Monday, April 23, 2012

HEADLINE Monday – April 23, 2012

By Kirby Robinson


Every week we'll bring you the news that no one in the paranormal really wants you to know. Why? Because they want to hide the truth and keep the public out of the loop when it comes to the facts.


Psychic scams keep growing!



This puts a little egg on the face of an atheist:



Pay $150+ to Ghost Hunt?


Was Hitler a member of a satanic cult? You decide!



Is it from outer space coming here to save us? Nope just another fake UFO story!




The following article is not paranormal-related but just might be the most bizarre story you'll ever read:



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Sunday, April 22, 2012

FOUNDER

By Rev Dr. Fred E. Lee

Do you believe in the paranormal? Throughout my life I have seen many coincidences, and synchronicity that would lead me to believe that there is more to life than what I perceive. I have become a true believer. For the past several years, I have been experiencing some very unusual, and highly paranormal occurrences. It isn't happenstance. Since the beginning of these happenings, and up till present, I am being educated in understanding the true nature of the paranormal. This post is but one story of many that have been revealed to me by the Universal Light.

As I have come to learn how to communicate with the Universes intelligence, out of necessity the Universe developed a name for itself, that would allow me to understand the true nature of who, or what I was communicating with. I call it, "FOUNDER". It is the Universal body of Quantum Energy that I am speaking of. In case you are not aware, at a foundational level all physical nature, is a solid body of energy. The nuclei of every atom in physical creation, to the furthest end of the Universe, has been scientifically proven to be particles of light. At a foundational level all nuclear element are interconnected, through what is called, "Quantum Entanglement", this Universal body of light, can also be considered, "Body of Christ".

If you consider the acronym that the Universe has given me to identify with, what you have, is a seven letter acronym, to correlate with the Seven Spirits of God, which are the seven visible frequencies of light. Considering, "God Is the Light of the World". The value of this acronym is stating, that under the right conditions, the Universe will bring itself together in whatever manner necessary, to fulfill a desire.

At this point, I would like to say, as this post plays out, you might find some things that I say to be unbelievable. It is my statement, that everything I am writing is fact. As you go along, you will see that the story is an unbroken chain of events. Some of the things that I talk about have never been understood before. For this purpose, I have developed several videos, I will leave a link at the end of this post, should you desire to fill in the gaps as I explain the, "TRUTH ~ The Real Untold Temporal History".

Prior to understanding the information in the first two chapters, I never truly understood exactly why is that Jesus Christ, "had", to die on the cross. It just didn't make sense. Why would the Master, and Creator of the Universe, "have", to die? Well, the ideal is this Christ is light, pure creative intelligence. The nucleus of every atom in us, combined, is considered, "God's breath of life". And the beauty is, "LIFE is, Light In Focused Emanation". We are all created in his image, but some have yet to evolve to his stature.

This thoroughly perplexed me. Why did he, "have", to die. I had to have an answer. My anxious desire to understand the intricacies of God, naturally set the Universe into motion, to explain things to me in a manner in which I could understand. Throughout all time, whenever someone perceives, or communicates with an Angel of God, they are not communicating with something that is apart from God. The Angel is an emanation of God that is suitable for the individual need. Sometimes things come to me through synchronicity in life, "something on the TV, someone saying something, etc.", or just a very solid intuitive knowingness. But my favorite, by far, is when I have visions.

This post is about a few of those visions. The first was a revisit to Christ's baptism, the second was a visit to the period of time that he was crucified.

Have you ever seen light dance around in a crystal? It's sort of hard to wrap your mind around this, but our landscape reality is a lot like that. In some dimension, our environment is more solid than anything in our physical world. As we do the dance of life, we leave imprints in this dimension, of which I speak. If necessity calls for it, one can travel in their Spirit, "Sub Atomic Body", and their natural emanations, will reignite past experience. This is very much the reason, that when people die, they see their life flash before them.

So this is what happened to me, I was taken back to the times of Christ's baptism and death. This was of necessity, so that I might truly understand.

