Tibet as World Heritage

Tibet, the people of Tibet, the culture of Tibet, the Buddhism of Tibet, the mountains of Tibet and the waters of Tibet are heritage for the World. For over 1000 years the Tibetans studied Mind and took that study of people and our interactions in the world farther and higher than every done in the history of humankind. When the Chinese invaded Tibet and began to destroy the monasteries and Tibetan knowledge and culture they had no idea what they were doing. They were blinded by the ideals of their Cultural Revolution.

From information that has come to light, now Tibet is stuck between the struggling powers of the world. As with the U.S. plan to stop any potential enemy from controlling oil resources (witness Iraq), so Tibet is involved in the struggle for water and mineral resources. This is not simply a fight over the land mass of Tibet. It surely is not a fight for the hearts and minds of the Tibetan people, as China is attempting to overrun the population and culture with immigrants and Chinese traditions. China would like to see the Tibetans disappear. They are systematically practicing genocide. No this is a fight for the roof of the world!

The water resources of Tibet are the greatest in the world. Tibet is the headwaters of most of the major rivers of Asia. These rivers supply water to more than 1/2 the people of Asia, which is approximately 1/3 of the world population. This may be the biggest reason that China holds so strongly to Tibet. Knowledgeable organizations and individuals predict that water will be the forefront of our global wars over the coming decades (and perhaps centuries).

And power thinks forward. That is how power retains and expands power. That is the reason for the iron hand of China and the desire of the U.S. to wrest power from that hand. Tibetans should hold fast to the power of their roots, Buddhism… and use its power to recover their land and culture. Buddhism does not advocate surrender. The holy home must be protected! Siding with any enemy will create enemies within.

Tibet is a great opportunity for the human race to come together and begin to create a positive future. By recognizing the value of the Tibetans, their culture and the waters at the roof of the world (and water connects all humanity and all life on the planet), we can make a giant step in this direction. To this end, we should propose to create a new World Heritage Site.

The Tibetan protests must continue but China will never willingly hand these resources to any potential adversary. The world must join the Tibetan protests and encourage China to take the lead in establishing a neutral World Heritage Site in the disputed territory… a place where the culture and studies of Tibet can flourish and a place where the water resources are protected for humanity and shared by the people of Asia. In this way, China can mitigate some of its horrible actions toward the Tibetans and raise its world status. Our problems… and their solutions are global. We are all World Citizens.