A Merry Christmas, to one and all
Totalitarianism at it’s Finest
I just read this and I simply must share it with you!
I an act of radical totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without explicit government permission. A statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs says the new law, which goes into effect next month and strictly stipulates the procedures by which one is to reincarnate, is “an important move to institutionalize management of reincarnation.”
The reason is obvious, to cut off the influence of the Dalai Lama.. By barring any Buddhist monk living outside China from seeking reincarnation, the law effectively gives Chinese authorities the power to choose the next Dalai Lama, whose soul, by tradition, is reborn as a new human to continue the work of relieving suffering.
Madness.