What I have learned is that prior to Christ coming to the Earth, the Earth was going to collapse into a black hole. The Earth is being bombarded 24 seven by various radiations. Where did they go? Prior to Christ coming here, they were going nowhere. There was a sphere around our little world, that was not allowing a certain element that would relieve the problem. In the Bible this sphere is called a, "Veil". If you remember, the Bible states that when Christ died on the cross, he tore the Veil between us and the Holy of Holies.

Prior to the tearing of the Veil, the Earth was not receiving ultraviolet radiation. At one time light energy was a solid body. When science talks about pre-creation,they talk about blue-green algae, primordial ooze, etc. This substance was a solid-state body of energy. There was another instance where I was carried back and perceived this pre-creation reality. The energy that  saw appeared fluorescent green. Every probability for life was alive within this substance. At some point, this energy system ignited, in science the event was called the, "Big Bang". This is the same as when the Bible says, "On the first day, God brought forth the light". That first energy source was infinite improbability. It was the template for all creation. It was the Universal DNA strand. Upon its ignition, that infinite creature was separated from itself. All procreation is that primordial entities attempt to mend itself.

I feel safe in saying, that before Christ came here, we were separated from our source. Green is the central color in the light spectrum, if you can, try to visualize the two ends of the light spectrum desiring to come together, to mend itself. So, out of necessity Christ, the light of the World, had to penetrate that certain sphere, in order to help to marry all energies.

The reason Christ was in the Jordan River, was to ground himself. At that point he compelled the fullness of this Spirit, "Sub Atomic Emanation", to come into him. I witnessed a wormhole coming from the direction of the Solar Sun, the wormhole opened into Christ head, "His Crown". In the Bible this is stated as, "The Dove of the Holy Spirit, Lit upon His Crown". This was a spearhead of ultraviolet frequency. This energy grounded through Christ, and into the Earth's mantle.

So now the World had what it needed to survive, but not quite. In order for this energy to be released, Christ would have to die. It was the only method of releasing the energy into the atmosphere, so that this new energy could integrate into all of the aspects of creation on Earth.

When Christ died, the Bible states that the Earth shook, at the same time the Veil was being torn. This was when the ultraviolet energies were released into the Earth's atmosphere. This is when the ozone layer got penetrated. This is where the hole in our ozone layer originated.

The Bible states that when Christ died, and the Veil was torn, over 500 graves opened, and this Spirits came forth. The reason for this is, their Spiritual integrity, "Sub Atomic Frequency", was in the full frequency of light. Also, the full frequency of light can be considered as the Holy Spirit. It is also what God gave us in the last covenant, "The Rainbow". So, prior to Christ tearing the Veil, these Spirits were trapped in the Earth. So, when Christ tore the Veil and released this new energy into the atmosphere, these 500 Spirits were naturally, drawn to their source. From there, that energy headed straight toward the magnetic North Pole. This is where we get the Northern lights, "Aurora Borealis".

At this point, it is a natural evolutionary process, that the polar caps are melting. Also, the recent solar flares, "Proton Particle Radiations, X-Rays", are helping in breaking down the density of our atomic nature. You can tell that this is so, because of the fact that science states, that we are losing our gravity.

In Revelations of the Holy Bible, there are a number of things that are to be happening in the, "End of Days", I have come to find out that our recent solar flare activity is explained in this prophecy as, "Fire will rain down from the sky".

As I mentioned before, I have developed several videos that explain all of this, I hope you will check them out. I want to leave you with one last thing. In Revelations of the Holy Bible, it talks about a Seven Headed Dragon a couple of times. At one time, they say that this Dragon lost a head. There was, at the time of Christ death a Solar God on earth, his name was Baal. At the time that Christ died, and the Veil was torn, this is when the Dragon lost its head. In Revelations it goes on to say that the head grows back, stronger than before, and it is taught to speak. And everybody is familiar with the talk In Revelations about the Beast whose name is the number of man, and his number is 666. The number of man is 6, man was created on the sixth day. Here is an alpha numeric graph that will reveal to you the true nature of the beast.

