you sleep enough and deep enough. For the body to be able to heal itself properly, we need to go into the deepest REM sleep possible. So, to improve the quality of your sleep, you can take a vitamin B complex supplement; especially B12 and a vitamin D supplement - although D is not a vitamin, it’s a hormone produced in the gut and derived mainly from exposure to enough quality sunlight. 

The data concerning the virus’s survival rate outside a host is ambiguous but it might be anywhere between 5 and 9 days. This means that, if someone infected sneezes or coughs droplets onto a surface in a shop, for example, and that surface isn’t properly disinfected, you can become infected by subsequently coming into contact with that surface and then putting your hands near or in your mouth, ears, eyes, nose or intimate areas. This is why it is imperative to constantly wash your hands. 

Although a face mask might not necessarily protect you from the virus, it will certainly contain the droplets if you are infected and it will certainly reduce your risk of infection by inhalation of droplets - as long as the mask can filter up to 0,3 microns, which is equivalent to the N95 mask that is selling out everywhere around the world. 

If you want to make your own mask, you will need to buy carbon active fabric and sew it between 2 top, and bottom, layers of cotton fabric of your choosing. However, as I discovered, it’s very difficult to buy carbon active fabric that doesn’t come from China. Pet shops and anywhere that sells substitution products for air conditioning units is a good place to look for the carbon active fabric as it’s used for filtering and lining. 

I’m not really sure what else to say except, please stay safe and create safety for everyone else. 

One Global Love 

Dear Mr Trump and Dear Chinese Government from the Udumbara

 Four years ago, I received a random email from the flowering Udumbara ... Today, I received another one.



Dear Mr Trump,

I read, with interest, an article talking about you bringing in a new bill to restrict access of Chinese Tour operators; promoting Tibet, into the US, if the Chinese continue to deny access to foreign journalists into Tibet.

I find this a very contradictory move since it only serves the purpose of denying tourists access to Tibet. If people don’t visit Tibet, how will they ever see what conditions are there? How will they ever know Tibetan people? How will they ever sympathise with Tibet?

Perhaps, Mr Trump, a better route might have been to deny access to Chinese tourists into the USA but that might be very damaging for he US economy and not a very good route either. Why did you not deny access to Chinese officials instead of tour operators? I have to question whether you wish to damage Tibet’s economy but then, I get confused because I thought you were trying to help Tibet and Tibetans.

I read that your “Experts on China” deemed this a “Tit for Tat”. Far be it from me to tell you how to run your cabinet, but I really think you should reassign whoever said this. If they knew anything about Chinese People and Chinese culture, they would know that this is considered a confrontation.I was only in China 6 months and even I know it.

Has history taught us nothing? Chinese Culture doesn’t like confrontation. They are not bad people. They only show force and power because, even though they are an ancient, and wise, culture, they are still learning - like all of us. Only, they don't like to expose their shortcomings in public. It makes them feel like they fall short in some way, when in fact, all they are doing is learning.

So, please don’t make me think that this bill is all about creating a standoff with China. What will be next - sanctions? - The breaking of Trade agreements? What will you do, put them in a corner to damage their economy just so you can bring manufacturing back to the US as you promised during your election campaign?



I would never want to think that a man of your calibre would use Tibet as a pawn in order to “Make America Great Again?” (I do recall that sentence, which again was frequently used in your election campaign)

If this were the case, though, I might end up thanking you because you could very well end the hostility between China and Tibet and let me tell you, it will not be because of your bill.

You see ... old enemies can become friends in their moment of need.



Dear Chinese Government,


I wrote to you 4 years ago ... and today, I am back, louder and stronger. Please don’t enter into this game of chess that is being presented by the US government. It will be damaging to your economy in the long run. 

I have been to Lhasa. I apologise for taking photographs but I did. I apologise for taking videos but I did and I am a nobody in this world ... So, I am sure that any journalists who wanted to enter Tibet - already have. Otherwise how would we know about the brave Tibetan nuns and monks who set themselves alight? How would we know about temples that have been invaded? How would we even know about all the Tibetan people you have arrested?

Dear Chinese government, this is your chance to see things as they are. This is your golden opportunity to make allies of old friends and move forward in the grace you once shared.

If you had genuine Tibetan people in your shops in Lhasa and at the airport, instead of Chinese girls dressed in Tibetan dresses, you would stand to make far more money. Just think about it. Tibetan people are kind, they are very loving, generous, patient and peaceful but they are, also, very clever business people. You only have to see what they have created everywhere around the world to see that.

Four years ago, I wrote that you would never be able to break their inner strength - so, why not learn from it? There is strength in union. There is power in union. There is growth in union. 

