I believe middle way will come true, says His Holiness the Dalai Lama[Saturday, 17 July 2010, 11:17 a.m.]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama (L) receives a bouquet of flowers from local journalists during his 75th birthday celebrations at Tsuglagkhang temple in the northern Indian hill town of Dharamsala, 6 July 2010/Reuters photo

Dharamshala: In
an exclusive hour-long interview with Malaysia’s national Bernama news
agency in Dharamsala on Friday, His Holiness expressed his firm believe
that one day, he would win over Chinese leaders in Beijing to seek
genuine autonomy for all Tibetan people, and reiterated that he was not
seeking separation from China.”You know, I have my mantra, we are not seeking independence, and the Chinese have their own mantra, Tibet is part of China.”I
believe middle path will come true. Last 60 years, the same one party
system has changed, the obvious big change today is Chinese communist
has changed to capitalist communist.”Thinking is changing,
great possibility our middle way approach will come true. But very
gradually, very slowly, if I remain alive for the next 10 to 15 years,
I can see, if I die tomorrow, I can’t see the change” His Holiness said.His
Holiness also said: Tibet is not an issue of Dalai Lama institution,
it’s about the well-being of six million Tibetan people and their
rights. So long as these rights do not materialise, then the
movement to realise the just cause of Tibet will remain, whether I am
alive or not. Important is Buddhism and Tibetan culture, not the
institution of Dalai Lama, he added.Expressing his great hope
over the realisation of the middle way approach in resolving the issue
of Tibet, His Holiness said the preservation of Tibet’s ancient
culture, language and religion is key to achieve the goal.Related:Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy For The Tibetan People Note on the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People