This article on Tibet was interesting. What is says shouldn't have been a surprise to me-- basically that the elite of Tibet were suppressing the people (as happens with political systems and authoritarianism). When China came in and suppressed them, they got upset and had a big uproar--it was okay that they were suppressing the poor, but they themselves should not be suppressed! For the poor (average person), it is the same old story. Tibet does need to be liberated, but not back to the same old system.

The website has lots of other good writings on the New Age movement, reminding me that anything too "feel-good" or that is not self-empowering should be looked at discerningly--there are a lot of "teachers" preying on needy souls (who don't realize what they need is already inside them--they just need genuine spiritual practice to access it IMO).

Funny, it all goes back to avoiding authoritarian systems, whether political or religious/spiritual in nature. I was very burned out on politics, but I will have to get back into things at some point, karma yoga. I like the idea of forming any sort of community program at all--eco-communities, libraries, CSAs, anything like that is a positive empowering step that helps everyone.