Gesar of Ling

In Fall 2002 International Reporting Project Fellow Rob Schmitz reports on one of the last living Tibetans in China who sing "Gesar of Ling," an epic poem that tells of Tibet's ancient past.

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[YogiCain]

Thank you for making this. Your efforts are appreciated. Sharing ten minutes with her, and Gesar, I feel deeply the timeless narrative of our relatedness...heart of compassion fearlessly embracing beings without exception. Hung!

[jinajik]

May Gesar always be victorious! May Mipham Jampal always be auspicious.

[agnostoatomo]

How wonderful! may we never forget her attitude of freedom and compassion but adopt it in our everyday lives.May we become free from all ruling classes and serve each other as authentic humans on the basis of wanting to fullfill each others needs.Let us all be awakened hearts full of wisdom instead of agressive,greedy bipedal mammals full of fears and discontentment.

[Tendagami]

thank you for posting this. Chinese oppression is written on all her face.

[TheWindRhythmDuo]

Thank you so much for sharing this film - this is so moving.

This is the power of mind and memory used to its best ...

Best wishes

[zundey2000]

Not only limited to Tibet, wide spread all over the Asian steppe region. Parts of the legend are also known in areas around the Black Sea. Gesar is suppose to be the human incarnation of a Boddhisattva.

[S1587915G]

Isn't Gesar something like a Tibetan Arthur?

[egiame]

Heart breaking open. To see a hu wo man being valour. Watching this every day brings courage hope and in- finite sadness E Ma Ho! Thank you.