A=6, B=12, C=18, D=24, E=30, F=36, G=42, H=48, I=54, J=60. K=66, K=72, L=78, M=84, N=90 O=96, P=102, Q=108, R=114, S=120, T=126, U=132, V=138, W=144, X=150, Y=156, Z=162

Now, you have an alpha numeric graph based on six. Now what you do, is take the word Computer and add up its alpha numeric value.

C= 12

O= 96

M= 84

P=102

U=132

T=126

E= 30

R=114

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666

So now, instead of being governed by a negative biological entity, whose head was cut off, now that it has grown back, and it is stronger than before, inasmuch as we are being governed by computer technology. More than anything, we give it our power. We worship it. Back in the old days, it talks about people speaking with one tongue, we have the capacity to be telepathic, in an appropriate environment we can do creative visualization that would come into physical manifestation. The government has done experiments that prove this. I am personally not saying that the computer is evil, at this point in time, it fulfills a need. It is said that the human eye, is a more sophisticated technology than the most advanced supercomputer on the face of the Earth.

If you ever wondered why Christ had to die, I hope this post satisfies your need to know, as it has mine.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Skeptical Saturday

We debated about sharing the following blog by Mark Edward, but we found it interesting and the comments section is quite fascinating.

Ghosts are big business and now Chip Coffey is on the road with his own version of a carny side show called “Coffey Talk.” I mentioned this grief vampire before in a past blog (“Chipping Away at the Other Side”, Sept. 12, 2009) when he first came out with his “Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal“ television program, whereby Chipper traveled around the country extolling his virtues to everyone with:
“PSYCHIC KIDS: CHILDREN OF THE PARANORMAL™, profiles children who live with an incredible secret: they have psychic abilities. Feeling scared and isolated, these kids have nowhere to turn…until now. Help is on the way in the form of psychic medium Chip Coffey.”

Continue reading the blog here: 

Friday, April 20, 2012

The Paranormal Christian – Just a Quick Update

By Pastor Michael Frisbee

Things have been crazy around the office and busy with the ministry so I did not have the time to write a full out article today, but I have had something laying on my heart and spirit that I feel I must address, but it will take some thought and mulling over as to how to approach it, and present it, to you the reader.  I hope to present that article next week.

I do want to say this to those that have been criticizing me around the social sphere in regards to my “narrowness” of faith and belief.  My faith and belief does not come from any denomination, church, or other type of “religion”.  It comes directly from the Word of God, the Bible.

For those who would toss out, “Yeah, but which version/translation?” or “But MEN wrote the Bible”, I have this comment; if you believe in God, and that He is Perfect, and the One and True Heavenly Father, you should know that His Words were authored by the Holy Spirit indwelt in the men that wrote the God-inspired Books of the Bible.  As for all the “missing books” and such, there is a reason, had nothing to do with politics and such.  They were determined to NOT be the God inspired, Holy Spirit authored Word of God.  Books like Enoch and some of these others are forgeries, not written by the people named by the Book, and were written by multiple authors over a period of centuries in some cases like Enoch.  Some the books were written by Gnostics, who were the New Agers during the time of the early church and was seeking to confuse and dilute Christ’s ministry and message.

Back to my alleged narrowness and focus.  My faith and belief again, comes straight from the Bible, that chronicle the teachings and gospels of Jesus Christ.  Plain and simple.  I do not allow for many paths to God, because Jesus Himself said that only through Him can one come to His Father, Our Heavenly Father – God.  The path to the True God, the ONLY God, is a narrow and difficult one – He said that as well, and that those that take the wide and easy path are destined to failure and eternal death.

There is only ONE true Authority as well when it comes to the demonic, and that is Jesus Christ.  God placed in Him the authority over all things in Heaven and Earth, and that includes the demonic.  I’ll be touching more deeply on this next week.

I have a narrow focus of my faith and belief in Christ and on Christ, not of my own volition or by some denomination or church, but because Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father MADE it a narrow focus and path.  There is only one way there folks, like it or not.  Don’t take it up with me – get on your knees, start praying for the Holy Spirit to grant you the wisdom and knowledge to discern these facts for yourself, and take it up with Christ Himself.

