Buddhist<\/a> writers, David Loy, titled \u201cBuddhist Resistance to Oppression?\u201d Loy explores what the Buddha had to say about responding to oppression by a state like Burma. Loy concludes:<\/p>\n\u201cFor half a century, nonviolent resistance by Tibetans has had little success against Chinese domination and colonization. The greed of China, Southeast Asia, and the West for Burma\u2019s vast natural resources means that, although concerns have sometimes been expressed, these countries don\u2019t care much what happens as long as a stable business environment prevails.\u201d<\/p>\n
Someone in the journal also notes that the Burmese military is apparently dealing with Aung San Suu Kyi\u2019s by waiting until her death, much like the Chinese wait for the Dalai Lama to die. Can nonviolent resistance be effective in such cases? Maybe not. Not in the short run. But the alternative is to become the oppressor rather than put the oppressor in our shoes.<\/p>\n
Hozan Alan Senauke reports on a recent trip to Burma in \u201cJourney to a Land Cloaked in Fear.\u201d Even before the cyclone, Senauke tells of the desolate and desperate conditions for the people and the absence of many monks since the 2007 uprising.<\/p>\n
Another striking piece is an interview with Sayadaw U Kovinda, an 81 year-old monk who has been involved in protests against the military since 1990, turning over the alms bowl and not accepting donations from the military. He sees his protests as following the vinaya rule. Imprisoned for 22 months in the early 90\u2019s in squalid conditions (\u201ceven a pig would stay away from this food!\u201d he says), U Kovinda reports that the worst thing was being disrobed.<\/p>\n
The interview ends with strong confidence that democracy will come soon if all the world\u2019s people offered their help.<\/p>\n
If you want to help, Hozan Alan Senauke recommends the Foundation for the People of Burma (where Jack Kornfield & he serve on the board). FPB, www.foundationburma.org\/<\/a>, has raised more than $400,000 recently, taking no overhead. They have direct means of personally transferring funds into Burma, and a volunteer staff of 300 getting food, medicine, and money right to those in needs.
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