“For a person who is very much involved with the institution of religion but has lost the religious spirit, the “religion” label is the real threat to liberty.”

“The debate whether religion is a threat to liberty is being conducted in many different forms and dimensions. Some of the important expressions are “Tradition & Modernity”, “Spiritualism & Secularism”, “Divine & Mundane”, “Temporal & Eternal”, and so forth. All these debates are basically built around the human inability to reject one and adopt another without hesitation or discomfort.”

“The basic reason for inquiring if religion is a threat to liberty appears to be the intrinsic human weakness of not being able to completely reject religion nor accept it as it is. This dichotomy may continue for generations to come unless the human yearning for liberty and spirituality disappears completely.”

“Implementing the Sustainable Organic Farming Policy is a well-planned path of creating a sustainable and viable Tibetan community in exile. We need international support and economic grants to make our settlements viable through other development projects.”