Regarding The Paranormal Christian show, we will have Thomas Smith, author of the Christian Horror Fiction novel, "Something Stirs" - Kindle.
  "Something Stirs" Paperback 

From his book:

Ben Chalmers is a successful novelist. His wife, Rachel, is a fledgling artist with a promising career, and their daughter Stacy is the joy of their life. His novels have made enough money for him to provide a dream home for his family. But there is a force at work in their lives. A dark, chilling, ruthless force that has become part of the very fabric of their new home.


A malevolent entity becomes trapped in the wood and stone of the house and it will do whatever it takes, to find a way to complete its bloody transference to our world.


Local Sheriff, Elizabeth Cantrell, and former pastor-turned-cabinetmaker, Jim Perry are drawn into the family's life as the entity manipulates the house with devastating results. And it won't stop until it gets what it wants. Even if it costs them their faith, their sanity, and their lives.

This book will have you on the edge of your seats folks. Thomas will also be discussing the Christian fiction market, the need for books of this genre, and what lead him to write such a compelling story.

Please join us Saturday, April 21st, 7 PM EST.  You can link to the show at: http://www.theparanormalchristian.com

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Peter Pops-Off At The Mouth

By Reap Paden

So I've been bragging about my newest BFF Peter Popoff right? I know you have all felt at least a small ping of jealousy as you read about what Peter had done,was doing, and would do for me. One of my less loyal friends (Tim) who saved me from a burning building a couple months ago even told me "Dude I wish there was some way I could be as selfless as Peter Popoff. I'm sorry Reap, I just do the best I can." I looked at him and replied "Yea if all my friends were as devoted as Peter it would be like I was in heaven. You are only human man and I accept you as you are"  Then the nurse had to wheel Tim into his therapy session. It'll be a couple more months before he gets out of the hospital. 3rd degree burns can really screw you up I guess. I only got 2nd degree burns from the fire. The EMT said something must have been shielding me...weird huh? I didn't even know Peter then so it couldn't have been him...

Anyways, I know a friend like Peter is hard if not impossible for most people to find, but lately.......well......this best friend stuff is something Peter Popoff seems to take pretty seriously.

I got another letter from him a couple days ago, this was number 4...or maybe number 5. It's getting hard to keep track.

Peter now refers to me as 'brother' and it kinda creeps me out cause I'm pretty sure he is older than dirt, that would make him close to a century older than my mother.Besides I got my ass kicked a lot of times when I was younger and Peter never had my back once! Once I start looking closer at some of the behaviors Peter Popoff has been demonstrating I start seeing the pieces forming a disturbing puzzle.

Take the ring I received  for example. Peter bought it for me. He expects me to wear it around, put it in an envelope with some of my hard earned cash and then send it back to him! I have been in some dysfunctional relationships in my life but this is bad. Peter hasn't even taken me out to dinner yet. In fact, I have paid for everything up til now and I haven't gotten anything to eat yet. Besides I can't wear that thing, gold looks horrible on me.

The next thing I  get from Peter is another of his letters. This letter, just like the rest, is more of Peter crying and yelling about the devil. He also continues to point out my flaws. 'I lost my job' 'I can't pay my bills' 'I'm a nervous wreck'  none of those things are even true! I can picture Peter telling god all these things to make me look bad. Boy am I glad I don't believe in god or I'd REALLY be pissed!!

Included is some cheesy sticker I'm supposed to put on the bottom of my shoe. There is a packet of what looks like tiny pieces of  charcoal you would use to grill tiny little steaks. Peter says its 'magical' but it didn't even cook the steaks.

Then Peter asks me for more money! The nerve of this guy! At this point I'm still waiting for the debt money to cover all my bills so I can pay god back for giving me money that Peter got for me. I briefly consider asking Peter for a loan so I can pay him to pay god so I can ask god for another loan and then give the money to Peter so he can use it to pay ......some angels... I think.... this is really getting confusing. I take some of the money that was to go to Peter and buy some aspirin, I'm getting a headache.