Four years ago, I couldn’t see clearly ... I was still growing ... but now I see it all clearly.

I understand His Holiness the Dalai Lama is about to visit your country, please take this Golden opportunity to let all wounds heal.



A faithful servant of Humanity,
The Udumbara flower

We the People - What's going on in the world - Alternative news and Views

We the People - What’s going on in the world?

For a long time now, I’ve been staying away from politics, conspiracy truths and anything that put me in a position of being shot down in flames - as has happened in the past. Too many times, when I had my radio show: “We The People”, I was accused of talking a load of crap.

However, time is an amazing thing and, since I’ve been silent, most of my predictions have come true - even down to Putin being nominated as a Nobel Peace Prize winner. I don’t know why but I can almost predict, without any doubts at all, what the next move of the NWO is going to be. If you don’t believe me, or if you’re new to my political rants and raves, please check out my youtube channel.

So, what’s going on in the world? ... well, we have a refugee crisis. I think everyone knows that by now. One million people were evacuated in Chile during a horrendous earthquake. Why is nobody talking about that? Are Chileans of less value than refugees?

Or, is it that, as per usual, we’re being distracted?

On several radio shows I have had the honour of being on, in particular The Mind Set Central and We the People, it’s been mentioned time and time again that there is a depopulation plan in progress. My question is, why does nobody associate the “so called” natural disasters with this plan? 

As crazy as it may seem to you, the reader, I have a theory about all these natural disasters and there is NOTHING natural about them. The culprits? HAARP, EISCAT, secret military operations, fracking - I dare say, which coincidently isn’t just about the gas being sold to China, but also about building a complex system of underground tunnels. To what purpose? That will be revealed in good time. However, if there was one thing the US and the UK learned from Iraq and Sadam Hussein’s regime, it was how to build an amazing city of connecting underground tunnels.

Well actually, truth be known, and I loathe to dispute the Daily Mail who said otherwise, Sadam didn’t build them. Keep that under wraps though. Not a lot of people know that because our governments never tell the truth nor does the mainstream media. However, the real companies behind the fictitious lie were, just for the record, the Parson’s Corporation from sunny California; Aeroinzenjerin, a Serbian Engineering company and a British company who’s name escapes me right now.

Now, if I was a true conspiracy theorist, and having read extensively about tunnel warfare, I would say that these connecting tunnels, caused by fracking,  will serve the purpose of protecting the privileged few who will escape a nuclear attack one day. In other words, they will protect the elite against an almighty world war like nothing ever seen before in the history of humanity. Unless we change our ways, it will come and the only human beings left standing will be the 1% of rich elite who can afford to buy their way into the protective tunnels. Should anyone survive above land, they will be forced to live in such harsh conditions that life will become impossible.

You think I’m exaggerating? Just look around you and see all the hatred fuelling up in all directions. Look at how we are becoming so divided as people, it’s always a question of us and them. I’m not even sure who the “us” is anymore nor who “them” is. There is just too much racism and hatred everywhere. Even within the same culture, there are so many opposing national groups challenging each other with hatred fuelled motives. And, guess what? The likes of the Bilderbergs are loving it. This elite 1% are very happy to leave us to fight among ourselves and to kill each other. All they do is throw a little fuel on the fire, via the media, touching our very sensitivities to the core, then they can sit back, wash their hands of it and watch the population decrease on its own. It’s a genius plan. It’s a plan that requires no effort, at all, except a little public relations and marketing propaganda.

Why is it so successful? Because there are too many people in this world who are gullible and still believe that the government has our best interest at heart, because the elite know exactly what makes us tick. They’ve been collecting psychological data on us for centuries.; and because there are still people who think the media has a duty to diligently and independently report news back to us. Not so. All major and most minority news reporting agencies have sold out because what counts is ratings and not ranting about the truth. The truth? ... There is also the fact that many people don’t want to hear the truth because they can’t handle it.

Remember when I predicted Putin would be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize? I was called a f***ing crazy nut. Yet, 2 months after my prediction, low and behold, he was nominated. It’s time we woke up to the fact that everything our governments do is just a massive public relations exercise to hold public opinion on their side.

You hate refugees? Well, how many do you know? Is your hatred towards them based on what the media are telling you to believe about them? Or, do you actually know them and have made your own mind up through your own PERSONAL experience. I know refugees, not Syrian ones, but I know other Muslim refugees and trust me, most of the negative views of them comes from media propaganda designed to play on your fears. 

However, I’m getting distracted. What else has happened in the news lately? Well:

Russia and China were on a mission to take the dollar out of their trading. Then, suddenly, the US declared they were going to protect Iran’s Nuclear project with a lot of umming and aaaing, just to please their Israeli friends who they don’t want to upset. Then, finally, Saudi Arabia was appointed to head a UN Human rights council.

