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I have great hope that this trip of mine to Ladakh tomorrow will bring great deal of happiness in the mind of people who have been suffering a great deal since the disaster took place. I came down from Darjeeling to Delhi twice trying to go and help. First time on the first day of disaster and now is my second time. But there was no means for me to go on the first day of disaster, so I asked all of my monks from Hemis and my nuns from Naro Temple in Shey to go and help. From tomorrow, I am trying to be in Ladakh for 1 week and I have asked my people to arrange my trip and to make full use of it, so that I can visit all the affected villages, about 20 in total and I am thinking of visiting 5 villages in a day.

Tomorrow is too late (Updated)

Last midnight, a series of cloudbursts hit Ladakh and killed many living beings. As far as I can remember, we have never experienced cloudbursts in Ladakh. We have only managed to gather Rs 300,000 to Rs 500,000 among friends in a hurry to go to help the victims, whatever that is needed we have to do immediately. I was told that Choglamsar and Leh have been very badly affected and because we have never experienced this kind of disasters so we are not prepared. I wanted to go there immediately to see what could be done as soon as I received the news when it happened, but all the flights were cancelled and roads were blocked. Besides worrying and praying, I think we better act now, tomorrow is too late.

I am on medical leave

Medical leave is sometimes not so bad, at least for me, although I don't like the idea and the feeling of being sick. According to some readings, this year and the next couple of years are not supposed to be good for me. So my children and colleagues have been requesting and arranging for many prayers to be done everywhere, especially my nuns who are constantly preparing and doing very extensive Namgyalma poojas and also many of my students and friends are doing all sorts of practices for my longevity.

Reflections & Thoughts

As you all know, the recent journey to Ladakh has been cut short due to my health. I had to cancel the programs in Nyoma at the very last minute, but my friends and students there were extremely understanding and they kept urging me to rest more and return whenever I am better. Sometimes, when I look at this objectively, none of us can run away from karma. We can do something to reduce the impact, but to completely avoid it is almost impossible. I have told you the story of Buddha some months ago and I am going to tell you the story of one of my favourite heroes, Nagarjuna, known as the founder of Mahayana Buddhism as well as the Middle Path Buddhism.

Ladakh, Here I Come

I was not thinking of writing anything, but since I will be away in Ladakh for a couple of weeks, I thought I should share some wonderful news about our Rinpoches' activities. It is nice to know that everyone is busy helping others in one way or another. If we have to live in this world for quite awhile, why not spend our time and energy for positive activities? Happiness will come when you bring happiness to others.

India, Glory of the World

As you all know, our respected Kyabje Kunga Rinpoche received on my behalf the Bharat Jyoti Award or the Glory of India Award yesterday in Delhi. Today he handed the award to me. I was very surprised when I was told about being a recipient of this award, as there are many great beings who are more deserving to receive this honour than myself. Unfortunately, my busy schedule did not allow me to go and receive the award in person, and I was really happy that our Kyabje Kunga Rinpoche was willing to do this on my behalf.

Gardening the Self Nature

A few days after Mother's Day, on 14th May, the holy month of Saga Dawa started. I hope those of you who are following the Lunar calendar and who are spiritual practitioners have not forgotten this. This is a very sacred month that commemorates Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. As usual, our practitioners on Druk Amitabha Mountain has been extra busy with very formal practice and many other activities to benefit the sentient beings. I am very proud to be able to stay here to give them moral support through teachings and all sorts of other interactions, as we all need to be always interacting with others positively, so that we are able to support and benefit each other, not only with human beings, but also with animals, plants, wind, air, water, sun, moon, rain, etc. Read more...

The Art of Appreciation

Our beloved Kyabje Satrul Rinpoche chatted with me a couple of days ago. I was very concerned about the situation in Gyekundo and also I could not really believe that none of our monasteries were affected, because I read a lot about the situation and I felt very painful to even think that many of the sacred places were destroyed within seconds. As you all know, I went to Nangchen for the first time in 2007 and we all had to stay in Gyekundo to transit. I had such a great time with all my friends and students and all my colleagues who were there. So thinking that some of the holy structures were totally gone really reminds me the law of karma and impermanence. I have already asked all of our monasteries and nunneries in the Himalayas to make prayers and also dedicate all the prayers for the unfortunate ones.

Joining Our Spirits Together

On the morning of 14th April, when thousands of us were still doing our kora at the Swayambhunath Stupa, I received shocking news of big earthquake in Gyegu or Yushu. I was very worried about the situation, especially I myself had visited this beautiful place in 2007 and had such a wonderful time with the people there. I was first told that Tulku Heruka was missing because he was studying at the Tulku School in Gyegu and there was no news from Kyabje Satrul Rinpoche and his beloved son, our young Kyabje Adeu Rinpoche. Finally, thanks to my friends in Beijing and those who were with Kyabje Lhachok Rinpoche in Malaysia, they called and informed that everyone was safe and none of our monasteries were affected by the earthquake. Some cracks here and there were found, but all our respected masters, monks and nuns were safe.

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These annual events, held in different places, are dedicated to benefit all beings, including animals, hell beings and everyone that is suffering in the samsara.

As you all know, I am not a believer of blind faith or blindly performed rituals, therefore whenever time allows, I will add some teaching and meditation sessions, together with Live to Love activities.

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I am the only son and, of course, they are the only parents that I have in this life, so I can very proudly say that we are three and this is the beautiful family that I have. This is mainly because we know the essential relationship among us; we know each other very well. Especially, we appreciate and remember the kind of love and care that we have had for each other as a basic knowledge. Therefore, we genuinely respect each other's opinion, even though we sometimes get to a point where we disagree with each other's way of looking at things.

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I want to congratulate the webmasters of these websites for keeping the news fresh all the time. I am looking forward to seeing many different improvements in our other centres' websites. Although I could not understand some of the languages, going through the pictures and photographs is also quite fun. I think this is the age where people prefer to see more pictures, animations and photos.