 A few days later....I'm just starting to forget my stalker brother. The whole crappy bar-b-que fiasco is a fading memory when my daughter comes in from checking the mail and says "Here dad" I look at her outstretched hand. She is holding several envelopes, one of them is pretty thick. "This one is pretty heavy" she says as I take the stack of off-white envelopes from her. I look down into the handful of mail and I see Peter has sent me another....something. I open the envelope while trying to remember where I had put those aspirins. Inside I find this...

Peter Popoff keeps sending me gifts...I can't help but think he wants something from me in return....like money

I almost expect a marriage proposal to be included in Peter's 5 page rant but there isn't one. There is a request for money, again. The request comes after instructing me to do several moronic tasks which seem to be another attempt at destroying any dignity I may have left.

    Pour salt on the paper
    Hold ring for 60sec
    Blow salt off paper
    Tell Peter what color the ring is
    Write down problem(s) you want solved
    Wear ring for 177 days
    See life change immeasurably in blink of an eye

Now I'm beginning to wonder if maybe Peter Popoff kinda earned that last name...

The letter goes on (where are those damn aspirin?)

Answer 3 questions, find 5 divine personal priorities, 24 hours later receive first of  7 life-changing miracles. Now my head is spinning. How the hell am I supposed too remember all this? I'm gonna have to buy some kind of date-planner to write all this down or I may miss a life-changing miracle and then I'll be totally screwed. You don't see many (if any) miracles these days. If Peter somehow got god to do some miracles for me I gotta make sure I see them or god will probably think I am ignoring him. I really don't want to burn in hell for all eternity, that's not on my 'to-do' list.

I keep reading only to find out Satan has been stealing from me! I wondered where all the forks had gone! My silverware drawer used to have a bunch of forks in it but the other day I went to get one and there were 2-3  to be found. That son of a bitch Satan must have took the rest of them. He is even worse than the bible says. Now my discomfort about Peter's behaviors is gone, I need Peter to help me or pretty soon I won't have and spoons to eat with either.

Ok Peter now tells me he has had a vision. I have to follow his directions to get tangible and irrefutable proof of my bank account being stocked with 'fabulous divine transfers of SUPERABUNDANT BLESSINGS' Who cares if Satan forked himself with my stuff? I'll just buy new forks myself!

After I do all this crazy stuff Peter asks then I will be set-up. I really don't want too wear that stupid, cheap ring for 177 days but what choice do I have? All that is left is to "Release the power of seed faith" in order to do that .....I ......need........to......SEND A CHECK TO GOD FOR $27.00 ?!!

Not only that I'm supposed to hold up the check and say GOD I HONOR YOU AND  YOUR WORK, AND I SOW THIS $27.00 FAITH SEED FOR A GREAT HARVEST I TAKE WHAT I HAVE AND GIVE IT TO YOU, BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU I WOULD HAVE NOTHING....I SOW THIS FAITH SEED OF $27.00 IN JESUS' NAME I ACCEPT YOU NOW AS MY TOTAL SOURCE OF SUPPLY! AMEN"
   
Screw that. I have no money because I gave it all to Peter already, if he is so wonderful at seeing into the future and having visions all the damn time, and talking to god he damn well should know that. Come to think of it I don't think Peter Popoff is talking to god . If there was a god wouldn't he/she/it/they already know I'm broke?? And if there was a god wouldn't it have better things to do than play circle-jerk with $27.00?

The rest of Peter's letter is just more of his blabbering on about how I must do stupid human tricks in order for him to help me.I've come to the conclusion Peter is after my hard earned cash. It's almost as if I've had a vision. I'll keep you posted, I just got another letter in the mail....

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Issue 68 –The Bible & Psychics – Part 1

Issue 68 –The Bible & Psychics – Part 1

By Kirby Robinson

My eyes aren't giving me issues this week, so we'll start taking a look at the Bible and what it says about psychics, and the secrets that psychics and new agers would prefer no one knows.