Now, to the average person out there, all these independent events may seem completely unrelated and all outrageous given the US’s persistent sanctions on Russia and Iran and, of course, Saudi’s own track record of human rights issues

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but all these “seemingly random” events are, in fact, very well connected. Why? Well, let me enlighten you a little bit. 

Russia and China are part of an organization called the Shanghai Cooperation. One of the observing member states is Iran. Who should have a foot in the door as well? Saudi Arabia, but in all fairness, they only ever look out for themselves. They have no loyalties except unto themselves, their wealth, their greed and a total reform of Islam that, again, nobody is talking about. This is why they will not take any refugees from Syria. They don’t care about them. They have no value to them.

It goes a lot deeper than that, but I don’t want to bore anyone. Let’s just say that changing regimes in different countries is in their interest, for oil, as much as any other countries. Their own oil reserves won’t last forever. So, they have to find new ways to stay in the luxury they are accustomed to. If that means allowing foreign countries to kill their Muslim brothers and sisters. Then, so be it. 

Is anyone really so naive to believe that if Saudi had wanted to, they couldn’t have stopped half the wars against Muslims in the world? ... Does anyone truly believe that these hate preaching immams would still be allowed to continue if Saudi Arabia, home of the Holy Mecca, stepped in? As long as it doesn’t affect them, they just don’t care.

Another well known fact about Saudi Arabia is that they have always plowed money into the US government and probably the British one too. I think it’s Tony Blair who, in fact, lives among the wealthiest Arabs in London. No hatred and discrimination there then. Just saying.

Anyway, coming back to the news. Should Russia and China eliminate the dollar, things would go downhill and pretty fast for a lot of countries. Allegiances, alliances and trade agreements would soon change course. The US and the UK may find themselves isolated. The EEU could, potentially, fall.  That would not be good for any country’s economy; especially Germany, which currently has, probably, the strongest economy in Europe.

So, I personally think, in light of all this information, there is a little of: “You scratch my back and we’ll scratch yours” going on among the super powers right now. Russia and China don’t eliminate the dollar as long as Iran is given free reign over its nuclear program and Saudi get to head a UN Human rights panel. What’s wrong with this picture?

Oh, and I almost forgot, Saint Putin is now going into Syria to sort out the ISIS problem. I still think he’ll eventually win the Nobel Prize award for saving the day.

Of course, the ISIS problem could have ben resolved years ago but it was all a part of the bigger plan, because believe it or not, all the countries in the world are working together on some level. If they’re not, they soon will be.

Another interesting fact to keep in mind is, Israel no longer has the stronghold on the diamond market.  Another well kept secret. However, India currently does. You should also know that India, coincidentally, is a member of the Shanghai cooperation organisation.

I think it’s safe to say that, if we the people, want to understand governments, their strange foreign policies and the shift in their alliances all we have to do is follow the money trail.

Religion

I don’t consider myself to be a religious person. I was brought up a Catholic and I was lead to believe that catholicism is the only right way in this world. Then, through family ties, I encountered Islam, that also claimed to be the only way of this world.

Years later, I was introduced to Jehovah’s witnesses, when they knocked at our family door once, and, unsurprisingly enough, they claimed their religion was the only way to go.

When I worked in China, I found that people still pray to an infinite number of Gods - just like our ancestors throughout history in ancient Greece and Latin Rome. Heck, my name even comes from a Greek and Roman Goddess. Read any kind of European mythology and you will find numerous Gods in every country.

Over the last few years, I have had the pleasure of conversing with great Rabbis from the United States and Israel and, low and behold, they believe their religion is the salvation of human beings.

I’ve read the Torah, the Vedic Scriptures from India, the Holy Bible, the Holy Qur’an, the Japanese Bushinko, the Egyptian and Tibetan books of the Dead. I’ve read about the Bonn religion, Russian and Greek orthodox religions and Hinduism. I’ve studied Shamanism and Buddhism and I could mention many more.

Yet, in 2009, I converted to Buddhism, not because I was seeking a religion. I’m openly, and honestly, not good at following any set of religious rules and rituals. I’m not even capable of having, or following, ritualistic patterns in my everyday life, let alone my spiritual one. I never get out of bed at the same time daily. I never eat at regular meal times and the list could go on. I guess I just don’t have enough self-discipline in that area, or perhaps deep down I feel it’s all a waste of time.

In all honesty, I probably make a terrible Buddhist. I don’t follow any kind of formalised, or institutionalised indoctrination and I don’t pray conventionally. I don’t chant properly or frequently enough. My meditation practice is falling a little by the wayside and I’ve probably broken a few of the vows I took when I converted.

