Bodhi Center of Yakima

09/03/2026

His Holiness the Dalai Lama enjoying the sunshine outside his residence, Shewatsel Phodrang, on the final full day of his two-and-a-half-month stay in Leh, Ladakh, India, on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel)

08/23/2026

08/07/2026

"To achieve justice without losing compassion, what’s important is to avoid doing harm. Helping sentient beings can be a source of great satisfaction. All of us, animals as well, have basic rights that we need to protect," said His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

08/07/2026

Not every form of strength carries a sword.

Some arrive with an open hand, a compassionate heart, and the wisdom to transform fear into courage.

Green Tara represents the awakened activity of all Buddhas—swift, fearless, and endlessly compassionate. Her extended right leg signifies her readiness to step into the suffering of the world without hesitation, while the blooming blue utpala lotus reminds us that wisdom remains pure even amidst life’s difficulties.

May her presence inspire you to meet every challenge with clarity, kindness, and an unwavering heart.

✨ Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha ✨

07/19/2026

07/12/2026

English below

Gran homenaje de su querido amigo y partidario del Tíbet, Richard Gere, en el 91.º cumpleaños de Su Santidad el Dalái Lama y su poderoso mensaje: "Tibetanos, deberían estar orgullosos, muy orgullosos ❣️ desde una vez, no en la vida, una vez en un milenio, tal vez en dos milenios, una persona así, un ser humano como el Dalai Lama emerja y sea tibetano”. ~ Richard Gere ~ "Su Santidad no va a estar aquí para siempre, dejará este cuerpo en algún momento, por lo tanto, no podemos confiar en que el Dalai Lama nos lleve a todos. Tenemos que llevarnos unos a otros, y va a suceder lo suficientemente pronto como para que esa realidad nos golpee. Depende del pueblo tibetano llevar el peso de su libertad, el peso de su verdad, el peso de sus posibilidades y el peso de su visión”.
*Imagen* audiencia especial del actor de Hollywood, amigo cercano y partidario del Tíbet desde hace mucho tiempo y presidente de la Campaña Internacional por el Tíbet, Richard Gere, y su hijo Homer James Jigme Gere en la residencia de Su Santidad en Dharamshala el 6 de julio de 2026

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Great Homage from his dear longtime friend and Tibet Supporter Richard Gere, on His Holiness The Dalai Lamas
91 th Birthday and his powerful message: "Tibetans, you should be proud, so proud ❣️ since once, not in a lifetime, once in a millennium, maybe in two millennia, such a person, such a human being as the Dalai Lama emerges and he is a Tibetan.” ~ Richard Gere ~ “His Holiness is not going to be here forever, he is going to leave this body at some point, therefore we can’t rely on the Dalai Lama to carry all of us. We have to carry each other, and it’s going to happen soon enough that that reality hits us. It’s up to the Tibetan people to carry the weight of your freedom, the weight of your truth, the weight of your possibilities, and the weight of your vision.”
*Picture* special audience to Hollywood Actor, close friend and longtime Tibet Supporter and Chairman of International Campaign for Tibet, Richard Gere, and his son Homer James Jigme Gere at His Holiness’ residence in Dharamshala on 6 July 2026.

By Tenzin Tibet

Thuk Je Che Tibet

07/11/2026

07/09/2026

As the Dalai Lama ages, the battle over his succession has already begun, with the officially atheist Chinese Communist Party preparing to assert control over the spiritual world.

Beijing’s view is clear: when His Holiness dies, his reincarnation must be “approved by the central government,” Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning reiterated last July.

The upshot: soon there will likely be two Dalai Lamas, one sanctioned by the CCP and another by the Office of His Holiness. China insists a state-sanctioned shortlist of Chinese candidates will be placed inside a golden urn gifted to Tibet by the Qing Dynasty court, with the single name then withdrawn as the true reincarnation.

“It is total shamelessness,” says Geshe Lhakdor, a Tibetan Buddhist scholar who for many years served as His Holiness’s personal translator. “It’s ludicrous because on the one hand they’re trying to destroy everything that resembles Buddhist practice; on the other they want to choose the reincarnation.”

Beijing denies human-rights violations in Tibet, but advocacy groups and U.N. monitors paint a grim picture of a land systematically surveilled and repressed. For the over 140,000 Tibetans in exile, the fear is that the Dalai Lama’s passing could deal a major blow to hopes of Tibetan self-rule.

This spiritual succession is not merely a religious event, but a critical flash point amid a struggle for influence over a faith practiced by almost 500 million people.

While the Dalai Lama has served as an outspoken advocate for democracy and human rights, that moral authority may now be co-opted by an authoritarian superpower.

Read more here: https://time-magazine.visitlink.me/K9u9hH

07/05/2026

Health is Wealth

04/04/2026

Gratitude is living in grace. Living in grace means all is well inside, even when externally a tempest is brewing. We tend to forget that we are alive, and how precious that is! We tend to forget that we have a precious human rebirth, and how precious that is! Yes, there are a myriad of problems. Yet, we are alive in a precious human rebirth! Big picture. Big picture. Big picture. When external circumstances are extremely challenging, we tend to get lost in the weeds and fail to see the big picture. There is so much to be grateful for. Remind yourself of that again and again. At the end of the day, remember not only the 10 – 15% of things that went wrong. Remember also the other 85 – 90% of things that went well. Even congratulate yourself for these. It is perfectly okay. But avoid overdoing and morphing into arrogance. Be grateful of the little things. The pitter patter of the drops of rain. The blossoming of the flowers and trees. The cheerful chirping of the birds. All the incredibly courageous acts of kindness being performed each minute around the world, that doesn’t make the news as it doesn’t sell products. Be grateful for those around you. Be grateful of who you are, even if at times you don’t like yourself. Emaho!
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