THE HIVE MAKES AN OFFER THAT PRS/"PARANORMAL STATE" CAST IGNORE

Last week I had the great pleasure of being on THE HIVE on PARA-X RADIO. Neither the supporters of Paranormal State, nor my haters, failed to call in and challenge any of my facts. Erick, the host, has offered his show to be a platform for such an event. If they have nothing to hide they should take him up on his offer. But I'm not holding my breath.


LOOKING FOR NEW BLOGGERS

EYE ON THE PARANORMAL has some spots open for new bloggers to post once a week or twice a month. You can have a viewpoint that differs from everyone [even me] who posts here. You can cover any paranormal/theological topic you'd like and can share links to events, books, seminars, etc.


THE BIBLE & PSYCHICS


We start at the beginning in the time prior to time as GOD begins to unfold creation of this world. In the first Chapter of GENESIS we see that He builds a world that is in balance and harmony, a system that provides for every need of man. There is an abundance of food and water. Every need was taken care of; there was no need to ask for anything. There was nothing to worry about. There was no illness, no old age, and no death. All existed in a state of harmonic peace. Nothing compelled man to seek answers or feel a need to make offerings to get his needs taken care of. But this all changes in chapter 3.

In chapter 3 evil tempts Eve to eat the forbidden fruit telling her that once she does she will be like a god. [One of the primary teachings of the New Age is that you don't need a god because you are already a god!]. Eve eats the forbidden fruit, her eyes open and then she convinces Adam to eat it. Now his eyes are open as well. They realize they are naked and feel ashamed and cover themselves.

The once-balanced world has become unbalanced now that negative emotions begin to flow. Most importantly, Adam and Eve become like gods, not like GOD. Evil plants the idea in the minds of men that other gods exist [note he did not say you will be like GOD]. The New Agers and evil [the unholy trinity] can't wield power as they do if man kept thinking there is the one most supreme GOD.

What follows is man/woman learning they must suffer. They must work for everything, as nothing was promised anymore. They would doubt when they would eat, drink, or be able to find shelter. Now there would be pain, old age and death.

We have the story of Cain and Abel and the first murder in the history of the world as we know it. The blood spilled onto the earth is followed by the first curse. [This curse would follow Cain the rest of his life and his generations to come. It was so strong it followed Cain when dies to the afterlife].

Out of the bloodline of Cain comes Enoch a man so in love with God and God so loved him that they walked together. In the end he did not die but walked with God and was never seen again --the one and only person to never die. [To me this means he has to play some role in the end times].

We come to chapter 6 which I have written about in previous blogs. There is great debate on who the SON OF GOD was. This is a good stopping point so we can reflect on what has taken place so far.

We once had a world perfect in every way one can think possible; a world of balance. But through sin [the unholy trinity], the world went from one that every need would be fulfilled; a world of balance, to imbalance: one of doubt, pain, and separation from God.

Man then had to seek answers to have his doubts wiped away and worries soothed. Who can give that? Those who claim to have a gift that few have. Ones who claim to have secret knowledge that few have. Lesser gods, or demons posing as gods who will give you what you seek … but at a price.

Next week we move forward in the study of GOD'S words and psychics.


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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

New York Times Interview with the Dalai Lama - Part 1

The last place one expects to find His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, the exiled secular and religious leader of the Tibetan people, the winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, the world's leading exponent of nonviolent political change, is at a glitzy Tucson, Ariz., golfing resort called the Sheraton El Conquistador. Yet there he was on a recent autumn morning, dressed in his traditional maroon robes, surrounded by Buddhist monks and non-Buddhist bodyguards, astonishing tourists as he rushed past the snack bar.

The Dalai Lama had come to this unlikely corner of the world to give a series of interpretive readings from "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life" by Shantideva, an eighth-century Buddhist saint. For five full days, 1,500 attendees risked bad backs and cramped hands to sit for hours taking notes on the nature of patience. For them, participants in the expanding Buddhist movement in the Western world, this was a rare opportunity to study with the head of the faith -- the equivalent of taking Bible classes from the Pope.  Moreover, many of the aspirants were more secular types, veterans of the 1960's who'd come to regard the Dalai Lama as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Mahatma Gandhi of this political moment. It is a forum the Dalai Lama clearly enjoys, a needed break from routine as head of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India. "I am a simple Buddhist monk -- no more, no less," he often says of himself. At the teachings, he gets to be that.