Yet, I don’t go out of my way to harm people or other living beings. I don’t go out of my way to harm the environment we live in. In fact, the three main Buddhist principles I try and follow every single day of my life are: love, kindness and compassion towards other living beings even though it’s not always easy. I’ve always said that mosquitoes will be the reason I’ll stay in Samsara for all eternity and my thoughts of wanting to slap around a few high-maintenance, pretentiously demanding, and thoughtless tourists on holiday is very very remote from being a good Buddhist.

None the less, I don’t go around slapping people every time I feel like I want to. On the contrary,  every day of my life, I still try to make a tiny little difference in someone else’s life and do something to avoid harming the natural world we live in. Sadly, mosquitoes are excluded from this conversation. 

The atheists among you would argue that you don’t need to be religious to be kind and you’d be absolutely right. Religion doesn’t teach us to be kind. Your parents, your education, the very foundations of your moral and ethical being teach you to be kind. You don’t have to be religious to be a kind person.

We can argue that you don’t need a God to tell you to be compassionate, which is absolutely correct. You can learn to be compassionate from a friend, a relative, from doing volunteer work, from empathising with people in circumstances different, or less fortunate than your own. You certainly don’t need a supreme being to show you how to be loving.

In fact, my strong belief is that we’re already, naturally, creatures of love. We were born from an act of love and anyone who has ever done something nice for someone else will also know how good it feels to see someone happy thanks to something we’ve done. It’s the most satisfying feeling in the world.

However, I do understand that many people in the world find these qualities difficult and need guidance to adhere to them. If that guidance comes from their God, and makes them happy and better people, then so be it. Who am I to say it’s wrong. I fully understand that a lot of people need a supreme being to believe in for their own peace of mind when things go wrong, when they need help and when there is nothing in their lives but despair. 

I completely comprehend the need many people have to believe in supernatural powers that can save them. For many, faith is all there is and why should that be wrong? As long as it harms no others in the process.

My personal reasons for converting to Buddhism were:

I’m not capable of being an Atheist. I believe that, in whatever form and with whatever name anyone wishes to call it, there is a very powerful energetic source of all creation out there. Ever since studying physics back in college and metaphysics during my university days, I’ve adhered to the philosophy that the beginning of all things is energy and that energy, by its very nature can be magnified, reduced and transformed but it can never be destroyed. 

Since all energy is derived from atoms, protons, electrons and neutrons, which are particles that form the basic composition of everything. We are no more than a bundle of unified energy on two legs. Of course, this is only the opinion of a ranting woman. I don’t expect anyone else to agree with me.

For the first time in my life, during any religious gathering, or retreat in this case, I heard a Buddhist monk, who I now love dearly and who I consider to be my heart teacher, say: “Buddhism respects all religions, beliefs and cultures.” His words resonated so deeply within me, that I knew I was in the right place and among my kind of people. 

In fact, in all the time I’ve spent in India and Nepal, among Tibetan people and those who have chosen the path of Buddhism, I’ve never heard a bad word said against any religion.

The point of saying all this though, is not to convert anyone to Buddhism nor convince anyone that Buddhism is the way to go. Not at all.

My point is, if one major religion of the world, like Buddhism, can accept and respect all other religions and ideologies, why the hell can’t all the other religions? and yes, surprisingly enough, Buddhism is one of the major religions since studies estimate that close to1 billion people practice it on a global scale. 


Is a question of arrogance and pride?  Is it because each religion wants to be right about its ideology and beliefs? Or, can it simply be a question of what it’s always been about; politics, manipulation and control. Secular powers preying on the beliefs of human being based on existential insecurities. 



I’ll address, more in depth, what I mean in my next article - Religious Ideologies.

From the flowering Udumbara ...

Dear Chinese Government,

It's time.

The wheel of Dharma has been turned, not once but twice. There is one final turn left and not even you will be able to stop the events about to come. None of us will.

The Universe has conspired to bring about a peaceful transition and change is inevitable so you too may as well embrace it.

Try as you will to eradicate a nation, a culture, a religion and a people, you have done nothing more than fuel a fire that burns deep in the heart of every Tibetan and the ones who love them around the globe.

The irony is that the more you tty to erase every trace of them, the more determined you make them. Their legacy is now global and they shall survive long after your heartless leaders have departed from this world. You made and make them stronger. For that, I am truly grateful to you. You made my people the great survivors they are now.

It is time for you to learn there is no supreme race on this planet just a single human race.

The twist in the knife you so gravely wish to implant is that your own people have become influenced and are getting closer and closer to Tibetans. Have you ever considered why?

