Year 2008 News Archive
JUNE
20th June: TREE PLANTING IN LADAKH. Thanks to Phil Cornwell, a dedicated volunteer for Druk White Lotus School, who emailed me the most recent photos he had taken of the trees in Ladakh, I can now show you the progress of one of my most favourite Live to Love project - Tree Planting. Read more...
16th
June: THOUSANDS OF WISHES COMING TRUE.
I don't know why I am so interested in tree planting. I
think I am a nature lover. As I mentioned a couple of
weeks ago about my trip to Ladakh recently, I was so
thrilled to see the number of trees being planted in the
surrounding of Naropa Palace in Shey, which is just next
to the
Druk Padma Karpo Insitutue or
Druk White Lotus School.
Read more...
15th June: STRESS. Recently during a meeting with some friends, they told me about how much stress they were going through because of economy, business, family and all sorts of things. Read more...
14th June: VISITING ASIA. My recent trip to Hong Kong raising funds for my father's Zhichen Monastery had apparently turned out to be quite successful in many cases. Read more...
6th
June: ARRIVAL OF NEW MEMBERS. Some of my friends came to Druk Amitabha
Mountain last week after their short visit to Bhutan. Each of them told me at
different times how beautiful Bhutan was and how much they enjoyed Bhutan.
Read more...
MAY
22nd May: MAKING HEADWAY WITH LIVE TO LOVE. I received a piece of good news last night about the ADC-Live to Love fundraising drive for the victims in Burma and China. Read more...
18th
May: PRAYERS AND LOVE TO ALL. As
we get ready to remind ourselves of the anniversary of Buddha's
Enlightenment and Parinirvana tomorrow, I think we should pause for a moment to
think about our life and its meaning. Read more...
APRIL
29th Apr: WRITING AGAIN. I have a bit of time tonight. Read More...
26th Apr: WRITING FROM KATHMANDU. I have originally planned to go into a strict retreat for one year, but I have not been able to do so because of some unexpected circumstances, especially I want to be around my parents, as they are getting old and their general health is not stable. Read More...
MARCH
17th
Mar: MY BELOVED FATHER. My
father, Zhichen Bairo Rinpoche, is actually a very important and
well-known master of the Nyingma Kathog tradition. Read
More...
12th Mar: MORE ABOUT LIVE TO LOVE. Several of my people have asked me whether Nyungnay practice, Ngondro practice and retreat of all sorts are considered as part of "Live to Love" activities. Read More...
10th Mar: KEEPING IT UP. I want to say to all of you who are working so hard to keep your promise to carry out "Live to Love" activities, "You are doing a great job!" Read More...
5th Mar: NAGARJUNAKONDA.I just came back from a place called Nagarjunakonda in Hyderbad, where I guess our great master Nagarjuna or Lhundrub (as he was known in Tibet) spent most of his time. Read More...
4th Mar: MONKS AND BABY SHEEP. I haven't been talking much about my monks. Read More...
FEBRUARY
29th Feb: SOME VIDEOS TO SHOW. I just received an email telling me that Kunga has uploaded some video clips of birthday celebration and Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo's enthronement. Read More...
29th Feb: MY SHEEP. Thanks to Ngawang Tobden, you now can see some photos of the sheep that I bought on the kora day with my friends and students, at Swayambhunath. Read More...
26th Feb: SAD NEWS. I just arrived from Kathmandu and received a sad news that one of the sheep that I bought on Tibetan 15th day. Read More...
25th
Feb: WRITING FROM DRUK AMITABHA MOUNTAIN. I did not have the time to punch on the keys of the computer
for a couple of weeks, as I was caught up with all the functions.
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More...
JANUARY
31st Jan: A SHORT NOTE FROM DELHI. It's 6am here in Delhi, I am about to leave for Darjeeling. I missed my flight yesterday and I don't want to miss it this time, so I will not be writing too much. Read More...
22nd Jan: TREE PLANTING. When I arrived in London, I received a very happy news from Malaysia, coming from Lhachok Rinpoche's Drukpa Butterworth members. Read More...
22nd
Jan: KEEPING A GENUINE RELATIONSHIP. Well, I don't remember exactly how
many years ago since Lama Namgyal and I met. Read
More...
17th Jan: NEW SCHEDULE & MORE CELEBRATIONS. I want to officially announce that the First Annual Drukpa Council will happen between 27th December 2008 and 5th January 2009. Read More...
17th Jan: ON THE ROAD TO LAMA CHOKYI'S CENTRE. I hope people are not tired of reading too many news, too many updates on my website. Read More...
14th Jan:
HELLO AGAIN FROM EUROPE. I am here in Europe fulfilling
a promise I made the last time I was here, to teach and to
share. Read
More...
2nd Jan: HAPPY NEW YEAR. I just finished celebrating New Year with about 765 people, mainly Europeans, at Drukpa Plouray. Read More...