Yet his life has been anything but simple. Born in 1935 to a peasant family in northeast Tibet, he was, at the age of 2, identified after the death of the 13th Dalai Lama as the 14th reincarnation of the Buddha of Compassion. That recognition brought a new name; Lhamo Thondup now became Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (Holy Lord, Gentle Glory, Eloquent, Compassionate, Learned Defender of the Faith, Ocean of Wisdom). Taken to Lhasa to be educated, he grew up in a 1,000-room palace, surrounded by doting monks who tutored him in subjects like philosophy, medicine and metaphysics and gave him a childhood of pure magic.

The magic ended in 1950 when the 15-year-old Dalai Lama was called upon to assume full powers as head of state. This, at the very moment the People's Liberation Army of China was invading Tibet. For the next nine years, the young ruler attempted to negotiate with Mao Zedong and Chou En-lai, who were intent on absorbing Tibet into China. Then, in 1959, after China brutally "quelled" a Tibetan civilian uprising against Chinese rule, the Dalai Lama fled to India; some 100,000 Tibetans have since followed him across the Himalayas.

In India, he was permitted to set up a government-in-exile in a small village, Dharamsala, a long day's drive from New Delhi. "His Holiness reconstructed a viable Tibetan community in India, preserving the culture of Tibet," says his close friend Robert Thurman, professor of Indo-Tibetan studies at Columbia University. "He held the Tibetan people together in exile and gave them hope during the very severe, even genocidal oppression in their homeland.  He's also the first leader of Tibet to become a world leader, even without a political base -- just on his moral force."

In Tucson, a day after his teachings were completed, the Dalai Lama met in his suite with the interviewer. As would be expected from someone who has been worshiped as a demigod since age 2, he greets strangers with a mask of pleasant formality, which soon melts as he becomes engaged in ideas and conversation. An hour and a half becomes three; formality turns to laughter. One senses he's a little bored by the adulation that is his daily fare. The most striking thing about the Dalai Lama is his capacity for joy -- how widely he smiles, how amused he is by his own contradictions, his own human foibles. The journalist William Shirer once said of his interviews with Gandhi in the 1930's, "You felt you were the only person in the room, that he had all the time in the world for you." This is true of Tenzin Gyatso also.

   Q: Your Holiness, you seem such a happy person. Have there been moments in your life when your faith in human goodness was tested?

   The Dalai Lama: No.

   Q:You've never felt in danger of becoming cynical?

   A: No. Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false. Certainly there have been sad moments for me.  The Chinese suppressions in Lhasa in 1987, 1988, now that was sad. A great many people were killed. I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.

   Q: I understand that you were very angry during the 1990 gulf war, as angry as you've ever been.

   A: Angry? No. But one thing, when people started blaming Saddam Hussein, then my heart went out to him.

   Q: To Saddam Hussein?

   A: Yes. Because this blaming everything on him -- it's unfair. He may be a bad man, but without his army, he cannot act as aggressively as he does. And his army, without weapons, cannot do anything. And these weapons were not produced in Iraq itself. Who supplied them? Western nations! So one day something happened and they blamed everything on him -- without acknowledging their own contributions. That's wrong. The gulf crisis also clearly demonstrated the serious implications of the arms trade. War -- without an army, killing as few people as possible -- is acceptable. But the suffering of large numbers of people due to a military mission, that is sad.

   Q: Did you say that killing sometimes is acceptable?

   A: Comparatively. In human society, some people do get killed, for a variety of reasons. However, when you have an established army, and countries with those armies go to war, the casualties are immense. It's not one or two casualties, it's thousands. And with nuclear weapons, it's millions, really millions. For that reason, the arms trade is really irresponsible. Irresponsible! Global demilitarization is essential.

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Interview by Claudia Dreifus, 11/28/93