The double irony is that in wishing to erase Tibetan culture, you have corrupt your own. Maybe it"s because your people find hope among Tibetans. Maybe it"s becausd they admire their peaceful determination. Maybe it"s because Tibetans have qualities your corrupt leaders can only dream of and maybe it"s because among Tibetans their life has value, which you have always paid little attention to.

I find it rather amusing that you took Budhism to Tibet centuries ago and now they are returning it to you by your own doing.

I am but a singular faint voice but you are making me stronger too. Soon I will be echoed a thousand times over.

You cannot stop the inevitable.
The Dharma wheel has been turned.
Turn with it in peace and harmony.

Yours truly budding

The Flowering Udumbara

Nuclear Tests and Climate Change

I love a doubting Thomas. I feed off people who doubt me and anything I say. Call it masochistic but I get a real kick out of people who just shoot off at the mouth and imply I don’t know what I’m doing or what I’m talking about.

I’m sure there are times it may seem that I really don’t have a clue, but 90% of the time I don’t speak unless what I have to say is important, interesting, relevant and backed up by facts, science and/or experience. At my age I prefer silence to blabbering for the sake of it, and I’m really not that fond of the sound of my own voice.

However, it’s thanks to people who doubted me, and continue to doubt me, that I am where I am today and that I’m doing what I love doing. As a teenager growing up in a small environment, if it hadn’t been for my father telling me I couldn’t and my step mother saying I wouldn’t, I would never have pushed myself so hard in life to achieve all the dreams I aspired to back then.

Just recently, because of a somewhat controversial podcast I took part in, I was accused of needing a straightjacket and electro-therapy by a not so anonymous “Someone in Madeira;” afraid to use their own name while commenting. I guess this is one beautiful aspect of the Internet. If we so wish, we can attack people online, even people we would normally refer to as a friend, and hide behind bravados, fake IDs and cyber nics.

It’s all very convenient, but I fear we should make the most of it while we can because there will come a day when anonymity will be completely eradicated from our dictionaries along with the privileges associated with it. However, that’s not my reason for sitting here and typing away today.

Since I stand accused of being a mad woman, I thought I might present my “sanity” defence case. First though, I must say that my opinions are just that; my opinions. I don’t think they are one singular truth. I don’t expect anyone to take them on as truth. In fact, I don’t think there is one singular truth in the world we live in.

All I try to do is present ideas for people to think about. I offer an alternative view, or maybe just even my view, for things that many people never question. I don’t have all the answers. Maybe I don’t even have some of the answers but quite frankly, I think that nowadays so much is done underhandedly, corruptly, illegally and at a cost of our lives and our freedom. We are led to believe so much rubbish by mainstream media and very few question it.

In the offending Mind Set Central podcast in question, I refer to the freak floods and landslides in Madeira as being similar to, or actually as an after shock equivalent to those post nuclear warhead detonation. I actually said that Madeira’s situation was a result/consequence of whatever triggered the earthquake in Haiti. Very bold of me, I know but I can assure you all that mine are not the rantings of an insane mind.

The environmental effects of nuclear detonations are well documented. Anyone can find them on the Internet. In 1979, a large nuclear underwater test, which was suppose to happen at a depth of 800 meters , detonated at just 400 meters where the nuclear warhead got stuck. Not only did the detonation cause an underwater landslide (which might be expected) but also a Tsunami in Moruroa. The French government, who were carrying out the test, denied any link between nuclear testing and the tidal wave until 1985 when they assumed responsibility for the accident.

Studies have revealed that smoke and soot resulting from nuclear blasts completely change our ecosystem; cooling the earth and making living conditions similar to, or worse than, the ice age. Not only, but residue particles would sit in the earth’s atmosphere for a very long time.

In 1998, a study was released that linked a severe drought in Rajastan, (India) to Asian nuclear testing. The study used meteorologic data to back its claims up. Researchers noted that atmospheric pressure and clouds had been affected. They also noted, and I quote: ... These effects included anomalous changes in global earthquake patterns, changes in upper atmospheric temperature, and anomalous perturbances in the Earth's polar motion.

Furthermore, here’s an interesting excerpt from the study:

11-13 May: India tests five (5) nuclear bomb tests underground at its test site near the Pakistan border. The explosions measured up to 5.6 Magnitude on the world's seismological network. Yields were said to be around 10 KT.

22 May: Killer heat wave hits India and Pakistan, with temperatures up to 120 F, and 34 dead as of this date. "the lingering early-season heat wave is unusually severe". The heat wave occurred so quickly after the nuclear tests, and ordinary citizens in the region were asking questions about the relationship between the two events so frequently, such that the Indian Meteorological officials made a public statement denying any relationship.

27 May: China reports massive flooding. 128 dead (The floods in China appear related to a high-pressure blockage over India of Easterly winds, which were forced northward to dump their moisture along the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.)

28 May: Pakistan tests five (5) nuclear bomb tests underground at its test site near the Indian border. The explosions measured up to 4.6 Magnitude.

29 May: "366 Dead in India Heat Wave" Temperatures up to 122 F. "Most devastating heat wave in years"

30 May: Killer earthquake in Afghanistan. 2,500 dead, 6.9 Magnitude.

1 June: Another 100 dead in India Heat Wave.

5 June: Heat wave in India/Pakistan death toll up to 1,359 persons.

5 June: Swarms of tornadoes across the USA. Spencer, South Dakota is wiped off the map. Also in Michigan, Tennessee, Pensylvania and New York -- regions where tornadoes are highly unusual.

12 June: Heat wave in India/Pakistan death toll now at 2,500 persons.

12-19 June: China reports flooding, 100,000 persons evacuated, 40 deaths.

19 June: "Weather block" reported across USA, in place for several weeks (back dates approximately to the time of the Pakistani tests). Florida going bone-dry. Considered to be the by-product of "heat from the expired El Nino" (If El Nino has "expired" then from where does the heat come? This statement is highly over-reaching, searching for an answer, but falls short due to lack of adequate mechanism.)

3 July: Wildfires across Florida. Tens of thousands evacuated. Heat wave and smokes from Mexico to Texas to Florida.

3 July: Severe monsoon storms wreak havoc in Sri Lanka. 60 mph winds. Nature is pushing agains the blockage.

9 July: Subtle shift in tropical weather globally: Fires weaken in Florida, rains developing in drought areas of Africa, India, etc.

18 July: Heat wave now moving north, spreading into Midwest and West USA.

In addition to the above, civil riots also errupted in parts of India and Indonesia following the nuclear tests, and a wholely unanticipated border war errupted between Eritrea and Ethiopia (whose leaders are former allies).

This is just a very small example to give you an idea of how nuclear testing affects atmospheric conditions and global climate change.

The Haitian earthquake happen on the 12th January 2010. Madeira suffered a severe freak downpour and subsequent flooding, with landslides, on February 20th of the same year.

As a matter of information Haiti is situated at 18.971187,-72.285215 latitude and longitude. Madeira is at: 32.760707,-16.959472. The distance in Kms between the two is: 5706.24.

If Asian nuclear testing can have consequences in regions such as Florida, Sri Lanka and China, is it not plausible to think that a nuclear detonation, or something capable of mimicking a nuclear blast, placed between the tectonic plates of Haiti, could cause disastrous consequences on the island of Madeira? I think it is.

Too many things happened around the world in such a short space of time for me to believe that a) they were all natural occurrences or b) that they were caused by nuclear detonations. Between January and July 2010 alone there were earthquakes in Haiti, the Obi islands, Pico Rivera (Mexico - Near California), Turkey, Argentina, Chile, Indonesia and the Tibetan autonomous Region of Kyedudo. There were floodings and mudslides in Sicily, Brasil, Madeira, Uganda and Eastern India, avalanches in Kohistan, British Colombia and Salang; not to mention the volcanic eruption in Iceland or the unusual climatic conditions the world saw last year; particularly in Europe. Not forgetting of course all the dead fish that turned up along many coastlines; for which might I hasten, no scientific report has been given.

This material and much more reading I have done, suggests (to me) that the only weapon capable of such mass geographical and climatic change is HAARP. However, that would be opening a whole new can of worms to write about.

So, before anyone wants to bind me up in a straightjacket or give me electro-shocks, you might consider the only “crazy” thing about me is the amount of time I spend online reading, researching and then writing articles about my findings.

Anyone interested in reading my previous article, posted in April 2010, on natural disasters vs nuclear detonation can find it here:

http://www.venerinaconti.com/blogs/index.php/2010/04/19/natural-disasters-and-nuclear-testing?blog=1

Further Reading:

http://cyberplace.org.nz/peace/nukenviro.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2006/dec/12/nuclearindustry.climatechange

http://www.orgonelab.org/oranur.htm

http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html

Tibetan Losar - New Year -

As I mentioned in an earlier post this week, Sunday the 14th February 2010 that traditionally marks St. Valentine’s day, this year will mark Losar; the Tibetan New Year. It will be the year 2137; the year of the Tiger of Iron. It is believed to be a time for renewal, for hope and for change; especially for Tibet and Tibetan people.

Losar is a celebratory tradition that pre-dates Buddhism to the Bon period, which is one of the earliest faiths in Tibet. In fact, it was Tibet’s first emperor, Songtsen-gampo (Srong-btsan sgam-po, r. 617 – 649 C.E.), who introduced Buddhism into Tibet.

Although two very distinct religions, Bon and Buddhism shared much in common. However, Bon was not really an organised religion. Many of its practices had closer ties with popular Tibetan traditions and culture. Buddhism, however, was very much organised and patroned by the Emperor and many of his allies in Nepal and Bhutan.

The Losar celebrations use to last up to 15 days. During Bon times, people would burn large amounts of incense to ward off evil spirits. Since they were unfamiliar with the lunar cycles that were introduced by an old lady called Belma and now determine the Tibetan calendar, celebrations usually coincided with harvesting and planting time. In fact, Losar was originally considered a farmer’s festival.

Nowadays, Losar celebrations last about 3 days. In the monasteries, religious practices start on the 29th day of the 12th month; equivalent to the Tibetan New Year’s Eve. Offerings are made for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Pujas, meditations, prayers and chants are carried out for global peace, and love among all beings.

On this day, the 14th February 2010, Tibetans everywhere will be “Honouring” their culture, their religion and their history; proud of who they are and where they come from; hoping to one day return to their mother land, and in some cases to be reunited with what remains of their friends and loved ones.

Yet, this does not necessarily mean that all Tibetans will be celebrating Losar. Many have decided to mourn the deceased, the executed and the slaughtered. Many have decided to abstain from all celebrations in solidarity and homage to those still imprisoned; being tortured.

1.2 million Tibetans dead and more die every day. If you can’t imagine that figure, think of it as wiping out the whole population of Dallas or Harare or Salt Lake City or Karaj or even Florida. Can you imagine that? That’s what it’s equivalent to.

More and more Tibetans disappear every day. More and more Tibetans try to flee Tibet in search of a better life in exile. Some make it and some don’t.

For 51 years, Tibetan people have been forced to live in exile or under the Chinese regime. This same regime now is trying to bribe Tibetans to celebrate Losar against their will; offering them free gifts and offering to pay for their celebrations in Tibet.

Yet what price, I ask, can the Chinese government put on human life? On each and every human life lost? What price can the Chinese government pay for the suffering endured by those left behind to mourn? What possible amount of money can the Chinese Government pay for each child that can longer run to the loving arms of their mother or father in times of need?

What sum of money can bring back peaceful sleep to those who awake at night haunted by the horrific events that took place in Tibet?

Why pay any money at all? It’s obvious this is just another attempt at putting on a show for global vision. It’s another distorted propaganda stunt to try and raise the Chinese Government’s image in affairs of public relations.

It’s completely contradictory to recent events as well. In fact, just recently, the Ministry of Education removed the University of Calgary (USA) from their list of accredited institutions. Why? Because the University bestowed his Holiness the Dalai Lama with an Honorary Degree.

Let me just say here that when I talk about the Chinese Government, I am not talking about the Chinese people. I have many beautiful Chinese friends. I lived and worked in China. I had first hand experience of Chinese politics (in reality - on a day to day living basis) and how it affects the Chinese people themselves, and it’s not much better for the people in less fortunate positions.

For 51 years now, Tibetan people have stood resilient in their beliefs from generation to generation. For 51 years now, Tibetan people have been true to themselves and their culture. For 51 years now, everyone who has said something, or says something, is silenced in some way. I wrote an article in November that you can find here if you haven’t read it already. http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=178894765875

For 51 years now, Tibetan people have shown they can bend like a cane in the wind but they cannot be broken. Tibet, the land, may not be free from Chinese rule but Tibetans have shown that their hearts and their spirit are very much strong and free.

If the Chinese Government really want to do something for Tibet and Tibetans, for Losar, then they could start by releasing some of the imprisoned. Then, they could go back to the negotiating table and identify (among themselves) how they could return Tibet to its people without losing face. These two simple gestures would be worth more than they could ever offer in monetary compensation to pay for any celebration.

Here in Madeira, our small but zealous Buddhist community will Honour Tibetans everywhere by commemorating Losar, on Sunday, at our modest meditation centre.

To all my Tibetans friends at Kopan Monastery, (who welcomed me into their home and made it my home), Kopan Nunnery, (my beautiful ladies who touched the very heart of me), Hengja Tibetan Refugee Camp, (who gave me a piece of their heart and accepted a piece of mine), Pokhara, Lakeside, Kathmandu, (I couldn’t have wished to meet nicer people), India & Tibet (I’ll get there one day - I promise) and Lisbon (Um dia vou regressar!) - although I can't be there in person, I am there in spirit. - Tashi Delek Losar -


Further reading:

http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/archives/study/history_buddhism/buddhism_tibet/details_tibetan_history/history_early_period_buddhism_tibet/Part_1.html

http://www.search.com/reference/Losar

http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=26558&article=Losar+bringing+Tibetans+closer

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/100204/canada/canada_calgary_calgary_university_chinese_dalai_lama

Where is justice?

1.2 million Tibetans dead. 125,000 counted in exile by the 1996 census. 2,500 seek asylum every year. Thousands suffer malnutrition, depression, anxiety and persecution syndrome. Thousands never see their home or their families ever again. Thousands die in exile because they never recover. Thousands die because the living conditions in exile aren’t adequate enough.

How many more have to die? How many more need to suffer before something is done? Where is human justice?

I’m not a political person. I never have been. Yet, I will stand up and be a voice when I think something needs to be heard.

The invasion and illegal annexation of Tibet began in 1949. You can read the full story here: http://www.tibet.com/whitepaper/white2.html

Since then, Tibetans have fled mainly to Nepal, India and Bhutan in search of asylum. Although, there are circa 9,000 refugees living in the United States, 8,000 living in Switzerland and a few thousand scattered throughout other parts of Europe and Canada. However, recent census figures are unavailable at this time. (Macalester College)

This year, I visited Nepal and was fortunate enough to spend a lot of time with several hundreds of Tibetan refugees. I even visited one of the Tibetan refugee camps just outside Pokhara. Believe me when I say, the Tibetan people are beautiful, kind, loving and peaceful people. They open their doors, their hearts and their homes to strangers. They have little or nothing to give and yet they give everything.

Despite their ordeal, they are not driven by vendetta, resentment or hatred. They are not motivated by capitalism or materialism. They pray for their enemy. In fact, despite the invasion of Tibet and the Chinese occupation, they don’t even consider China their enemy. During one of the retreats I took part in, I was told to pray for China. It was I, as a Westerner, who had to confront that part of me, which unlike them, was reluctant to forgive and forget. Tibetan people resolve matters with loving words, with prayers and with hope in their heart.

Although the Tibetan refugee camps are well organised with small handicraft factories, a prayer hall and basic living quarters for everyone; they are not really a place to call home.

The particular refugee camp I visited was founded in 1962 and yet the people who live there are still not officially recognised by the Nepalese government. To this day, most of the Tibetan people, living there, have no citizenship. They are no longer Tibetans because Tibet is now Chinese. They are not recognised by Nepal because they are asylum seekers. So, they belong to no country.

Citizenship would mean the possibility of a legal job. It would mean being able to travel backwards and forwards to Tibet and visit their family. Yet, it costs Tibetan refugees a tremendous amount of money to get a citizenship of Nepal. A monk friend of mine recently told me it was around 800 Sterling Pounds - if they're lucky enough to get one. Considering the monthly income is around 50 British Pounds – for some not even that - it’s an unthinkable amount of money to spend. So, they're forced to decide between living essentials or citizenship.

They mainly rely on the sales of handcraft items to survive. Monks and nuns don’t earn anything at all. They rely on the kindness and support of donations and sponsorship to survive; and the willingness of monasteries and nunneries to look after them.

During the low tourist season or during times of recession in Europe (like now) - people aren't spending much money - so many Tibetan families barely manage to make ends meet. This is something that I feel wouldn't necessarily happen if the Tibetan people were in their own country in "real" jobs - (whatever they may be defined as.)

While I was there, a Tibetan woman put all her pride aside and asked me for my clothes. She also asked if I had any sheets or other items I didn’t need. She wasn't a beggar. She was a beautiful, polite lady selling jewellery on the streets who was just trying to provide for her family in the best way any mother or grandmother would.

If a family member becomes ill, the medical bills put an enormous strain on the whole family’s total monthly expenditure.

We can say that poverty is everywhere in the world. I know this, but this is a poverty that could be avoided if the people of Tibet were allowed to have a place to belong to - a citizenship - an employment.

Worst of all, where is their voice? It seems that every time someone speaks of the Tibetan situation it’s pushed under the carpet. In fact, one day in Nepal, four of us went down to join a protest march for free Tibet. By the time we got there, everyone had been arrested and thrown in prison.

Now, President Obama is going to visit China and the Tibetan situation isn’t even on his agenda; despite his closeness to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

What kind of human rights is that? Where's the freedom of expression? I believe everyone should be allowed to have a voice.

Like I said before, I am on the side of the people - not governments and politics. I believe in human beings and their rights to the basic human necessities of life.
So, I ask: “Where is justice?”